The 9 Best Guided Tours in Laos

1.Vientiane Cultural Tour with Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $125Our pick

See Vientiane’s temples, Buddha Park, monuments, and COPE Centre with a private guide, flexible plans, hotel pickup, and cultural insight.

“Had a wonderful day with guide Sombath. He explained the history of each of the monuments we visited including temples and the fabulous Buddha park. Khon the driver was fantastic also. I really recommend this tour. You will learn so much and see some beautiful delights. Lunch was delicious and included in the tour.”

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2.Guided Mountain Bike Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 72 reviews · 5 hours · from $42

Cycle riverside trails near Luang Prabang on a Trek Marlin 7, visit villages, enjoy lunch, and ride with full truck support.

“We had so much fun on the mountain biking tour as well as visiting whiskey village and a cave. Our guide kung was super passionate about biking and showed us the best spots. Lunch was amazing and we will definitely come back soon! Thank you 😊”

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3.1-Day Tour to Vang Vieng with Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $200

Review the Vang Vieng day tour from Vientiane, with caves, blue lagoon, village life, sunset boating, private transport, and guide tips.

“Our guide Chansay was amazing!! He was very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of Laos. He was able to make detours for us and was very accommodating of everything we wanted and didn’t want to do. It was extremely easRead more”

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4.One Day Guided Tour: Kayaking, Zipline & Tubing In The Cave from Vang Vieng

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · from $49

Kayak the Nam Song, zipline through forest, and tube through caves on an active Vang Vieng day tour with lunch and transfers.

“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!”

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5.Audio-Guided City Tour in Electric Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 14 reviews · 1 hour · from $15Best value

Review of Luang Prabang’s $15 electric car tour, with audio stories, 11 landmarks, practical tips, value advice, and honest drawbacks.

“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.”

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6.Guided Vientiane City and Buddha Park Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 12 reviews · from $99

Review of Vientiane’s full-day city and Buddha Park tour, with temples, Patuxai views, local lunch, handicrafts, and Mekong sunset 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.”

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7.Plain of jars tour with local guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $146

Review the 8-hour Plain of Jars tour from Phonsavan, with three jar sites, Ban Naphia spoon makers, lunch, and Muang Khoun.

“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.”

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8.Private Custom Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $88

Review of Vientiane’s private custom walking tour, with local guides, flexible sights, Buddha Park, markets, practical costs, and booking advice.

“Saly did a great job of organizing our itinerary and providing explanations of both the sights and Laos history. We got many great instagram worthy photos, which will provide memories for year to come.”

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9.Full-Day Private Guided Pak Ou Caves & Ethnic Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 8 hours · from $159

Cruise the Mekong to Pak Ou Caves, visit a rice wine village, and see handwoven textiles on this private Luang Prabang day 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.”

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