Overview
Start with a hotel pickup and a quick ride to your bike fitting. Once ready, cycle through Vientiane’s highlights, beginning with Wat Sisaket, home to thousands of Buddha statues. Nearby, your guide shares the story of Ho Prakeo, then you continue to the golden Pha That Luang, rich in history and symbolism. Enjoy a delicious local lunch, see a traditional dye-making demo at a textile gallery, and cruise through a city park before ending your two-wheeled journey back at the starting point.
Why travelers book this
What's Included
- Lunch
- Use of bicycle
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
What's Not Included
- Tips for tour guide
- All expenses not mentioned above.
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting point, pickup options and start time are confirmed on Viator before checkout.
Itinerary
Stop 1
In the morning time, we take a sightseeing tour of Vientiane, to visit religious museums of Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple to have been survived from the Siamese war of 1828 and its cloister contains more than 8000 Buddha statues.
Stop 2
Ho Prakeo, the former home-temple of the Emerald Buddha statue or Pra Keo from the early time of Lane Xang Kingdom until 18th century, but today it contains a collection of Buddha statues, antiques and all artifacts found in around Vientiane.
Stop 3
That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos, which was built to cover the original small stupa contain a piece of the chest bone of Buddha, that Luang serves as the main and symbolic stupa in Laos. It's also our national symbol and recognizable throughout the world, gathering place for national Buddhism ceremony. It's also the biggest stupa in Laos; Patouxay (Arch de Triumph), built quite recently in commemoration of those who died during the wars in the past and it is today as the land-mark of Vientiane.
Stop 4
In the afternoon, we continue the sigthseeing tour to Carol Cassidy, a Gallery weaving Lao textiles and natural dye making process.
Stop 5
Buddha Park on the Mekong of which Buddha statues in modern style shapes. One of them is the largest Recling Buddha in Laos. They were built by a Lao man in order to teach following generations about religions worldwide after his study in India. A larger park was built in Nong Khai, Thailand and his body has been kept there. We return to Vientiane in the late afternoon.
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels