Full-Day Buddha Park Tour from Vientiane
Vientiane, Laos
Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 9 hours
Although small in size, Vientiane packs sufficient sights to leave customers mesmerized on this 9-hour guided tour. Enjoy a combination tour where you ride in comfort in a relaxing laid-back way along the capital’s main sites before heading out to the Buddha Park. The park doubles as both a religious park and a place for the local community to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Statues of all shapes and depictions of Buddhist religion and storytelling are found in this park. Also, visit Vat Sisaket, Ho Phra Keo, the Victory Gate and have a traditional lunch at a local restaurant.
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Although small in size, Vientiane packs sufficient sights to leave customers mesmerized on this 9-hour guided tour. Enjoy a combination tour where you ride in comfort in a relaxing laid-back way along the capital’s main sites before heading out to the Buddha Park. The park doubles as both a religious park and a place for the local community to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Statues of all shapes and depictions of Buddhist religion and storytelling are found in this park. Also, visit Vat Sisaket, Ho Phra Keo, the Victory Gate and have a traditional lunch at a local restaurant.Start out early in the morning after your guide and driver pick you up from your hotel in Vientiane's city center.
First, stop at the Vat Sisaket, the oldest monastery in Vientiane, built in 1818. Vat Sisaket has survived in its original form; all other temples in Vientiane have gone through extensive renovations. Inside the main hall, and along the walls of the courtyard surrounding it, a total of 6,840 Buddha images rest in small niches or on shelves, next to its remarkable frescoes.
Continue to nearby Ho Phra Keo, the former Royal temple, now a Museum of Buddhist art and sculpture. The building had housed the Emerald Buddha until it was taken to Bangkok following a skirmish with the Lao in 1778. It still displays some of the finest Buddha sculptures found in the country.
Next, see That Luang with its golden stupa in the characteristic banana flower shape is the most revered shrine in Laos. Laos’ national symbol has a central structure that is 45 meters tall and echoes the curving lines of an elongated lotus bud, the original stupa, said to contain a relic of the Lord Buddha.
Experience the Victory Gate, also known as Anousavali, was constructed in 1958; its architecture is inspired by the “Arc de Triumph” in Paris and incorporates typical Lao motifs including the Kinnaree, the mythical bird-woman. Energetic visitors can climb the top of the monument and enjoy a panoramic view of Laos’ capital from Vientiane’s highest point (entrance fee to climb to the top is not included).
After lunch at a local restaurant, drive outside of the city to the famous Buddha Park, constructed by a monk in the 1950's. This mysteriously place in the outskirts of Vientiane has been designated as one of the main religious sites in the country, yet has turned into a park where many locals come to relax during weekends and public holidays. The park is filled with Buddhist and mythological animal statues, relating to Buddhism. There were will be plenty of photo moments awaiting you.
In the afternoon, before heading back to your hotel, and if time permits, make a stop at the central market of Vientiane, called Talat Sao. Comprised full of separate areas where food, household utensils, clothing, handicraft and food are being sold. The upper level of the market features gold and silver jewelry.
Return back to your place of pickup at 5pm after a full day of sightseeing in and around Vientiane.
First, stop at the Vat Sisaket, the oldest monastery in Vientiane, built in 1818. Vat Sisaket has survived in its original form; all other temples in Vientiane have gone through extensive renovations. Inside the main hall, and along the walls of the courtyard surrounding it, a total of 6,840 Buddha images rest in small niches or on shelves, next to its remarkable frescoes.
Continue to nearby Ho Phra Keo, the former Royal temple, now a Museum of Buddhist art and sculpture. The building had housed the Emerald Buddha until it was taken to Bangkok following a skirmish with the Lao in 1778. It still displays some of the finest Buddha sculptures found in the country.
Next, see That Luang with its golden stupa in the characteristic banana flower shape is the most revered shrine in Laos. Laos’ national symbol has a central structure that is 45 meters tall and echoes the curving lines of an elongated lotus bud, the original stupa, said to contain a relic of the Lord Buddha.
Experience the Victory Gate, also known as Anousavali, was constructed in 1958; its architecture is inspired by the “Arc de Triumph” in Paris and incorporates typical Lao motifs including the Kinnaree, the mythical bird-woman. Energetic visitors can climb the top of the monument and enjoy a panoramic view of Laos’ capital from Vientiane’s highest point (entrance fee to climb to the top is not included).
After lunch at a local restaurant, drive outside of the city to the famous Buddha Park, constructed by a monk in the 1950's. This mysteriously place in the outskirts of Vientiane has been designated as one of the main religious sites in the country, yet has turned into a park where many locals come to relax during weekends and public holidays. The park is filled with Buddhist and mythological animal statues, relating to Buddhism. There were will be plenty of photo moments awaiting you.
In the afternoon, before heading back to your hotel, and if time permits, make a stop at the central market of Vientiane, called Talat Sao. Comprised full of separate areas where food, household utensils, clothing, handicraft and food are being sold. The upper level of the market features gold and silver jewelry.
Return back to your place of pickup at 5pm after a full day of sightseeing in and around Vientiane.
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