On the second day, we joined a tour out of the city. A buggy came to pick us up and send us to the jetty to board the boat.
This is the scenery for much of the duration of the boat ride
We got the boat to ourselves for the first 2 hours of the boat ride
These boats, in addition to ferrying people, are also the homes for the boat people.
In Laos, tourists can join an elephant ride if they want. I didn't.
After close to 3 hours of boat ride, we arrived at the buddha cave and pak ou cave. These caves contained ancient buddha statues.
After visiting the caves, we had lunch nearby. Lunch is provided as part of the tour package. There are views of the elephants too.
Old style sewing machine
An hour's ride on the van, we soon arrived at the Kuang Si waterfall.
There is a bear sanctuary here as well
My first sight of the waterfall. There are great views as we follow the trail.
More waterfalls. There is a pool where people are allowed to take a dip in.
This is at the end of the trail
Retracing my steps, the bear keepers are tossing balls containing food for the bears.
The road leading to Kuang Si waterfalls has shops on both sides selling handicrafts and sounveirs and eateries.
Traditional village
At the end of the tour, the van dropped us off at our hotel. Back in Luang Prabang city, I climbed the hill to catch the sunset together with hordes of tourists. There is a stupa at the top as well.
Directly below the hill, once the sun goes down, the night market comes alive. It's cheaper to get all the souvenirs here.
