Laos bite-sized trips
Create your own ideal holiday
Landlocked Laos is often lesser visited than its nearby neighbours, but with remote communities, historic cities, and lush natural landscapes brimming with wildlife, there’s a lot to experience in this small destination. Choose from our bite-sized trips below and we will piece them together to create a tailor-made holiday just for you.
Not sure where to start? No problem, take a look at our full itineraries or just get in touch and we’ll talk you through the options.
Explore Vientiane, a sleepy, scenic capital curled around a bend in the Mekong River, packed with tuk-tuks, French bakeries and friendly wandering monks. Tuck into tasty Laotian cuisine, watch daily life unfold over a croissant in a pavement cafe and stroll along the river front.
Explore Vientiane, a sleepy, scenic capital curled around a bend in the Mekong River, packed with tuk-tuks, French bakeries and friendly wandering monks. Tuck into tasty Laotian cuisine, watch daily life unfold over a croissant in a pavement cafe and stroll along the river front.
Puzzle over the ancient mystery of giant stone jars scattered across hilly plains and visit an inspiring community project dedicated to educating young people in north eastern Laos. Nobody knows how, when or why the huge jars appeared, making the Plain of Jars a truly mind-boggling place.
Puzzle over the ancient mystery of giant stone jars scattered across hilly plains and visit an inspiring community project dedicated to educating young people in north eastern Laos. Nobody knows how, when or why the huge jars appeared, making the Plain of Jars a truly mind-boggling place.
Glide along a rippling rural river between jungle-topped karst mountains, explore hidden caves and meet the friendly locals in tiny, traditional villages. When it comes to scenery, Vang Vieng is a real showstopper, clinging to the banks of the beautiful Nam Song river and flanked by emerald peaks.
Glide along a rippling rural river between jungle-topped karst mountains, explore hidden caves and meet the friendly locals in tiny, traditional villages. When it comes to scenery, Vang Vieng is a real showstopper, clinging to the banks of the beautiful Nam Song river and flanked by emerald peaks.
Step into a heady, spiritual world of golden spires, saffron-robed monks, frangipani flowers and crumbling French mansions. Prepare to be instantly caught in the spell of Luang Prabang, a heartwarming place slung along the banks of the Mekong River, circled by jungle-topped mountains.
Step into a heady, spiritual world of golden spires, saffron-robed monks, frangipani flowers and crumbling French mansions. Prepare to be instantly caught in the spell of Luang Prabang, a heartwarming place slung along the banks of the Mekong River, circled by jungle-topped mountains.
Stay with a welcoming hill tribe and trek through emerald rice paddies tucked between the limestone mountains of rural Laos. It’s an authentic and offbeat adventure that will give you a real peek into the daily lives of traditional minority tribes and a taste of local hospitality.
Stay with a welcoming hill tribe and trek through emerald rice paddies tucked between the limestone mountains of rural Laos. It’s an authentic and offbeat adventure that will give you a real peek into the daily lives of traditional minority tribes and a taste of local hospitality.
Lose yourself in a laid-back rural daydream on the banks of a lazy river, caught between rice paddies and limestone mountains. Nong Khiaw is a seriously special place, draped in scenery that will leave you speechless. Hike through the hills and relax by the river with an ice-cold Beer Lao.
Lose yourself in a laid-back rural daydream on the banks of a lazy river, caught between rice paddies and limestone mountains. Nong Khiaw is a seriously special place, draped in scenery that will leave you speechless. Hike through the hills and relax by the river with an ice-cold Beer Lao.
Trek through the mountains and stay at home with the locals as you cross from Laos into Thailand. It’s a remote and heart-warming journey to the Thai border. You’ll cross gushing streams on bamboo rafts, hike through thick jungle and enjoy a traditional home-cooked meal with your host family.
Trek through the mountains and stay at home with the locals as you cross from Laos into Thailand. It’s a remote and heart-warming journey to the Thai border. You’ll cross gushing streams on bamboo rafts, hike through thick jungle and enjoy a traditional home-cooked meal with your host family.
Take a beautiful rural journey of a million turns, exploring one of the most remote regions of Laos. Next, cross the border into neighbouring Vietnam, where you’ll stay at home with hill tribes, wander between the rice terraces and continue to the tangled, tiny streets of atmospheric Hanoi.
Take a beautiful rural journey of a million turns, exploring one of the most remote regions of Laos. Next, cross the border into neighbouring Vietnam, where you’ll stay at home with hill tribes, wander between the rice terraces and continue to the tangled, tiny streets of atmospheric Hanoi.
Escape into a lush, tropical rainforest peppered with plunging waterfalls, gaze down into emerald gorges and trek through the wilderness of the Bolaven Plateau. Sleep in a secluded bungalow near a gushing waterfall, meet minority tribes and feel beautifully lost in the rainforest.
Escape into a lush, tropical rainforest peppered with plunging waterfalls, gaze down into emerald gorges and trek through the wilderness of the Bolaven Plateau. Sleep in a secluded bungalow near a gushing waterfall, meet minority tribes and feel beautifully lost in the rainforest.
Float between the Four Thousand Islands, where time almost stands still. Impossibly laid-back and seriously daydreamy, it’s somewhere that has to be seen to be believed. Some islands are tiny specks, while others contain entire forests and mountains. Explore the rice paddies by bicycle, swing in a hammock and soak up the slow pace of life.
Float between the Four Thousand Islands, where time almost stands still. Impossibly laid-back and seriously daydreamy, it’s somewhere that has to be seen to be believed. Some islands are tiny specks, while others contain entire forests and mountains. Explore the rice paddies by bicycle, swing in a hammock and soak up the slow pace of life.
Speak to our Laos specialist Miles
“Laos is a real winner for anyone looking for a mix of culture, nature and tasty cuisine. Visiting the falls outside Luang Prabang is my favourite excursion – it’s a ‘must do’ experience and my customers highly recommend it too!”
