13 days / 12 nights.
Day 1: Vientiane - Vang Vieng. ~220 km, ~5 h.
Today we head south by following the dirt road along the Mekong River, which marks the natural border of Laos and Thailand. Along the way, we can observe the lives of the local fishing trade - on both the Lao and Thai sides of the border.
Highlight: Fishing villages, tubing and rafting.
Day 2: Vang Vieng - Xaisomboune. 105 km, 4 h.
Explore beautiful Vang Vieng by tubing and rafting in the morning. Then follow the dirt road heading south to the Saisomboune Special Zone, dirty and slippery. A picnic lunch will be served on the road.
Highlight: Great fun riding on dirt road.
Day 3: Xaisomboune - Phonsavan. ~140 km, ~5 h.
Begin to really "rock and roll" when we explore the Saisomboune Special Zone, passing through jungle and limestone karsts. We will also take a few breaks to visit Tha Vang, Nam Pheung villages and to enjoy the beautiful panorama of Phou Bia, the highest mountain in Laos - 2,819m above sea level.
Arrive in Phonsavan, then visit Plain of Jars site 1, then continue to sites 2 and 3. After this, we will travel around to search out remnants of military hardware from the second Indochina War - including Muong Khoune, the old capital of Xieng Khoang province that was heavily bombed by American Air Forces.
Highlight: Visit ethnic minorities villages, dirt road for great riding, beautiful mountain view. Plain of Jars and its history during the Second Indochina War.
Day 4: Phonsavan - Xam Nua. ~230 km, ~7 h.
We drive to visit Tham Piew cave - where, on 24 Nov 1968 a rocket from an American jet killed about 400 people during the second Indochina War.
Heading on the rocky, dirt road for 95 km from Muong Kham to Nam Neun where we will have lunch.
In the afternoon, we ride on road no. 6 to Xam Nua.
Highlight: Tham Piew history cave and great fun riding on wild dirt road no. 6.
Day 5: Xam Nua - Vieng Xay - Nam Neun. ~150 km, ~4 h.
In the early morning, we ride for 30 km east to Vieng Xay, the former of Pathet Lao Revolutionary head-quarters with its famous hundred limestone cliffs, caves and Pathet Lao stories from the second Indochina War.
After lunch we ride back on road no. 6, along the way to Nam Neun we will stop to visit local hill-tribe villages and visit beautiful Suan Hin Stone Garden.
Highlight: Vieng Xay the Former of Pathet Lao the head-quarters of Lao Revolutionary with many caves and war histories. Suan Hin Stone Garden.
Day 6: Nam Neun - Vieng Kham. ~170 km, ~5 h.
Enjoy the first 60 km of rough rocky road, visit Hom Thong and Hong villages before stopping for lunch in Vieng Thong. In the afternoon, we ride on a small asphalt road through the Phou Loi NBCA, through dense rainforest and visit Sam Soun village before arriving at Vieng Kham village on the banks of the Nam Xeng river.
Highlight: Great fun riding on dirt, visit local hill tribe villages.
Day 7: Vieng Kham - Udomxai. ~155 km, ~4 h.
Continue on road no. 1 passing through Nong Khiew village where we will stop for a short hike to a local village on the banks of the Nam Ou river and then back to Nong Khiew for lunch.
In the afternoon, we ride through beautiful scenery, with mountain views as we head in to Udomxai province.
Highlight: Beautiful scenery and mountain views.
Day 8: Udomxai - Pak Beng. ~150 km, ~4 h.
Ride through many villages of H'Mong, Thai, Lu and Kho Mu people and enjoy scenic waterfalls along the road to Pak Beng.
Highlight: Friendly local hill tribes.
Day 9: Pak Beng - Muong Ngeun. ~95 km, ~2 h.
We take a boat up the Mekong River for about 2 hours and then begin our ride through one of the wildest areas of Laos where there is abundant native wildlife. This road is rugged in the rain.
Highlight: Enjoy Mekong boat trip, great fun riding.
Day 10: Muong Ngeun - Xayaboury. ~135 km, ~5 to ~10 h.
