Vang Vieng today

vang vieng today is situated 152 km from Vientiane on route 13 (north). This small village is set against a backdrop of dramatic limestone mountians.Vangvieng is an ideal place to break the long journey from Vientiane to Luang Prabang. Bamboo cabins and guesthouse are both available for those seeking avernight accommodation. this place is with more comfortable and facility for visitor to relax with the fest air of nature and cool water form Nansong water. One of the main attractions of the town is inner tubing on the river. Whilst floating downriver there are several places to stop, mostly small family-owned bars or just simply an enterprising local with a bucket filled with ice cold bottles of Beer lao, and also several good spots for jumping into the river from the bank or a specially constructed bridge. Careful on the 10 meter high swing it is common to perforate your eardrum and do permanent damage to your hearing if you land the wrong way. During the wet season, the river can be series of raging rapids, but during the dry season, some of it is little more than a trickle.