4 One-Day Tours in Laos to Build a Day Around

1.Day Trip to Kuang Si Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 95 reviews · from $32Our pick

Travel from Luang Prabang to Kuang Si Falls with hotel pickup, a small group of up to 10, and time to swim in the turquoise pools. Depending on your chosen option, you may also visit a Hmong village, rice farm, spring restaurant, or buffalo dairy, then return by boat on the Mekong. Guides such as Pany and Phan earn warm praise for attentive service.

“The falls were stunning and the village very interesting, and the guide and driver really took care of us.”

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2.1-Day Tour to Vang Vieng with Private Guide

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

Travel by private minivan from Vientiane to Vang Vieng with a guide such as Chansay, Som, Toy, or Souk. Visit caves, a Blue Lagoon, villages, and the riverside, then choose kayaking or a slow boat at sunset. Zip lining, paragliding, and a hot-air balloon are optional, not part of the base price.

“Excellent tour went to a waterfall in the morning and also done optional zip lining. Done a boat trip in the afternoon and also done optional paragliding.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · from $49

Spend about eight hours combining a 7-kilometre Nam Song River paddle and tube float, a picnic beside Tham Nam Water Cave, cave tubing with helmet and light, and a forest zipline circuit. An English-speaking guide, hotel transfers, safety gear, entrance fees, and lunch are included.

“The kayaking was beautiful but 7km for us were too much especially because i felt almost like we were on a race ti get to the end instead of stopping on the way from pictures or landscape appreciation. O suggest they have a stop in the miRead more”

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4.Pak Ou Caves & Kuang Si Falls Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · 8 hours · from $150

Spend a full day with an English-speaking guide visiting Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Falls. You’ll cross the Mekong by small boat, see hundreds of Buddhist statues, stop at Whiskey Village, visit the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Center, and swim in turquoise pools. Guide Tid has earned special praise for his clear explanations.

“This was a great trip. Tid our guide was very knowledgeable and explained in great detail all the information on the caves history. We had a brilliant lunch looking at at the Mekong river, my wife’s dietary concerns were well catered for. The falls were spectacular and we found a quiet pool to swim. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable trip. And of course 5 stars to our driver too”

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