How to get Vang Vieng from Luang Prabang?

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Admin March 10, 2017 8:08 GMT

There is one thing you must remember about traffic in Laos. Everywhere is a long way from where you are. Certainly, in the distance, Luang Prabang is only 218 km away. Well that’s what google maps for us anyway. In fact, the small gap is very skinny, windy roads and hills, and pot holey. The cars that you will not go any more than 40kms an hour. Tour to Indochina

Vip bus in Luang Prabang – source: internet

Let’s math problem this.

Round up the kilometres to 220 km – the distance between Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng.

At a speed of 40km per hour;

220 / 40 = The bus will take five and a half hours.

But in reality, the bus will travel about 30km per hour so that it does not fall within one of the cliffs, ran into another car, or even worse, running through a cow. 220/30 = Buses will take just a little more than seven hours. Tours in Laos

Vip bus in Luang Prabang – source: internet

This is more realistic

To reach Vang Vieng from Luang Prabang, you can easily go to the bus station which was out of town and buy tickets directly from there. It will take a good hour to walk the distance because it takes at least 10 minutes in a tuk tuk.

Or, you could do as many other tourists before you do, and head to a travel agent and buy either a bus or a minivan ticket through them. The travel agent will even throw in transport via a tuk tuk from their business or your guesthouse and take you to the bus station.

Tickets to Vang Vieng – source: internet

VIP Bus – 8:00am, 9:00am, 9:30am, 7:30pm – Takes 5 hours – 150,000 to 160,000 Kip ($19 – $20) from a Travel Agent.
Express Bus – 8:00am, 9:00am, 9:30am, 7:30pm – Takes 5 hours – 150,000 to 160,000 Kip ($19 – $20) from a Travel Agent.
Mini Van – 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm – Takes 5 hours – 130,000 Kip ($16) from a Travel Agent.

Midway between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang – source: internet

All will take between 5 – 8 hours long depending on the bus and road conditions.

When you come to Vang Vieng is considered paradise river

River in Vang Vieng – source: internet

It has created a lot of water games and exciting adventure. Guests can choose gutters slide, bungee jumping, kayaking, tubing treckking … or games. One of the best adventure games of which was the game bungee – jumping rope swing from a height of about 30m streams, requiring courage and daring as the player swinging on a rope at a high elasticity and leaped into the river. The danger was not losing the attractiveness of the river this adventure game.

Visitors from many parts of the world has always excited and forgot the time he arrived here so it’s no surprise that there are guests in Vang Vieng both .

Go up the watershed, employee car travel tuk tuk red dust flew blind will come to start collecting points kayaking trip. The boat slowly downstream, tourists can relax scenic daydreaming or clinging to either side at the moment to re-immersed in the music pulsating, passionate dances in the riverside bars scattered.

Night falls, also the bib at Vang Viang Chan colourful coats sheets of the block located West of the river Nam Song. The diner is located san, serves a variety of dishes, drinks strong traditions of indigenous people to the other European, Asian dishes with reasonable rates and professional.

Foreign tourists in Vang Vieng – source: internet

Vang Vieng in not only water but also the game has a lot of beautiful caves like the Tham Jang. Just 2km from the center of town, visitors can rent a bicycle or tuk tuk vehicle choice (about 20.000Kip ($ 2)) in order to work. Admission prices are 10.000Kip ($ 1), visitors will be spoiled for enjoying the strangely shaped stalactites, deep in the mysterious cave.

Only a small town but tours of Vang Vieng is well developed and professional. The hostel from affordable to high-end, Mini amnesty, vehicles always make reasonable prices for guests to choose from.

Have a nice trip!