Laos · KAYAKING AND TUBING
Green water, limestone on both sides and a cave stop halfway. These 15 paddles and float trips are compared on river distance, how much is guided, what lunch looks like and what you pay.
Kayak the Nam Song, tube through a war-era cave, enjoy a Lao picnic, and choose ziplining or Blue Lagoon 1 in Vang Vieng.
“Zipline is a killer.Caves not very interesting .Kayaking was fun.”
Kayak the Nam Song, tube through Tham Nam, explore Angel Cave, and enjoy a banana-leaf BBQ lunch on this $24 Vang Vieng tour.
“Everything was amazing ! And our guide (Duwong? Spelling??) was fantastic!”
Kayak the Nam Ou and Mekong to Pak Ou Caves, enjoy lunch by the river, swim at Kuang Si Falls, and visit a Hmong village.
“Good food, interesting program! Also we had opportunity to feed the elephant But be aware that kayaking might take about 2.5 hours - it might be a little bit difficult”
Kayak the Nam Ou and Mekong, visit Pak Ou Caves, enjoy a Lao buffet, and swim at Kuang Si Falls on a full-day Luang Prabang tour.
“Great day filled with fun activities - kayaking, elephants, waterfall… a fantastic way to spend a day around Luang Prabang!”
Kayak the Nam Song River from Vang Vieng on an easy four-hour trip with mountain views, small rapids, local fishing, and hotel pickup.
“I only wanted to do the kayaking so had to wait around while the rest of the group did the cave walking/tubing and ziplining but that was ok, I had a coffee and chillaxed though I would have loved to spend the time doing more kayaking :)”
Review this 9-hour Vang Vieng tour from Vientiane, with kayaking, ziplining, caves, Blue Lagoon 1, transport, and practical tips.
“This is a trip with doing. Vang Vien is beautiful and the adventure worth doing”
Kayak the Nam Song, tube through Tham Chang Cave, zipline over the forest, and swim at Blue Lagoon 1 on this $55 Vang Vieng day tour.
“Wirklich toll organisierte Tour mit einem sehr netten guide!”
Explore Muang Ngoi, Phanoi Viewpoint, Tad Mok Waterfall, weaving villages, and sunset kayaking on an active Nong Khiaw day tour.
“Sehr schöner und abwechslungsreicher Tagensausflug. Der Guide hat viel erzählen hat viel erklären können. Jederzeit wieder :)”
Kayak the Nam Ou and Mekong, visit Pak Ou Caves, stop at Whisky Village, and add a sunset cruise in Luang Prabang.
“We did the half day tour in a small group of six. The whole experience was excellent. We really enjoyed the kayaking and the caves. You definitely need to take a change of clothing - there are lockers at the activity centre where you can leave Read more”
Review of Vang Vieng’s balloon, kayak, cave tubing, zipline, and Blue Lagoon tour, with practical advice on timing, comfort, value, and limits.
“Journée exceptionnelle, et inoubliable, par contre c’est intense comme programme. Toutes les activités sont super bien organisées et permettent si vous n’avez pas beaucoup de temps à Vang Vieng de faire le tour en 1 journée. Nous l’avons fait avec deux personnes de plus de 65 ans, ils étaient très fatigués, mais nous avons adoré.”
Review of Nong Khiaw’s 2-day village trek, homestay, waterfall swim, cave visit, and Nam Ou River kayaking for $80.
“Bic is the best guide in all of Laos! Really nice hike through the jungle but it is tough one so I wouldn’t recommend for anyone with mobility issues. Visiting the villages felt authentic, the kids say hello and the locals go about their day without trying to sell anything or anything else to give it a touristy/gimmicky feel. The views are stunning and there is a lot to learn and appreciate about Laos on this trip. But hands down the best part of the trip was Bic. A really lovely guy and an excellent guide who at every opportunity would teach us about the land, people and history of…”
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!”
Kayak the Nam Song, tube through Tham Chang Cave, hike, swim, zipline, and enjoy lunch on a full-day Vang Vieng adventure.
“Meget ubehagelig oplevelse i Cave tuning pga for mange mennesker på en gang”
Review of Vang Vieng's zipline, cave tubing, kayaking and Blue Lagoon 3 tour, with honest advice on value, safety and logistics.
“Overall it was a fun experience. I would recommend doing it with a different tour operator and if it is not raining. The tour operator didn’t speak any English at all (couldn’t even understand when we were asking for toilet - let alone how dirty the toilet was and without hand soap and also that they didn’t tell us ever where and where we could use restrooms/ change clothes/ etc.). The order of the activities was random (and we were never told what was up next even when we asked - because they didn’t speak any English - so we didn’t even know what we should have been wearing before…”
Kayak the Nam Song, zipline through forest, and tube through Tham Nam Cave on an active, well-priced day trip from Vang Vieng.
“This was the most epic experience ever! Anthony was amazing - he even picked us up himself, gave us coffee and cookies, and then flew us to the coolest viewpoints around Vang Vieng. This was truly the experience of a lifetime, and I’ll never forget it.”
Waterfalls, river caves, jungle treks and weaving looms, grouped by the kind of day they make.
