Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Hours for The Royal Palace, Museum and Wats

I have gotten confusing information on this topic. I understand that the hours the Royal Palace Museum is open are 8-11 am and 1-3 pm. Is this one and the same as The Royal Palace, and The National Museum? Or are they different? Also when can you get in to visit the Wats, particularly in town? Our first day, we were planning on taking a Tuk Tuk into town at around 4:00 or 5:00, visiting the Royal Palace, and the main Wat, before heading to the Night Market, a drink down by the river and then on to dinner. Will this work or are the above closed by that time? Also, any suggestions as to where to go for a drink along the Mekong? Thanks for any help.



Hours for The Royal Palace, Museum and Wats


The Royal Palace and the museum are one in the same and those times sound correct. The monks have prayer times in the evening and I am not sure how late you can visit the wats. We always went during the day. You can entertain yourself walking around the town though and having a drink before hitting the night market. There are several places along the river to the north (towards the peninsula) from the Royal Palace.



Hours for The Royal Palace, Museum and Wats


Thanks for the comments, but we%26#39;ve been and already returned from Luang Prabang a couple of weeks ago. We enjoyed it, and, naturally changed our plans as soon as we arrived. Hours are correct for Museum. We saw plenty of monks of all ages, and got to talk to some. Our trip up the Mekong to the caves was very enjoyable. The trek up to see the Buddas in the caves is not for the weak, especially if it is hot! But, the statues are pretty amazing. The weather in January is perfect...warm days, cool nights, and lots of ways to enjoy the town. Some very good shops and galleries, too.

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