Vang Vieng is a tourist-oriented town belonging to Vientiane Province, about 4 hours driving from the capital city. Located on the banks of Nam Song River, the town is like a staging post between Luang Prabang and Vientiane. The town is a collection of stunning sceneries of river and mountains giving travelers a distinctive experience when travel to Laos.
Vang Vieng Travel
In recent years, Vang Vieng tourism has been developed to become a backpacker-oriented town by improving tourist infrastructure including hotels, guesthouses, bars, restaurants, and other services. Travel to Vang Vieng, visitors will have an exhausted journey, with many secret caves to discover, lagoons with turquoise water to kayak on, dive into or swim in, wonderful waterfalls to admire as well as majestic cliffs to conquer.
How to Get to Vang Vieng from Vientiane & Luang Prabang?
Located on the 13 National Highway between Vientiane and Luang Prabang, this rural town is easy to reach from these 2 places. Backpackers can take a bus, a taxi or rent a private car to reach the town. The road between Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng is mountainous and offering astonishing landscapes through small rustic Lao villages. Meanwhile, the path between Vang Vieng and Vientiane is flatter but less interesting.
Things to Do in Vang Vieng
The town and its surrounding areas are real attractive destinations for backpackers, with the natural beauty of limestone karst mountains, poetic Nam Song River, and many impressive caves and falls as well.
In a Vang Vieng trip, travelers should not miss the chance to explore famous attractions including Tham Poukham, Blue Lagoon, Golden Cave, Padeng Cave, Ring Cave, Xang Cave and Nang Oua Kham Cave. Visitors will be overwhelmed by the majesty of the nature and would like to come back to discover more this mountainous town.
The town also offers many interesting activities for backpackers to take part in, such as tubing and kayaking on the Nam Song River and Blue Lagoon, rock mountains climbing, high swings, mountain biking, zip-lining, and enjoying Lao-style steam sauna. Additionally, travelers will have an authentic experience when getting into the rustic life of local people, understand the culture, take part in interesting cooking classes, and sample delicious Laotian foods.
