Sousath Travel

Option 1: Plain of Jars Discovery Tour

Sites 1 – 2 – 3 – War scrap - Handicraft village

Duration: Full Day (6 – 7 hours)

Start Time: 08:30 AM

Departure: Hotel pickup in Phonsavan

Language: English speaking guide

Lunch: Local restaurant along the route

Itinerary:
• Drive to Plain of Jars Site 1, the largest jar site with around 334 ancient stone jars.
• Visit the largest jar weighing over 6 tons, old N.V.A trenches, the Kiln Cave, and special carved jars.
• Continue to Plain of Jars Site 2 located on a peaceful hill with beautiful views.
• Visit Plain of Jars Site 3 surrounded by rice fields and local villages.
• Stop at the War Scrap Village, where local people recycle bomb metal from the war to create useful tools and souvenirs.
• Return to Phonsavan in the late afternoon.

Included:
✔ Transport
✔ English-speaking Guide
✔ Drinking water✔Entrance fees

Not Included:
✘ Meals

Jars Site in Jungle

Jars Site 1

Option 2: Plain of Jars Discovery Tour & Former Xieng Khouang Old Capital

Sites 1 – 2 – 3 – War scrap - Handicraft village – Xiengkhuang Old Capital

Duration: Full Day (7 – 8 hours)

Start Time: 08:30 AM

Departure: Hotel pickup in Phonsavan

Language: English speaking guide

Lunch: Local restaurant along the route

Itinerary:
• Visit Plain of Jars Site 1, exploring the mysterious stone jars and wartime history.
• Continue to Site 2 and Site 3 for more archaeological discoveries.
• Stop at the War Scrap Village to learn how locals transform war remnants into everyday tools.
• Visit the Former Capital of Xieng Khouang, destroyed during the war but still rich in history and culture.
• Return to Phonsavan.

Included:
✔ Transport
✔ English-speaking Guide
✔ Drinking water✔Entrance fees

Not Included:
✘ Meals

the Menhir

Lao U.X.O Team

Option 3: Secret War History Tour

PT-76 Tank – Phathed - Lao Tunnel – Explore Lima Site 108 (CIA Secret Army Base) - Hospital Cave – Medicine Cave

Duration: Full Day (6–7 hours)

Start Time: 08:30 AM

Departure: Hotel pickup in Phonsavan

Language: English speaking guide

Lunch: Local restaurant along the route

Itinerary:
• Continue to the Pathet Lao Tunnel, an important underground shelter used during the war.
• Visit the PT-76 tank remaining from wartime battles.

Visit Mercenary Hill & UXO Fields
• Explore the Hospital Cave, once used as a secret wartime hospital.
• Visit the Medicine Cave, where medical supplies were stored and treatments were given during the war.
• Return to Phonsavan.

Included:
✔ Transport
✔ English-speaking Guide
✔ Drinking water✔Entrance fees

Not Included:
✘ Meals

at Old Capital

Rice Paddies

Option 4: Village Culture Tour

Hmong Village – Thai Dam Village – Memorial Cave – weaving village - Small Hot Spring

Duration: Full Day (7– 8 hours)

Start Time: 08:30 AM

Departure: Hotel pickup in Phonsavan

Language: English speaking guide

Lunch: Local restaurant along the route

Itinerary:
• Visit a Hmong Village, where villagers still use bomb casings to build houses, fences.
• Continue to the Thai Dam Village to experience traditional culture, weaving, and local life.
• Explore the Memorial Cave, which served as a shelter during bombing raids.
• Weaving Village: Short trekking

Relax at a natural hot spring before returning to town.

Included:
✔ Transport
✔ English-speaking Guide
✔ Drinking water ✔Entrance fees

Not Include
✘ Meals

Jars site 3

Jars site in Village

Option 5: Adventure Nam Kha Kmu village - Ban Phakeo Hmong Village - Trek to Jars site 52

Duration: Full Day (7– 8 hours)

Start Time: 08:30 AM

Departure: Hotel pickup in Phonsavan

Language: English speaking guide

Lunch: Picnic

Itinerary:
• Continue down the mountains to visit the Kmu ethnic village • Continue to Ban Phakeo Visit the local H’mong community near the jars
• 1 hour Trek to the unique Plain of Jars Site 52.
• Explore this special jar site located on a mountain ridge, offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside.
• Return to Phonsavan.

Included:
✔ Transport
✔ English-speaking Guide
✔ Drinking water

✔ Picnic Lunch

✔ Entrance fees

Not Included:
✘ Drinks
✘ Tip

Trekking at Phakeo

Frogman painting

Option 6: Secret War Tour – Long Cheng Former C.I.A Headquarters – Lima Site 20A

Duration: Full Day

Start: 7:00 - 8:00 AM

Departure: Hotel pickup in Phonsavan

Language: English speaking guide

Lunch: Local restaurant along the route

Itinerary

• Early morning departure from Phonsavan.
• Scenic 3-hour drive through mountains and Hmong villages.
• Visit Sam Thong and Lima Site 20, former US aid bases.
• Continue to Long Tieng, the secret wartime base also known as Lima Site 20A.
• Learn about the history of the Secret War and the role of Central Intelligence Agency operations in Laos.
• Explore the old airstrip and surrounding area.
• Return to Phonsavan.

Included:
✔ Transport
✔ English-speaking Guide
✔ Drinking water

Not Included:
✘ Entrance fees
✘ Meals

Jars site 2

Hmong Village

Option 7: UXO & Bomb Detonation Experience

Visit UXO Clearance Team

Start: 8:30 AM
Duration: Half Day

Departure: Hotel pickup in Phonsavan

Language: English speaking guide

Lunch: Local restaurant along the route

Itinerary

• Pickup from hotel.
• Visit a local UXO clearance team working to remove unexploded bombs.
• Learn about the impact of unexploded ordnance in Laos after the war.
• Observe a controlled bomb detonation if operations are scheduled that day.
• Learn about safety, clearance work, and the lives of bomb disposal experts.
• Return to Phonsavan.

Included:
✔ Transport
✔ English-speaking Guide
✔ Drinking water

Not Included:
✘ Entrance fees
✘ Meals

Jars Site in Jungle

Jars Site 1

the Menhir

Lao U.X.O Team

at Old Capital

Rice Paddies

Jars site 3

Jars site in Village

Trekking at Phakeo

Frogman painting

Jars site 2

Hmong Village

Jars with secret Buddha

Excavation 2016

Trekking to tunnel

Pottery fund next to the jars