The 15 Best Vientiane Tours & Day Trips

1.Vientiane Cultural Tour with Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $125Our pick

Review of Vientiane’s private cultural tour, covering Buddha Park, temples, monuments, COPE, guides, value, pace, and practical tips.

“Excellent tour! Chansay was a great guide around Vientiane and also very knowledgeable about Lao culture and history, and we had great conversations. Communication was great and the whole day was a smooth process — not too fast and good pace. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Vientiane (and also Luang Prabang). Also, great lunch spot :)”

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2.Vientiane: Cultural Tour with Buddha Park and Patuxay

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 74 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $58

Review of Vientiane’s cultural tour to Buddha Park, Pha That Luang, Patuxay, and Wat Sisaket, with practical advice on value and planning.

“Nong was such a brilliant guide and we learnt so much about Laos and the various locations we visited! Really relaxed and informative. A little on the expensive side, but we felt it was worth it for the convenience and excellent guide ☺️”

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3.Vientiane: Half-Day City Tour with Patuxai and Buddha Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $52

Review of Vientiane’s 3.5-hour tour to Buddha Park, Patuxai, That Luang, and That Dam, with guide tips, costs, and practical advice.

“Namt (Mr. Anoudeth) was excellent, knowledgeable and very friendly guide. Thank you for a super interesting day and for our driver for taking such a good care of us!”

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4.Vientiane Cuisine & Culture: The Hungry Tuk Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $58

Explore Vientiane by tuk-tuk while tasting Lao street food, market snacks, desserts, and drinks with an English-speaking local guide.

“Fantastic tour. So much more than just a food tour. Saw so much of Vientiane and experienced so much local food! Thony our guide was fabulous. Highly recommended.”

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5.Vientiane City Highlights Tour with Buddha Park & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 38 reviews · 8 hours · from $100

See Vientiane’s temples, Patuxay, That Luang, COPE Center, Buddha Park, and enjoy a local Lao lunch on this private day tour.

“Our tour guide Thony was absolutely brilliant. He is so knowledgeable and it was an absolute pleasure to listen to him. We also asked him to take us to a museum that wasn’t included in the official tour and he was super accommodating. Thony really made the difference. Highly recommended”

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6.Vientiane: Private Full-Day Tour with Buddha Park and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 33 reviews · 8 hours · from $150

Review of Vientiane’s private full-day tour, including Buddha Park, temples, COPE, Patuxai, Lao lunch, price, guides, and practical tips.

“If you have only 1 or 2 days in Vientiane and you want to see all the highlights then you need to choose this tour! Everything was perfect: transportation, tour guide, visits, lunch…”

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7.From Vientiane: Vang Vieng Tour with Cave Kayak & Zipline

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 32 reviews · 9 hours · from $113

Review of the Vang Vieng day tour from Vientiane, with kayaking, ziplining, caves, Blue Lagoon 1, practical tips, and value advice.

“Great experience , great tour guide great combination of travel, sport and relaxation”

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8.Private Tour: Vientiane City Tour Full Day with Buddha Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · from $141

Review of Vientiane’s private full-day city tour, including temples, Pha That Luang, Patuxai, Buddha Park, Lao lunch, and hotel pickup.

“We had Suk as our private tour guide. He was Phenomenal!! He was funny, personable, thoughtful, and really knew his history of Laos, Buddha and Hindhu gods. He really provided you great insight to the struggles and accomplishments of tRead more”

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9.Vientiane Half-Day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $89

Explore Vientiane’s temples, Patuxay, COPE, That Luang, and the Mekong on a guided four-hour city tour with hotel pickup.

“What a great tour of the city. I got to see all the main sites and my guide and driver were great! A must tour when you visit”

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10.Vientiane Private Full-Day Tour with Buddha Park and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $100

Review of Vientiane’s private day tour, covering Patuxay, That Luang, historic temples, COPE, Buddha Park, lunch, price, and practical tips.

“A great cultural & informative day. Felt comfortable being with the guide. He took into account our capabilities & needs.”

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11.1-Day Tour to Vang Vieng with Private Guide

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

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.”

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12.Laos Railway Tickets Easily: Avoid Long Queues & Wasted Time

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $8Best value

Skip Laos train station queues with a $8.50 e-ticket service from BCFamilyTour.com, plus WhatsApp support and useful travel discounts.

“Well worth booking this even though it costs a bit more. Very well organized as it can get very busy at the station.”

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13.Vientiane: Private Full-day Must-See Sights & Sunset Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12 reviews · 8 hours · from $149

Explore Vientiane’s oldest temple, royal sites, markets, and Mekong sunset on this private eight-hour tour with hotel pickup.

“Our full-day private tour was great! Our guide spoke excellent English. He shared all of the stories and history of the sites that we visited, as well as cultural information about Vientiane and Laos. He made sure that we always had plenty of water, and ordered a fantastic lunch for us. We highly recommend this activity when visiting Vientiane.”

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14.Guided Vientiane City and Buddha Park Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 12 reviews · from $99

Review of Vientiane’s full-day city and Buddha Park tour, with temples, Patuxai views, lunch, transport, price advice, and practical tips.

“Was a nice day, however definitely not with $150 PER PERSON. Better off booking when you arrive in Vientiane. The driver and tour guide were both lovely and as we requested took us to a beautiful local restaurant (we bought them lunch and coffees rather than a tip) the touRead more”

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15.Vientiane City Day Tour and Buddha Park Visit with Lunch | Laos

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $130

Review of Vientiane’s private city tour and Buddha Park visit, with temples, monuments, Lao textiles, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical value advice.

“Really great day with a fantastic guide Khong who shared his knowledge and had a great energy and passion for his city and all it has to offer. We went to lots of different places and he told me special facts I wouldn’t have known without him. The lunch spot was delicious.”

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