Laos · TOURS
Good tours & day trips fill up in the dry season and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Luang Prabang’s temple, palace, alms-giving, Phousi Hill, and Kuang Si tour, with costs, timing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Luang Prabang is beautiful & my guide Som showed me the different parts of it: Khob chai!”
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”
Review of Luang Prabang’s temples, Royal Palace, alms ceremony, and Kuang Si Falls, with practical advice on timing, costs, and tour value.
“Awesome fun filled day! Great city and waterfall tour. Good food. The tour guide accommodated specific requests, Thin was so nice. Such a special tour!”
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.”
Explore Vientiane’s Buddha Park, temples, Pha That Luang, and Patuxay with a guide, transport, local stories, and practical sightseeing tips.
“Our tour guide Mr Nam was so great and very informative with all the cultural sites. He opened my mind about hinduism and budhism. He’s really great in sharing all the information, and it’s only now I learned a lot about the different kinds of buddah. I highly recommend him as he is very honest and give you information about the place.”
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 😊”
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 :)”
Explore Luang Prabang’s local food scene by tuk-tuk, with family-run eateries, Lao BBQ, hot pot, coconut pancakes, drinks, and hotel pickup.
“We had a terrific guide. Food was delicious and your guide was very informative. Loved the our!!! We hired this guide for another tour because we enjoyed the food tour so much.”
Taste Lao specialties, walk Luang Prabang’s old town, meet a monk, and receive a blessing on this intimate 3.5-hour food tour.
“The morning market was really interesting, and the explanation of local food and eating customs was helpful. Monk blessing was a much bigger part of this than expected (in a positive way) we had loads of time to chat with the monk and ask questions, which was really special.”
Taste 15+ Lao dishes on a four-hour Luang Prabang street-food walk with markets, riverside dining, a monk visit, and a small group.
“Fabulous in every way!! Great guide and excellent food coming a wide range. Highly recommend!!”
Review of Luang Prabang’s half-day small-group tour, including alms giving, temples, the Royal Palace, Mount Phousi, cost, and practical tips.
“Tour guide and driver was very efficient. Itenirary is decent. Took my sweet time climbing Mount Poushi. Its not am easy climb if you have arthritis or out of shape. I wish the tour company or the guide notified us beforehand that the National Museum was closed on the 28th of each month. Also, the tour company could have added the Presidential Monument as a tour stop because it is right next to the UXO Visitor Center.”
See Patuxai, That Luang, Buddha Park, and That Dam on a practical 3.5-hour Vientiane tour with an English-speaking guide.
“Great sites,very funny ND informative tour guide Joy, great driver A, saw really cool sites, good small group tour!”
Learn bamboo weaving, cook Lao dishes, and swim at Kuang Si Falls on an intimate full-day tour from Luang Prabang.
“This is the most beautiful tour I have ever done. Highly recommended!”
Review of Vientiane’s private city tour with temples, Patuxay, That Luang, Buddha Park, COPE Center, Lao lunch, and hotel pickup.
“The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the culture. When I went to the local restaurant, the food was very inexpensive.”
Waterfalls, river caves, jungle treks and weaving looms, grouped by the kind of day they make.