It is 135 km from Muong Ngeun to Xayaboury; there is about 2hrs riding along the highway then we are into some of the wildest country in Laos with some of the poorest road conditions, so, try your best and keep going until you can go no more! Pray to God for good weather so that the trip takes only 5 hours, and not 7-10 hours!
You will be rewarded to discover that you are the only foreigners travelling in this area of beautiful green natural forest. You will discover many different cultures of local people, such as Yellow Banana tribe. This area is rich in native wildlife and has the largest wild elephant population in Soth East Asia.
Highlight: Great fun for riding - rough and muddy. Mahmuds and elephants, ethnic minorities and native wild life.
Day 11: Xayaboury - Luang Prabang. ~110 km, ~3 h.
Head out on the rough road 1A, cross the Mekong River by ferry in to the Province of Luang Prabang where we will have lunch and relax.
Highlight: Cross Mekong river by ferry, relax in Luang Prabang.
Day 12: Luang Prabang. Walking.
Visit World Heritage site Luang Prabang, with many wats and many cultural sites spanning 700 years of Lao history.
Highlight: Lao history and culture.
Day 13: Luang Prabang - Vientiane. ~420 km, ~8 h.
Our last day finishes with 8 hours riding on the highway back to Vientiane passing through Vang Vieng.
Highlight: End trip.
COST
Voyage Vietnam organizes only all-inclusive full package tours. The only exception is at the request of the travellers when they want to upgrade their accommodation to something more luxurious.
* Including:
- Motorcycle, all fuel;
- Tour guide / Translator;
- Motorbiking protective pants, jacket, gloves, helmet, rain gear, and other safety equipments;
- Sleeping bags, mosquito nets, sheets, pillows and accommodation;
- Third party motorbike insurance;
- All food;
- All entrance fees, permits, tickets, boat trips, ferries, bamboo rafts, etc...
- Voyage Vietnam assistance throughout your trip;
- We also love to celebrate our guests' birthday... well any excuse for a celebration on the open road.
* Personal expenses (such as souvenirs), personal insurance, drinks, bus or flight tickets, food and accommodation in Vientiane and tips are not included in our fee.
Contact us now to book this tour or to know more details about the going price.
Related links:
- Photo gallery
- Comments about our tours
- Upcoming tours
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Today we head south by following the dirt road along the Mekong River, which marks the natural border of Laos and Thailand. Along the way, we can observe the lives of the local fishing trade - on both the Lao and Thai sides of the border.
Highlight: Fishing villages, tubing and rafting.
Day 2: Vang Vieng - Xaisomboune. 105 km, 4 h.
Explore beautiful Vang Vieng by tubing and rafting in the morning. Then follow the dirt road heading south to the Saisomboune Special Zone, dirty and slippery. A picnic lunch will be served on the road.
Highlight: Great fun riding on dirt road.
Day 3: Xaisomboune - Phonsavan. ~140 km, ~5 h.
Begin to really "rock and roll" when we explore the Saisomboune Special Zone, passing through jungle and limestone karsts. We will also take a few breaks to visit Tha Vang, Nam Pheung villages and to enjoy the beautiful panorama of Phou Bia, the highest mountain in Laos - 2,819m above sea level.
Arrive in Phonsavan, then visit Plain of Jars site 1, then continue to sites 2 and 3. After this, we will travel around to search out remnants of military hardware from the second Indochina War - including Muong Khoune, the old capital of Xieng Khoang province that was heavily bombed by American Air Forces.
Highlight: Visit ethnic minorities villages, dirt road for great riding, beautiful mountain view. Plain of Jars and its history during the Second Indochina War.
Day 4: Phonsavan - Xam Nua. ~230 km, ~7 h.
We drive to visit Tham Piew cave - where, on 24 Nov 1968 a rocket from an American jet killed about 400 people during the second Indochina War.
Heading on the rocky, dirt road for 95 km from Muong Kham to Nam Neun where we will have lunch.
In the afternoon, we ride on road no. 6 to Xam Nua.
Highlight: Tham Piew history cave and great fun riding on wild dirt road no. 6.
Day 5: Xam Nua - Vieng Xay - Nam Neun. ~150 km, ~4 h.
In the early morning, we ride for 30 km east to Vieng Xay, the former of Pathet Lao Revolutionary head-quarters with its famous hundred limestone cliffs, caves and Pathet Lao stories from the second Indochina War.
