Meet on arrival and you are welcome to Vientiane - the city of the moon – an ancient city, which is situated on the bend on the left bank of the Mekong as the largest city and the capital of Laos. Transfer to hotel for check-in. In the afternoon, we take a sightseeing tour of Vientiane, to visit religious museums of Wat Sisaket which is the oldest temple have been survived from the Siamese war of 1828 and its cloister contains more than 8000 Buddha statues.  Wat Ho Prakeo is the former home-temple of the Emerald Buddha statue or Pra Keo, but today it contains a collection of Buddha statues, antiques and all artifacts found in around Vientiane. That Luang Stupa is the single most important monument in Laos which was built to cover the original small stupa containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha. Patouxay (Arch de Triumph) was built quite recently in commemoration of those who died during the wars in the past and today, it is considered as the land-mark of Vientiane.

Breakfast at hotel, we depart to visit the Morning Market which is the biggest shopping center in Vientiane and we take a full day trip by road No. 10 to Nam Ngum Lake (90 km N), with hundreds of small islands. We en route stop to visit a cottage-salt factory where natural salt are extracted at Ban Bor village. After arriving at Nam Ngum Lake at noon, we enjoy our Laos foods for lunch at a restaurant by the Nam Ngum Lake. In the afternoon, we relax by taking a boat ride about 1 hour for panoramic view around small islands. On the way of returning to Vientiane along the road No. 13, we make a few stops at Ban Phone which is a village where most people weaving bamboo-baskets. Besides, we will have chance to see how Laos traditional rice-whisky to be distilled, and we can have a taste and take a way. Before getting back to Vietniane, we also stop at Vang Xang- an archaeological site containing the 11th century stone carvings of Buddha sculptures hidden in the forest.

Following breakfast, we will spend time to explore this charming city by own till we depart to Wattay airport or the Friendship Bridge for departure to next destination.