Mekong cruise launches in Luang Prabang
LUANG PRABANG – Villa Maly has launched Nava Mekong, a dinner cruise along the river in Luang Prabong..
The cruise embarks daily at 5:30 pm, motors downstream to moor near a traditional village for dinner and music, and returns at 9 pm.
The traditional Lao river boat also embarks at 10:30 am for a four-hour lunch cruise that takes in the Pak Ou Caves.
During the afternoon cruise, the Nava stops at the Pak Ou Caves where 5,000 sacred Buddhist statues and images are scattered among two limestone grottoes.
On the evening cruise, traditional Lao dancers from nearby villages perform age-old sets.
Through April, the Nava charges US$30 for dinner and $35 for lunch.
Stay two nights at the Villa Maly and the cruise is complimentary.
Villa Maly, the former residence of a Lao prince and princess, opened in October with 28 superior rooms and five deluxe rooms.
Ian Jarrett
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