NEW: China to Laos by train (14 nights from £4375 pp)

BASINGSTOKE, U.K. - Dec. 3, 2024 - PRLog -- Bamboo Travel's new 14-night China to Laos by Train tour is an overland journey from Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan province, to Vientiane, Laos' tiny and laid-back capital city, travelling as much as possible by the new, high-speed train.

Although a large provincial capital, Kunming is an attractive and pleasant city due to its green parks and year-round Spring-like climate.

It is also the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan and the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province.

Travel from Kunming along the high-speed train line through southern Yunnan province, passing through the tea-growing country of Pu'er, in southern/southwestern Yunnan, on the lower reaches of the Mekong.

Next, explore the gardens and villages of tropical Xishuangbanna, in the extreme south of Yunnan, and which borders both Myanmar and Laos.

Xishuangbanna is home to the famous botanical gardens of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which cover an area of 1125 hectares, with over 13,000 species of tropical plants.

The train line now extends over the border into Laos, and on to Luang Prabang where, every morning, hundreds of monks from the various monasteries walk through the streets collecting alms.

There will also be a chance to take a hike around the remote villages of Muang La, and to cycle in the countryside around Vang Vieng, before finishing in the capital, Vientiane.

The holiday costs from £4375 pp (two sharing a room).

This includes international flights, all transportation, 14 nights' B&B (and two lunches), activities, sightseeing/entrance fees and guides.

https://bambootravel.co.uk/tours/china-to-laos-by-train

Bamboo Travel 020 7720 9285, www.bambootravel.co.uk.