Vang Vieng, The Piece Of Heaven On Earth

You must have travelled to many awe-inspiring and breathtaking destinations of the world but there are only a few places which are truly a heaven on earth. Vang Vieng is amongst them which is a beautiful town located on Nam Song River in Vientiane (Laos) and is full of jaw-dropping karst topography landscapes. Its scenic rivers and mountains, limestone hills, paddy rice farms and many other alluring spots are of great interest for the tourists and you can too take cheap flights to Vientiane to visit this astonishing district.

Vang Vieng highly promotes budget travelling or independent travelling by providing adventurous opportunities for exploring its mind-blowing places due to which the number of visitors increases manifolds annually. It was published in the New Zealand Herald that “If teenagers ruled the world, it might resemble Vang Vieng”. The basic and an important feature of this district is Lima Site 6-an airstrip that was used by the American planes during the Vietnam War. This town is basically a backpacker region with its street consisting of restaurants, bars, house, cafes and tourism agencies. The top most attraction for the tourists is inner tubing and also canoeing on the river of Nam Song which is bordered with the bars that feature dark beer, light beer, lager and whisky and is fitted out with huge decks, zip lines and rope swings.

Some enthusiastic visitors love to trek on the thrilling trails and also they don’t miss rock climbing on the limestone cliffs. The area is very well known for the mysterious caves that exist here, one of them is Tham Phu Kham or The Golden Cave a sacred cave very famous for the beautiful water lagoon and is located some 4 miles away from the town. The main enclosure of the cave houses the bronze Reclining Buddha which presents the perfect view when the sun rays directly enter from a little opening and gleams it in the late afternoon. Apart from it the Padeng cave, Ring cave and Chang Cave are also very popular.

Nam Song River Vang Vieng LaosVang Vieng is also very famous for the exotic shopping items and daily goods such as kitchenware, food items, a fantastic collection of textiles, hand-woven dresses, ropes and baskets and trays made of straw, grass and bamboo. The market is situated some 5 kilometres on the northern side. If you have forgotten the requisite and essential items of water sports-rest easy as the shops also sell swimming costumes, caps, shorts, hats and flip-flops. When it comes to mouthwatering and delicious cuisines, Van Vieng is full of wonders as they server all kinds of dishes that include Chinese, Indian, Asian, Thai as well as western. This district is full of convenient restaurant areas to reach to whenever you starve and amongst them, the most luxurious are the Kangaroo Sunset Bar, Organic Farm Restaurant and Sala Pha Deng.

Vang Vieng is undoubtedly a party village providing all the entertainments for chilling out. The climate of Vientiane is tropical dry, wet and monsoonal with the dry season lasting from November to March and rest of the seven months are covered with monsoon weather. The best time to visit Van Vieng is during the less humid months of December, January and February. Now it’s time for you to pack up your bags and take a trip to the magnificent district of Van Vieng.