We got to Luang Prabang on a 6 hour boat trip down the Nam Ou/ Mekong which was really good as we passed little villages, water buffalo on the banks and lots of people fishing. We stopped at the Tham Ting caves which were a big tourist attraction and a disappointment. The religious caves can't be walked around and all you see are a collection of small budda statues. On the up side, climbing all the steps did stretch the legs after sitting for the morning on the tiny boat.
Luang Prabang is a backpacker town where you can do all the usual sporty activities but it also has lots of fancy restaurants and temples to potter around plus we are back in the land of bakeries and coffee shops (you know where I’ll be!). Here for 2 nights I’m going to spend a day pottering and tomorrow morning I’ve booked on a half hour elephant trek and a swim in a waterfall which should be good. Till then I’ll be dodging the rain!
The elephants were amazing! We had a 30 minute walk in a circular route on the back of one and then we got in a pool to wash them and then feed them. In think everyone had a great morning which was finished off with a swim in a waterfall.
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