Vang Vieng Views

The region is split by the main town to the east of the river and a huge valley to the west just begging you to drive in and explore. The further into the valley you go, the more remote it becomes until the tracks eventually stop and you reached the end. Because of this, the views really are stunning with mountains enclosing you from all sides almost like you've been placed inside a bowl.

We tried zip lining through the treetops with the longest zip line being 380m it was great fun although for each zipline down was a hot walk back up. As it was extremely hot we decided to go back to one of the lagoons and cool off. Hoping to stay out for sunset we were forced to change plans as dark clouds started to form. 10 minutes later lightning was seen not too far away. Rushing back we just missed the storm, although 30 minutes later it passed so we left for drinks and dinner that evening.

The following day we went hiking up more viewpoints. No surprise that by the time we reached the top we were incredibly hot and sweaty. Despite this and as expected, the views were beautiful and we even found the odd motorbike at the top of some of the peaks - who knew why but it certainly made a great picture. In the evening we watched the sunset (amongst a few clouds) and then enjoyed dinner and drinks in a quirky bar where we had great food, actual cider and played pool.

Vang Vieng is an interesting little place full of things to do and beautiful scenery. We love a good adventure activity and our visit has been made even better with sunshine throughout the whole stay. Now we head, by train, to the capital Vientiane for a short stay before flying out to Vietnam next.Read more