Day 1&2  Vientiane.... on arrival with an welcome and tranquilt feeling; walk through the sleepy streets of this riverside capital to visit the monks at Wat Ong Teu, which houses a large Buddha image in the distinctive Laotian style pagoda; pay a visit to the gilding That Luang stupa, the famous and sacred  structure right in downtown; marvel at the beautiful complex of Buddha Park built in the 1950s after a short ride to the ouskirt of Vientiane; wander back and forth long aisles packed with silk and hand-woven textiles in Vientiane's huge fabric market, then visit a weaving workshop to learn about Laos' traditional weaving techniques.

Days 3  Luang Prabang (flight Vientiane-Luang Prabang)....  explore the ancient temples that dot in Laos' most influential religious center, set in a stunning landscape of lush hills at a side of Mekong river; get a spiritual feel to see the alms given to saffron-robed monks by faithful locals at early dawn and view the most exotic landscape in Asia during the sunset from Mt Phousi; enjoy one of the best croissants in all of Southeast Asia at a street-side café in the morning while admiring the surrounding French colonial villas that deep in an ambience of tranquility.