After lunch we ride back on road no. 6, along the way to Nam Neun we will stop to visit local hill-tribe villages and visit beautiful Suan Hin Stone Garden.
Highlight: Vieng Xay the Former of Pathet Lao the head-quarters of Lao Revolutionary with many caves and war histories. Suan Hin Stone Garden.
Day 6: Nam Neun - Vieng Kham. ~170 km, ~5 h.
Enjoy the first 60 km of rough rocky road, visit Hom Thong and Hong villages before stopping for lunch in Vieng Thong. In the afternoon, we ride on a small asphalt road through the Phou Loi NBCA, through dense rainforest and visit Sam Soun village before arriving at Vieng Kham village on the banks of the Nam Xeng river.
Highlight: Great fun riding on dirt, visit local hill tribe villages.
Day 7: Vieng Kham - Udomxai. ~155 km, ~4 h.
Continue on road no. 1 passing through Nong Khiew village where we will stop for a short hike to a local village on the banks of the Nam Ou river and then back to Nong Khiew for lunch.
In the afternoon, we ride through beautiful scenery, with mountain views as we head in to Udomxai province.
Highlight: Beautiful scenery and mountain views.
Day 8: Udomxai - Pak Beng. ~150 km, ~4 h.
Ride through many villages of H'Mong, Thai, Lu and Kho Mu people and enjoy scenic waterfalls along the road to Pak Beng.
Highlight: Friendly local hill tribes.
Day 9: Pak Beng - Muong Ngeun. ~95 km, ~2 h.
We take a boat up the Mekong River for about 2 hours and then begin our ride through one of the wildest areas of Laos where there is abundant native wildlife. This road is rugged in the rain.
Highlight: Enjoy Mekong boat trip, great fun riding.
Day 10: Muong Ngeun - Xayaboury. ~135 km, ~5 to ~10 h.
It is 135 km from Muong Ngeun to Xayaboury; there is about 2hrs riding along the highway then we are into some of the wildest country in Laos with some of the poorest road conditions, so, try your best and keep going until you can go no more! Pray to God for good weather so that the trip takes only 5 hours, and not 7-10 hours!
You will be rewarded to discover that you are the only foreigners travelling in this area of beautiful green natural forest. You will discover many different cultures of local people, such as Yellow Banana tribe. This area is rich in native wildlife and has the largest wild elephant population in Soth East Asia.
Highlight: Great fun for riding - rough and muddy. Mahmuds and elephants, ethnic minorities and native wild life.
Day 11: Xayaboury - Luang Prabang. ~110 km, ~3 h.
Head out on the rough road 1A, cross the Mekong River by ferry in to the Province of Luang Prabang where we will have lunch and relax.
Highlight: Cross Mekong river by ferry, relax in Luang Prabang.
Day 12: Luang Prabang. Walking.
Visit World Heritage site Luang Prabang, with many wats and many cultural sites spanning 700 years of Lao history.
Highlight: Lao history and culture.
Day 13: Luang Prabang - Vientiane. ~420 km, ~8 h.
Our last day finishes with 8 hours riding on the highway back to Vientiane passing through Vang Vieng.
Highlight: End trip.
COST
Voyage Vietnam organizes only all-inclusive full package tours. The only exception is at the request of the travellers when they want to upgrade their accommodation to something more luxurious.
* Including:
- Motorcycle, all fuel;
- Tour guide / Translator;
- Motorbiking protective pants, jacket, gloves, helmet, rain gear, and other safety equipments;
- Sleeping bags, mosquito nets, sheets, pillows and accommodation;
- Third party motorbike insurance;
- All food;
- All entrance fees, permits, tickets, boat trips, ferries, bamboo rafts, etc...
- Voyage Vietnam assistance throughout your trip;
- We also love to celebrate our guests' birthday... well any excuse for a celebration on the open road.
* Personal expenses (such as souvenirs), personal insurance, drinks, bus or flight tickets, food and accommodation in Vientiane and tips are not included in our fee.
Contact us now to book this tour or to know more details about the going price.
Related links:
- Photo gallery
- Comments about our tours
- Upcoming tours