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exit45jonas
Sunshine Coast, Australia33 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
This is definitely a must do in Vang Vieng. We booked direct with the tubing business and they picked us up from our hotel. We chose 10am to avoid the hoards of drunken party people who go at 1pm. After a 15 minute drive, they dropped us off at the riverbed. It was amazing to float down the river surrounded by spectacular mountains, small farms, houses and under bridges. We stopped and had beers at one of the river bars. Apart from a few kayakers, we practically had the river to ourselves. With one beer stop, the tubing experience took about 2 hours. We loved it so much we did it all a second time 2 days later. It only cost us 100,000 Kip pp including pick up and transport. Highly recommended!
Written 1 November 2023
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mmeaa2568
Birmingham, UK46 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
So so much fun, don’t miss it! We started at 1pm and finished around 7pm, the bars are cool but a little more expensive than anywhere else in Vang Vieng, but they have games like beer pong etc and really good atmosphere! Tubing was so much fun (defo bring a dry bag and also your own drink for whilst in the tube as it’s a long time between bars). The best experience
Written 25 November 2023
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Steph
Melbourne, Australia86 contributions
Mar 2025 • Couples
Tipsy tubing was so much fun and definitely a highlight of our trip! There are some bumpy parts of the river and some rocks that you can hit. But as long as you are a strong swimmer you should be fine. Bars are fun and you are allowed to bring your own beers on the river. Highly recommend if you’re looking for some fun!
Written 20 March 2025
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Alex H
Port St. Mary, UK2,587 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Booked through our hotel accommodation in Vang Vieng, the tipsy tubing consists of around 3 hours or more of slowly bobbing along down the river at a leisurely pace. There are 3 or 4 bars open on each day which you can stop off at and get some drinks. This activity might not be for everyone but we loved it!
NB bring your own dry bag if you want to keep your stuff actually dry, as the tour’s dry bags are useless!
NB bring your own dry bag if you want to keep your stuff actually dry, as the tour’s dry bags are useless!
Written 8 March 2023
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Ghentfreak
Hanoi, Vietnam302 contributions
Feb 2020
We are both around 60, we did the whole trip. No danger, very relaxing. It took us 3 hours to finish the trip without stop. Sometimes the river undeep and almost no current. We left at 2.30 pm at the end it become cold when the sun went down. Good and friendly service. Book at the company not at an agency. It’s cheaper!
Written 2 February 2020
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Karolina W
Warsaw, Poland27 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Nice weather, river wasn't very fast in the beginning it was just perfect.
Nevertheless belive me if you stay on water for too long your arms start to pain and if you go in to the city it's very dangerous because of the motor bouts.
I recommend it but stop after 1h or 1,5 and don't go to the city
Nevertheless belive me if you stay on water for too long your arms start to pain and if you go in to the city it's very dangerous because of the motor bouts.
I recommend it but stop after 1h or 1,5 and don't go to the city
Written 12 January 2020
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schnellwiederweg
Frankfurt, Germany27 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Yes, the landscape is nice but there is much better ways to see it than this. In December the water is running super slow and we spent most of the time struggeling to get foward at all. We startet early at 10 am and there was nobody else, which can be a nice considering the amount of people at the lagoons for example.
Written 7 January 2020
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Hannah C
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Feb 2024 • Friends
We got picked up from our hostel at 12pm and started on the river not too long after that. We were told lots of people would be doing it but this was not the case. There were two other people dropped off with us and five more at the first bar - that was it. We were told that the first bar was 5 mins away, the second was 10 mins away and the third was 2 hrs away. But only the first bar was actually open. Spent three hours drifting as the only tubes in the river with no bars, getting splashed by kayakers. Not what I was expecting.
Written 23 March 2024
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Jesus V F H
Maastricht, The Netherlands522 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
The tubing will be what you want it to be. Let me explain you why: everybody normally goes at 12:00, so, if what you want is to party and meet a lot of people, that's your hour. We went at 11:00 so we literally had the river for ourselves.
Written 18 February 2020
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gpont1
Leeds, UK49 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Thoroughly enjoyed my experience tubing in Vang Vieng. The views are absolutely stunning and it's so relaxing just floating along slowly while you take it all in. Only stopped at one bar, they're all right at the beginning and just wanted to get going and enjoy it but if you want to drink you gotta stop off straight away. Can get a bit rocky in places so mind your bum but it just adds to the adventure! Worth doing for sure.
Written 15 February 2020
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Pierre-Edouard B
El Albir, Spain
Hi, when is the best period to do this activity ? Is it open every day ?
Thanks
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P-E
Written 1 August 2019
Depending on the time of year the river flows at different rates. I think it would be better to go in the dry season when the river flows as a more leisurely pace. I went in September and it was over too quickly and also the nice water areas around Luang Prabang were not that really pretty blue colour but rather brown.
Written 2 August 2019
Hi, can I pack tubing and caving in the same day?
Written 19 March 2019
Yes tour operaters do them as a bundle day pass
Written 29 March 2019
Yes it’s very shallow and you will have rubber tube to keep you afloat
Written 14 March 2018
I am looking to go Mid March but keep reading conflicting views of brilliant \ dead don't go. has anyone gone recently or in March?
Written 26 February 2018
Went in January and for stunning scenery / magic of floating down the river with virtually no-one else on it I'd recommend it as one of the best things we did in Laos. It IS very quiet and nothing at all like the party scene it was a few years ago
Written 27 February 2018
How do you get back from the end of the tubing?
Thank you!
Written 22 November 2017
Hi!
The tubing that we did (the white painted tubes) finish in the middle of the town (Vang Vieng) there are people there who will guide you in the direction that you need to walk to get your tube back to the shop! It’s like a 5 minute walk!
Written 23 November 2017
I am going to Vang Vieng in july. I want to know if it is safe, I mean tide and waves. Plus, I dont know swimming. Is tubing only for people who know how to swim?
Written 25 June 2017
Everyone is requested to wear a life vest but we ended up having to save someone who got caught up in a tree and couldn't free themselves. I almost lost my tube and bag as a result. There was slight currents in June when I was there which are fun to help move you along the river. There are only 3 bars open on the river now.
Written 27 June 2017
Hello everybody!
I went tubing 6 years ago and I had the time of my life! I would love to go again in mid April, but I have two questions:
1) How is the weather by that time?
2) Is it still open? I heard rumours that it was shut down...
Written 1 February 2017
Hola
Está abierto aunque no con la intensidad de años anteriores
En abril es muy buena época
Written 1 February 2017
Hi guys. Me and a friend are looking to go to Cambodia for 3wks at the end of February and we was wondering where the best places to go are? We really like the sound of the tubing adventure and we was wondering what other activities there is to do near by?
Written 28 December 2016
You can enjoyed River Tubing in VangVieng Laos, not in Cambodia,
However i hope you enjoy traveling in Cambodia🙄
Written 1 January 2017
Hi guys we booked the tubing but weren't told what to bring or if there is a place to put our flip flops or clothes etc.
Can anyone help please with the above?
Written 7 December 2016
They don't have lockers leave stuff at your hoste/hotel and just take money and camera I had flip flops and kept them in my tube
Written 15 December 2016
Can you buy your own tube, walk the 4km up yourself and then go down the river without having to use the tubing maffia? Anyone tried this?
Written 26 November 2016
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