Vang Vieng

Kayaking tours are more popular these days than tubing due to the decline in backpacker numbers caused by the closing of the riverside bars....

Pha Poak is a small limestone hill located to the west of town, visible from the western banks of the Nam Song thanks to a flag on top...

The Blue Lagoon is located a seven-kilometre journey along a rough dirt road which starts from the southern edge of Vang Vieng next to the Kangaroo Bar...

This 'sport' can be practised in a number of places in Laos, but nowhere is the view as spectacular as here, with karst limestone mountains lining the route. For many, tubing on the Nam Song is the entire reason for a stop in Vang Vieng...

The stunning limestone mountains that tower over Vang Vieng are riddled with caves of all kinds. Some are large with spectacular stalagmite and stalactite formations, while others are so small you can barely squeeze inside...