Travel Itinerary

Pick up baguette sandwiches and fruit at the nearby stall, then board a small boat for a slow drift past fishing villages while enjoying breakfast on the water.

Join locals for the temple’s daily vegetarian buffet—steamed greens, pumpkin curry and purple sticky rice served on banana leaves; donation based.

Air-conditioned hideaway for carrot cake, Lao espresso and a stack of travel books—perfect midday break.

Cross the rickety bamboo bridge to this garden bar overlooking the Nam Khan; order laap gai (minced chicken salad) and a lime-mint daiquiri while the sun drops behind the mountains.

Dine under fairy-lit lotus ponds on a refined 6-course journey—lemongrass river fish, khao soi foam and smoked eggplant purée paired with local rice wine.

Short tuk-tuk ride to this Hmong village; begin a gentle 30-min uphill walk through coffee groves while farmers explain organic shade-grown arabica.

Arrive at an open-air bamboo hut overlooking the Mekong for a fresh-roast cupping session and banana-leaf snacks before descending back to town.

Back in town for a hands-on set menu: grill your own marinated buffalo, wrap in herbs, dip in jeow sauces and wash down with tamarind shake.

Tiny shop-house scooping house-made coconut ice-cream topped with peanuts; browse adjacent stalls for indigo scarves and palm-sugar candies.

End the trip on the elegant terrace with a seven-course East-meets-West menu—lemongrass panna cotta, Mekong langoustine with citrus leaf, and a passionfruit-tangor cocktail.