Breakfast at Hotel.This morning take a boat trip to confluence of the Mekhong and Nam Ou rivers.Limestone cliffs line the way,pitted with caves,of which you will visit Tham Ting and Tham Phoum, These caves have been used over centuries as a restiong-place for old and damageds Buddha images,removed from temples to make way for newer images. Hundreds of these images smile serenely from the groom of the caverns. Afternoon opposite the caves lies the village of bang Xang Hai, which for a few millennia had engaged in the production of stoneware jars. Today,trade is in "whisky"a brew fermented from sticky rice and popular tipple around the country. Return by boat.
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