5 Days Laos Plain Of Jars Biking Tour from Luang Prabang to Vientiane
Tour Overview
Laos Mountain Biking Tour – Bike tour one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in Southeast Asia, with views of Laos that will leave you speechless. Lots of up,...
Code of Tour: TAD0000027605
Length of Travel: 5 Day
Destinations of Tour:
Departure City: Luang Prabang
Price of Tour: Request
Type of Tour: Private
Features of Tour: Cycling
Laos Mountain Biking Tour – Bike tour one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in Southeast Asia, with views of Laos that will leave you speechless. Lots of up, lots of down and small hill-tribe communities at every turn make this an incredibly rewarding adventure by bicycle.
Day 1: Luang Prabang to Phukoun ( L , D ) – Biking 80 km
Your group leader will have made contact the evening before and will provide you the opportunity to try out your bike. In the morning, you meet your fellow riders and hit the road. Cycling out of Luang Prabang, we are faced with what is, without a doubt, the most difficult day of cycling on this tour and also one of the most rewarding with two huge uphill climbs. We pass through lush forest and many small Hmong villages that sit dwarfed by the amazing landscape of limestone mountains that surround them. We stay the night in a small junction village called Phukoun on top of the mountains. Few people stop here overnight so the accommodation is simple but adequate. We do drive a section today to reach our destination and keep the ride achievable.
Day 2: Phukoun – Phomsavan (B/L/D) (90 km)
Another challenging day of cycling, beginning with a descent, then back into the climbs. There is a lot of up, a lot of down and not a lot of flat, but this is the northern mountains of Laos, so it is what is to be expected. We are riding today into Xieng Khouang Province, home of the highest peaks in Laos and the Plain of Jars. We stay this evening in the town of Phonsavan. We again drive a section today to reach our destination and keep the ride achievable.
Day 3: Phonsavan – Plain Of Jars – Phukoun (B/L/D) (45 km)
This morning we drive to the mysterious Plain of Jars and explore by foot. These giant stone jars are distributed over an extensive area through an upland valley. The impressive ruins were probably used as burial vessels or as part of burial ritual, and are thought to date back to the Iron Age. After a morning exploring the fascinating Plain, we drive back to Phukoun for another night in this little-visited town. It may seem strange to be spending two nights in this out-of-the-way place, but the previous day of riding and the day exploring the Plain will surely be worth it. And the views from here are truly jaw-dropping.
Day 4: Phukoun – Vang Vieng (B, L , D) ( 95 km )
There is that old saying, that what goes up, must… Anyway, today you get to enjoy something of a payoff for the climbing of the last couple of days. The main descent is a continual, very enjoyable 20km and the rest of the day continues on a similar trend, although there are some short sections where you need to have your climbing legs ready. We ride door to door today and expect to arrive into the very beautiful Vang Vieng in the late afternoon. Vang Vieng is famed as a chillout town and refuge of the homesick backpacker. A pizza may even be in order if you need a break from the rice.
Day 5 : Vang Vieng – Vientiane (B, L ,) ( 35 km )
With only a few short pedal strokes, we find ourselves in some truly beautiful countryside where rice paddies are framed by jutting limestone karsts. We visit a lagoon for a swim and stop off at a cave along the way. We return to town just after lunch and have a shower before boarding the van for the drive into Vientiane. Upon arrival in Vientiane, we will take you to your hotel or to the airport if you are in a hurry to leave.
