Best things to do in Luang Prabang

I have two and a half days in Luang Prabang so can someone list in order the best things to do during this short time

Best things to do in Luang Prabang

click on the Things to Do link on the left hand side of the trip advisor webpage; that said, I%26#39;d get up early, see the alms ceremony, walk around town and then do some more walking, look and listen, enjoy the people and the food ... it is that type of place, perhaps do a day trip to the caves and the waterfall on your second day.

Best things to do in Luang Prabang

You can pretty well see Sai Bat anywhere in Laos. I would visit the various Wats, climb Mount Phousy, visit the waterfall, and definitely eat at the Three Nagas.

Hire a push bike and meander through town, visiting temples, sitting by the river side, stop for Coffee and sensational lemon tarts at the cafe opposite the school. Visit some galleries, buy some art. Eat Laab. Consider a long boat trip up to the cave temples (half day). Dinner at the Apsara in my opinion was better than the Three Nagas...but 3N was good too.

dinner at Tamarind was the best - they only take cash though.

I would NOT recommend the boat trip to Pak Ou caves; boring ride, the whiskey village is a tourist trap, and the caves are nothing special. The waterfalls are nice, Tad See is better and has elephant bathing and feeding. Take a boat across the Mekong and walk for a few hours from Wat to Wat. At the furthest one upstream some kids will find you and rent you a flashlight to see a REAL Buddha cave.

Just a caveat that Tad Sae is great at certain times of the year and at others, especially at the end of the dry season and beginning of the wet, that the pools aren%26#39;t nearly as spectacular as the water level gets lower.

Viaduct, what do you mean by ';REAL buddha cave';? What%26#39;s the difference? Does it have a name? Everyone seems to rave about Pak Ou cave...but I know that following the crowd can sometimes lead to disappointment. Drove 2 hours to Chichen Itza in Mexico and was underwhelmed by a site that was overwhelmed by visitors and tchotchke sellers...