Streets of Vang Vieng

Vang Vieng is a stop-over town for travellers going towards Vientiane or Luang Prabang. As the road trip to and from Vientiane to Luang Prabang is very long, it will take you almost 10 hours just to get there by their local bus, thus most people will stop by Vang Vieng for at least a night before proceeding on. Vang Vieng in itself do not have much attractions, however if you do take time to walk out to the older towns you will find yourself among beautiful scenes of padi fields with hills and caves forming the background.

The main street in Vang Vieng has unfortunately is now a street lined with bars, restaurants and cafes for foreigners. Basically it is like walking along one of the streets in Phuket. Sad.

If you are into canoeing and rafting, Vang Vieng is a good point to start out with for such expeditions. There are quite a few "adventure" shops around that cater for such tours. And of coz they don't come cheap, but it is affordable. If you are into taking in local flavours of towns and cities, Vang Vieng is definitely not the place to be at.

Tham Phu Kham

And this long walk down the road took us total of 7 hours under scotching sun to reach Tham Phu Kham, a cave in Vang Vieng. This is one walk I believe all 3 of us will never forget... And we also learnt not to listen to Miss E too much and also not trust the distances written on signs.

The long walk to Tham Phu Kham

Lake Pool at the foot of Tham Phu Kham














Inside the cave - Tham Phu Kham














Our dusty and tanned feet after the long exhausting walk... can't tell the diff which is dirt which is the tan-line.