Vang Vieng Experience

Highlights

- A beautiful canoe route on the Nam Song river
- Visit a cave with the possibility of swimming

Description:

This half or one day tour combines all the activities that Vang Vieng is famous for: kayaking on the Nam Song River surrounded by rugged karsts and beautiful ruralscenery and exploring limestone caves. Your will have plenty of opportunities to swim in pools of fresh spring water.

To start with, you will be met by your guide at your hotel lobby, we will transfer around 10km North to the ethnic Khmu village of Viengsamay where after an introduction to the basics of kayaking we shall set off down the beautiful Nam Song river.

After, we continue traveling downstream to Tham None (Sleeping cave). Which is one of the biggest caves in Vang Vieng and served as a rescue shelter for the villagers during the Second Indochina War. Today it is home to a family of bats and the ‘Magic Stone’ of Vang Vieng.
In the rainy season we will swim through the entrance to the cave.

The final leg of the journey is a gentle paddle which will return us to Vang Vieng just in time to catch the sunset (if afternoon departure).

Trip back to your hotel at the end of the excursion.

Included:

- Transportation in air-conditioned car / minibus / coach
- Transportation from/to your accommodation
- All entrance fees to visits
- Guide
- Kayak and safety equipment

Not included:

- Meal
- Personal expenses
- Gratuity

Useful information:

- Unless otherwise specified, all our excursions are private: you, and only you, accompanied by your own guide
- 2 possible departures: departure 9 am (approximately), trip back 1pm (approximately), or departure 1pm (approximately), trip back 5pm (approximately)
- This excursion is recommended for people staying in Vang Vieng
- Rate based on departure/trip back from accommodation located in Vang Vieng