Laos · 1-DAY TOURS
Laos runs on early starts and slow rivers, so the day you pick matters more than the hour. Below: 10 one-day tours, what each costs and who it suits.
Review of Manifa Travel’s Kuang Si Falls trip from Luang Prabang, with swimming, hotel pickup, guides, sunset cruising, costs, and practical tips.
“The falls were stunning and the village very interesting, and the guide and driver really took care of us.”
Review a private Vientiane to Vang Vieng day tour with caves, blue lagoons, village life, sunset boating, and optional adventure activities.
“A full day tour. It was nice to have a private guide. But the guide’s English was not very good which made it hard to have any conversations with her. The boat trip was very nice and the caves were also very nice. Did not get to see much of vangvieng.”
Review of Vang Vieng’s 8-hour kayak, cave tubing, and zipline tour, with pricing, itinerary, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“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”
Review of Luang Prabang’s Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Falls day trip, with cave tips, swim time, lunch notes, transport, and value advice.
“Lunch was quite bad, considering the high cost of the tour package… it was in a local eating place outside the entrance to the waterfalls… full of flies, stray cats and dogs”
Review of Luang Prabang’s one-day tour to Kuang Si Falls, Pak Ou Caves, and Whisky Village, with lunch, transport, and boat fees included.
“Quangsi waterfall, bear secure shelter, on the road all around the Luamg Prabang, and cave with boat cruise tour with tranquil , amazing view of Mekong river, rice whiskey, oh also the lunch with beautiful view place was perfect. Everything was perfect. So nice, especially our guide explain really nice kindly, so I got a really nice experience on my whole trip.”
Review of Vang Vieng’s one-day kayaking, zipline, and cave tubing tour, including itinerary, lunch, safety, price, and booking advice.
“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.”
Explore Vientiane by tuk-tuk with local food, temples, Patuxay, COPE, Lao coffee, and a silversmith workshop in one full day.
“Was a great tour and loved the tour guide because he was very knowledgeable. Loved the food I ate which is very important to me.”
Cruise the Mekong to Pak Ou Caves, taste rice whiskey, enjoy Kuang Si Falls, and visit a Hmong village on this full-day Luang Prabang tour.
“Well organized with a touch of semplicity , the tour open your eyes and mind at the amazing and unique sites . Luang Prabang is the perfect gateway to discover the true Mekong life .”
Review of a Vientiane to Vang Vieng day trip by train, with Angel Cave, Blue Lagoon, Nam Song River boat ride, costs, and practical tips.
“It wasn’t so good an experience. It was a rip off for the price they charged. The guides were nice and very accommodating but the English was poor. I had to google a lot of the information. They only spend about 1/4 of the price on the actual trip. Everything else goes to overhead. It’s better to do the trip on your own and save some money. It’s not worth paying so much for a guide that doesn’t add much value other than reservations and transportation. The price for it wasn’t worth it.”
Cycle from Vientiane through villages and rice fields to Tad Moon Waterfall, then kayak the Mekong back with lunch included.
“It was a great way to spend the day seeing Vientiane. We rode mountain bikes for 45 km, ate a great lunch by the bank of the Mekong. Took a boat to an island. Along the way there was an elephant that my wife was able to ride on. The ride was long, not too difficult, but it is not for beginners.”
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