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Kayaking, Caving & Organic Farm - 1 Day Tour
This tour is unique to Explore Asia Laos and different from the other kayaking tours in town.
The tour starts by driving north of town to a traditional village where you will recieve some training.
We then start to paddle down the Nam Song taking in the stunning scenery before taking a rest and visiting Tham Nam Thaem cave and have a barbecue lunch.
We then continue downstream and visit the organic farm, where you can try the wine, mulberry tea and local fruit. You can enjoy a swim in the waters to cool down and then we go to Tham None the largest cave in Vang Vieng.
We finish with an easy 30 minute paddle back to Vang Vieng in time to catch the sunset.
Kayaking, Tubing & Caving - 1 Day Tour
Option 1: The day starts with a visit to the Elephant Cave about 15km north of Vang Vieng. The cave lies on the Nam Song river and is an important bhuddist temple and owes it's name to a remarkable limestone formation.
We will walk through green rice fields to the Water Cave where you can swim and go tubing inside up to 500m. After the tubing we will serve you a barbecue lunch at the cave and then the kayaking begins.
You will receive basic training from professional guides and then paddle down the river past stunning limestone karsts and beautiful scenery arriving back at Vang Vieng in time for sunset and a well deserved drink.
Option 2: This is the same tour except after lunch you will kayak to where the tubing begins in Vang Vieng and swap the kayaks for tubes to float lazily back to town in time to watch the sunset.
Vang Vieng Pha Tao Trek (Secret Eden) - 1 Day Tour
A moderate one day trek visiting the caves nearby the Nam Song River.
The day starts by driving north of town to the village of Pha Tao. From here we take some paths a little of the beaten track to Tham Hok cave and continue up to the top of one of the most scenic mountains in the area. We will spend time at the top to relax, enjoy the view and take photos, before continuing a short distance to Tham Pa Sang. While lunch is being prepared you can swim here and relax.
Tham Pa Sang is a huge and largely unexplored cave with many stalactites and a stream flowing through it.
After lunch we enter and explore Tham Pa Sang, going more than 100m inside. We then continue the trek to the bottom where you will be picked up to return to Vang Vieng.
Vang Vieng Experience (Secret Eden) - 2 Days
Trek to the local caves and mountains, spend the night in a resort on the Nam Song River north of Vang Vieng and then kayak downstream the next day.
Day 1: The day starts by driving north of town to the village of Pha Tao. From here we take some paths a little of the beaten track to Tham Hok cave and continue up to the top of one of the most scenic mountains in the area. We will spend time at the top to relax, enjoy the view and take photos, before continuing a short distance to Tham Pa Sang. While lunch is being prepared you can swim here and relax.
Tham Pa Sang is a huge and largely unexplored cave with many stalactites and a stream flowing through it. After lunch we enter and explore Tham Pa Sang, going more than 100m inside. We then continue the trek to the bottom where you will be picked up to take you to Patang Resort for the sunset with a Lao buffet and ice cold Beerlao. Now it is time to relax around the campfire with Lao Hai - traditional Lao rice wine in a jar.
Day 2: Following a continental breakfast you will recieve an introduction to kayaking and then start to paddle down the Nam Song river to the organic farm, where you can try the wine, mulberry tea and local fruit. You can enjoy a swim in the waters to cool down and then we go to Tham None (Sleeping Cave) the largest cave in Vang Vieng.
We finish with an easy 30 minute paddle back to Vang Vieng in time to catch the sunset.
Vang Vieng Cycling - 1 Day Tour
A full day of cycling & caving taking in over 30km of Vang Vieng's finest scenery. We start by heading towards the blue lagoon. We will cross the bamboo bridge and head to the Blue Lagoon and Tham Phoukam (Cave of the Golden Crab) where you can swim, relax and explore the cave. We will have Lao food at a local restaurant here before heading off.
After this we shall head off via mountain bike on a tour which covers approximately 26km through the karst range of the Nam Song & Vang Vieng. After reaching the far side of the ridge, a steep hike leads to the Tham Poukham Cave. Its hidden corridors are filled with an endless array of stalagmites and stalactites, underground lakes, deep wells and up to 80 m high chimneys!
Continuing westwards the trail gets increasingly rough as we follow the narrow valley of the Houay San stream until Pha Deng 'red cliff' comes into sight to the right.
Continuing on we arrive in Phonxay the first village on the banks of the Nam Khouang. The road here continues south and runs beside the Nam Khouang; we follow it until the crossroads in Ban Nathong Tai where the road to the Nam Song Bridge is met which leads us back to Vang Vieng where a sunset drink by the river marks the end of a great cycling adventure.
Rock Climbing
Half Day: An introductory 4 hour course ideal if you have never climbed before. You will learn rope techniques, belay techniques, safety measure and basic climbing.
Full Day: 9 hour course also designed to introduce you to the foundations of rock climbing. The morning is spent on top rope climbing, belay techniques, safety measures and equipment use. The afternoon is used for top and/or lead climbing, trekking and abseiling.
3 Day Course: The ultimate climbing course, designed to give you a full understanding of climbing techniques. Covering rope techniques, belay techniques, safety measures, basic climbing, top climbing/lead climbing, abseiling & multi pitch climbing.