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.

How does it work?

1. Explore our regions and pick your favourite bite-sized trips.

2. Add them to your travel plan and send it our way.

3. Your Laos Specialist will stitch it all together into a personalised holiday, made just for you.

Or, if you’d prefer something ready-made, our itineraries are good to go. You can book them as they are or chat with your Specialist about adding extra experiences. Get in touch with our destination experts to start planning.

Private, tailor-made holidays your way
Your own dedicated Destination Specialist
Unique and small-scale stays

1
Waterfalls and Rainforests of the Bolaven Plateau
Itinerary:
Pakse - Bolaven Plateau
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights
Price:
From £189 per person (excluding flights)
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.
2
Kayak Between Limestone Peaks
Itinerary:
Luang Prabang - Vang Vieng - Vientiane
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights
Price:
From £309 per person (excluding flights)
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.
3
From Hidden Laos to Hanoi
Itinerary:
Sam Neua - Hanoi
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights
Price:
From £574 per person (excluding flights)
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.
4
Vive Vientiane
Itinerary:
Vientiane
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights
Price:
From £119 per person (excluding flights)
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.
5
Islands in the Mekong
Itinerary:
Khone Island - Pakse
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights
Price:
From £294 per person (excluding flights)
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.
6
Plain of Jars
Itinerary:
Phonsavan - Plain of Jars - Phonsavan - Luang Prabang
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights
Price:
From £459 per person (excluding flights)
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.
7
Experience Luang Prabang
Itinerary:
Luang Prabang
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights
Price:
From £230 per person (excluding flights)
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.
8
Northern Mountain Trail – Laos to Thailand
Itinerary:
Luang Namtha - Chiang Rai
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights
Price:
From £585 per person (excluding flights)
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.
9
Hill Tribe Encounter
Itinerary:
Luang Prabang - Homestay - Luang Prabang
Duration:
2 days / 1 night
Price:
From £224 per person (excluding flights)
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.
10
Morning Mists by the River
Itinerary:
Nong Khiaw
Duration:
3 days / 2 nights
Price:
From £215 per person (excluding flights)
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.