The main attraction of Vang Vieng is the tubing. Now this is really fun. You rent an inner tube for the day and slowly flow down the river with it. The rental price is 55.000 Kip + 55.000 Kip deposit this includes the free tuk tuk ride as the tubing starts at the organic farm […]
Now this is a bit off topic. We have experienced that many bars “employ” westerners to get more customers. All you need to do is watch out for the “staff wanted” signs. Needless to say these are non-paying jobs however you get free booze, free food and free accommodation. We have talked to some guys […]
There are many guest houses in and around Vang Vieng, depending on your taste and budget you can pick the right one. Our requirement was to find something that is not too noisy and have free WIFI. Now this is a bit of a problem because most guest houses do not offer free WIFI or […]
Vang Vieng is cool 🙂 We really liked it. We actually liked it that much that we stayed for 10 days. It is a perfect place to cool down after weeks and weeks of non-stop travelling. Many restaurants, guest houses and of course the world famous tubing. Vang Vieng itself is a relatively small town, […]
There are many options to get from Phonsavan to Vang Vieng: – VIP Bus – Minivan – Local Bus We again picked the minibus as the prices for all three were exactly the same at the travel agency. It did cost us 100.000 Kip / person. The ride took for about 6 hours the first […]
Accommodation: From $10 to $30 We paid between $10 and $25 a night. Beer: Local beer in a pub around 8.000 Kip Beer: Local beer in a shop around 8.000 Kip Local food: Around 15-25.000 Kip Sandwiches: 12.000-30.0000 Kip Western food: Around 40.000 Kip Small bottle of water: 5000 Kip Large bottle of water: 8000 […]
One word: Impressive 🙂 Very very impressive. Nobody knows who, why and how did put these gigantic jars there but they are there and surrounded by mystery. The sites are about 3000 years old and crammed with jars each carved out from one stone. There are about 60 sites where Jars can be found however […]
Most tourists visit Phonsavan because they want to see the Plain of Jars. It is a sleepy little town not a wide variety of restaurants and far not as many tourists as in Luang Prabang. 35 years ago this town was bombed to the ground. No buildings left there was no water or electricity so […]
We booked this trip through a travel agent on Main Street Luang Prabang. The cost of the journey was 110.000 Kip / person. There are many options to choose from. – Minivan ( we picked this ) – Local Bus – Vip Bus There is not a big difference in prices between the local bus […]
Tad Se Waterfall is about 12km out of Luang Prabang to the direction of Vientiane. The last bit of a journey takes you to a dirt road which is not in a very good condition so drive carefully. The good thing is that it is just about a kilometer long. The road takes you to […]