Water Tubing in
Vang Vieng Laos

"About river and water tubing in
Laos' backpacker town -– Vang Vieng"

tubing in vang vieng laos
Tubing in Vang Vieng

"Water Tubing in Vang Vieng" was last updated on April 27, 2012
All information below is subject to change

Tubing is VERY popular in Vang Vieng, and is the reason why many travelers go to Vang Vieng.

Rental price: 50.000-55.000 Kip + deposit

If you're planning on tubing bring a dry bag so your camera, money and clothes don't get wet.

Otherwise you can rent dry bags for as little as 20.000 kip.

You start your journey near the Organic Farm -- 4 km from town. The rental price will usually include a free Tuk-Tuk ride, so no worries about how to get there.

Down the river, kids haul you in with bamboo sticks so you can go barhopping. At the bars you can get Lao Lao and local alcohol.

While you're floating down the river, you'll see the scenery of Vang Vieng as well. And it's just beautiful!

So, interested in tubing?

There are small agencies along Main Road in Vang Vieng offering tube tours. Otherwise ask the staff at your guesthouse if they rent out tubes!

Best time to go: It's less crowded before 12 am. A lot of travelers are sleeping until 11.00-12.00 am.

The tube operators open at 10.00 am and you have to deliver back the tube by 06.00 pm.

tubing tubes in vang vieng laos
Water tubing in Vang Vieng

But be careful when you're floating down the river:

There have been reports on drownings, because of the combination of too much alcohol and strong Nam Song currents.

And another thing:

You know you've gone too far in the river if you don't see other tubers around you.

I'm going to tell you about a girl we met in Luang Prabang who had her worst nightmare in Vang Vieng.

She wasn't hauled in at all at the end of the day, and had to float "forever" down the river (it felt like forever to her).

She managed to haul in herself despite the current, and ended up walking in just her bikini carrying her tube inside town. This girl was so terrified at that moment when she had problems getting on land.

tubing sign in vang vieng laos
Water tubing: A typical sign in Vang Vieng

And not to mention, embarrassed because she got a lot of evil and weird looks while walking in just her bikini. I felt sorry for her.

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