A 2,000-year-old megalithic mystery in the highlands of Laos. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Phonsavan; Plain of Jars Site 1; Sites 2 and 3 & war remnants; Hmong village & crafts.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Phonsavan
13:00 — Flight to Phonsavan
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Phonsavan → Phonsavan
14:30 — Hotel check-in — Phonsavan
16:30 — Phonsavan local market — Phonsavan
19:30 — Dinner — Phonsavan
Day 2 — Plain of Jars Site 1
Drive to Site 1 — Phonsavan → Plaine des Jarres, Site 1
09:30 — Site 1, the largest and most visited of the jar sites — Plaine des Jarres, Site 1
Back to Phonsavan — Plaine des Jarres, Site 1 → Phonsavan
13:00 — Lunch — Phonsavan
15:00 — Plain of Jars UNESCO visitor centre — Phonsavan
19:30 — Dinner — Phonsavan
Day 3 — Sites 2 and 3 & war remnants
Drive to Site 2 — Phonsavan → Plaine des Jarres, Site 2
09:30 — Site 2, jars nestled among pine trees — Plaine des Jarres, Site 2
12:30 — Picnic lunch — Plaine des Jarres, Site 2
Drive to Site 3 — Plaine des Jarres, Site 2 → Plaine des Jarres, Site 3
14:30 — Site 3 and bomb craters from Laos's Secret War — Plaine des Jarres, Site 3
Back to Phonsavan — Plaine des Jarres, Site 3 → Phonsavan
19:30 — Dinner — Phonsavan
Day 4 — Hmong village & crafts
09:30 — Hmong village and traditional weaving — Phonsavan
13:00 — Lunch — Phonsavan
15:00 — Craft workshop making items from recycled bomb casings — Phonsavan
19:30 — Farewell dinner — Phonsavan
Day 5 — Departure
09:00 — Breakfast — Phonsavan
Transfer to the airport — Phonsavan → Aéroport de Phonsavan