Luang Prabang to Pak Ou caves and Kuang Si falls Full-day

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Enjoy the many views from the cruise, witness rural Laos, pass by local villages, fishermen, children and soak up the scenes of daily life by the river.

We continue by boat travelling slowly along the Mekong in the direction of the glorious Pak Ou Caves. We arrive at a small boat landing dock where stairs lead you straight up to the cave. These limestone Buddhist caves have been a place of worship for thousands of years, over this time a collection of Buddha statues and idols have filled these spiritual natural caves

Kuang si WaterfallAfter the boat trip we go to enjoy lunch in a restaurant local restaurant. After lunch break, this adventure destination package takes you to Kuang Si Waterfall – you will have time to explore the three layered Kuang Si falls walk the trails of the nature reserve and swim in the refreshing turquoise water pools.

Our way back into Luang Prabang 5:30pm – 6:00pm – drop off location

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Whisky Village

A unique little village on the banks of the Mekong River. Ban Xang Hai, is also known as whisky village, is famous for their handicraft products like distilling and selling whisky, hand woven fabric and jewelry.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Pak Ou Caves

These two caves are located some 25km from Luang Prabang where the Nam Ou River flows into the Meking. The journey on a slow moving longboat to caves is decidedly picturesque. Motoring upriver you can see locals fishing and listen to the joyful laugher of children splashing in the water. The caves are revered throughout Laos and a very popular place for tourists and pilgrimsalike. There are some 4000 statyes abd statyettes in the caves, mostly of the Buddha, many stukk covered with paper thin gilding. The first cave is reached by a steep staircase from the river’s edge, while the second cave is a little deeper inside the mountain: bring a torchilight!

40 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Lunch

Air-conditioned vehicle

gratuity for tour guide not included

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Group Tour - Downstream Cruise

Pickup included

Private Tour Downstream Cruise

Pickup included

Private Tour - Upstream Cruise

Pickup included

Group Tour - Upstream Cruise

Pickup included

Reviews

4.60

5 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Do NOT do this tour
TPatrick V,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Do not do this long day tour. Do two half-day tours. The cave and waterfalls are in OPPOSITE directions.
Nice visit
Dreamer33285599293,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Nice place.the falls are well maintained, but quiet crowded. The way to the falls is also interesting, nice landscape .
Great tour
Global17327923281,,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great trip, well oỏganized. The guide was lovely and gave us a great tour. A good amount of time at each stop, and some beautiful sights. Would highly recommend!
Must do tour - guide Vone was excellent!
Climber66274248823,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This a must do tour - covers main highlights outside the city - loved everything - bears, waterfalls, elephants, Buddha cave, Whiskey Village & river ride. Our guide Vone was excellent - we learned a lot about his culture & history of Laos.
Exciting experience
Paradise62013997254,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was an excellent tour. The first half of the day we had a different guide who was maybe a bit less experienced. He wasn’t very interactive and didn’t speak much on the long drive but did show us where to go when we got to the waterfall and the bear sanctuary. This was fine for us as we were happy to explore on our own. After the waterfall we were all driven to a small craft town and then an Elephant sanctuary for lunch. The buffet lunch was plentiful and tasty and was served with as much beer or soft drink as you wanted. At the point we joined other groups and had a new guide Mr Pong who took us by boat to see the whisky village and also the caves. Mr Pong was an excellent guide, fun and interesting. This made our tour much better than it had been in the morning. Loved that this tour ended with a sunset cruise back into Luang Prabang. I would highly recommend this tour.