Vang Vieng...tubing paradise!! - Vang Vieng, Laos (vang vieng tubing, tubing vang vieng)

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep by TravelPod blogger Joshloz. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Vang Vieng...tubing paradise!! "Well as reported via email we were in Vang Vieng a few days ago for a few days! This place is very touristy, but very relaxed and cruisey. So cruisey that all the cafes, bars and restaurants have cushions and pillows set up around low tables so you can lay back, eat food and watch the never ending dvd's on play. Josh was sick the first day so we just hung out, and planned a tubing day on the Nam Song river for the following day. Now Vang Vieng is known for its tubing, and we werent about to miss out on the fun, but instead of doing it by ourselves we splashed out $13 each to take another day trip. This one involved looking at four caves, passing through more villages within the area finished up with a trip down the river. The caves we visited at in the morning weren't that interesting. One had a buddha and a buddha's 'footprint' as they all do...another with a stalagtite in the shape of an elephant. One however was very deep and dark which we took on with the trusty headlamp Josh brought along for trip! Inside this cave was some huge stalagmite and stalagtite formations in different shapes which the locals play tunes on. This cave was used by the villagers to hide out during the war. After a huge cooked lunch, provided for us...we then walked to the last cave jumped on tubes and ...



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