Laos · 1-DAY TOURS
Good day trips fill up through the cool season and the best go first. Below: the 6 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Manifa Travel’s Kuang Si Falls trip from Luang Prabang, with swimming, forest walks, hotel pickup, and a Mekong sunset cruise.
“The waterfall is beautiful, I would spend the whole day there. Punctuality and the guide is cool!!!!”
Review of a private Vang Vieng day tour from Vientiane, with caves, blue lagoon, village life, river views, and optional activities.
“This experience was a wonderful one and shouldn’t be missed! Our guide Chansay was friendly, spoke great English and was very knowledgeable. Despite it being quite a rainy day, we still made wonderful memories and our guide ensured thRead more”
Kayak the Nam Song, zip through forest, tube through a cave, and enjoy lunch on this active Vang Vieng day tour.
“Absolutely amazing tour esp as a solo traveller. Our guide was just fantastic: he was helpful and patient esp with me as I did not know how to kayak but he kept me going and I did it from start to finish. He was very encouraging and proactive! Highly recommend to anyone!”
Visit Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Falls from Luang Prabang, with a Mekong boat ride, lunch, Lao Lao tasting, and bear sanctuary.
“Lunch was quite bad, considering the high cost of the tour package… it was in a local eating place outside the entrance to the waterfalls… full of flies, stray cats and dogs”
Review this 9-hour Vientiane to Vang Vieng day trip by train, with Angel Cave, Blue Lagoon, Nam Song River, transfers, tips, and value advice.
“It wasn’t so good an experience. It was a rip off for the price they charged. The guides were nice and very accommodating but the English was poor. I had to google a lot of the information. They only spend about 1/4 of the price on the actual trip. Everything else goes to overhead. It’s better to do the trip on your own and save some money. It’s not worth paying so much for a guide that doesn’t add much value other than reservations and transportation. The price for it wasn’t worth it.”
Review of a Vientiane to Vang Vieng day trip with caves, zipline, kayaking, Blue Lagoon 1, and an optional hot-air balloon flight.
Water, karst, kitchens and towns. Where to start in each.
