Vientiane Tours and Activities
While Vientiane has not traditionally been known for its tour options, there are a growing number of Vientiane tours available for those people who want to get out into the countryside around Vientiane and experience what Laos has to offer. Please take a look at our Vientiane tours below and see for yourself some of the great tours now available for your Vientiane holiday.
One of the most common reasons people visit Vientiane is to renew a visa from Thailand. These tours are just part of the reason to stay a few days and explore Vientiane and all it has to offer.
Nam Leuk 3 Day Adventure
Duration: 3 day(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
Traversing the Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area, the trail follows the Nam Leuk River. The trek starts at the Tad Leuk Waterfall in the southeast of the National Park and ends at the southern tip of the Nam Ngum Lake, where the Nam Leuk Reservoir
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Ban Na Elephant Tower
Duration: 2 day(s)(assuming 2 travellers)
This easy trek takes the passionate walker into the elephant forests of the Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area (NPA). Of the two herds known to inhabit this NPA, one has quite recently chosen to roam the bamboo thickets nearby the village of Ban Na.
To protect the wild elephant herds and to compensate the villagers for the occassional damage caused by these great beasts, a community-based tourism scheme was introduced. Trained local guides lead the visitors to very remote sites within the forests of this Nature reserve, just over an hour away from Vientiane.
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