Laos · GUIDED
Good guided tours fill up through the cool season and the best go first. Below: the 8 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Vientiane’s temples, Buddha Park, monuments, and COPE Centre with a private guide on this flexible eight-hour cultural tour.
“Excellent tour to have an overview of Vientiane if you have just one day to visit. Besides the on site visits the guide provided a very good historical explanation.”
Ride riverside trails near Luang Prabang on a Trek mountain bike, visit villages, enjoy lunch, and choose kayaking, caves, and sunset cruising.
“Had the best day, spent with an amazing guide, Vone. Thank you!”
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!”
See Luang Prabang’s monasteries, colonial houses, and local streets by quiet electric car with multilingual audio for $15.
“It delivers what is promised. A basic, general, fast and easy tour that allows you to have an overall understanding of the city. I recommend doing it on the beginning of tour trip, if you can.”
Review of Vientiane’s private city and Buddha Park tour, with temples, Patuxai views, lunch, handicrafts, sunset, price, and practical tips.
“Good 1 day tour of Vientiane area. Our guide Bon did a nice job. After this tour you have seen almost everything in the area, except for the newer temples throughout the city. Some are quite beautiful. Buddha Park is interesting, but smaller than expected. Lunch restaurant was a very nice, upscale place. Several excellent local dishes.”
Explore all three Plain of Jars sites, Ban Naphia spoon making village, and historic Muang Khoun on an 8-hour private tour.
“Brilliant day exploring with an excellent guide, Mr Lar. He was knowledgeable and very good at explaining the cultural significance of many things we saw on the day. The tour was well paced and I had time to explore on my own at the sites of the jars. In addition we took in the noodle village and the spoon village. Great day.”
Cruise the Mekong to Pak Ou Caves, visit a rice-wine village, and see handwoven textiles on this private Luang Prabang tour.
“This is a great tour. We had a 30m boat to ourselves and a guide who spoke perfect English. We could go at our own speed. Lunch which was not included was at a great place overlooking the caves.”
Water, karst, kitchens and towns. Where to start in each.
