Vang Vieng is a town in the Vientiane Province in Laos. It is popular with tourists, specifically backpackers, seeking adventure sports as well as its karst topography. It is on the Nam Song River, 130km north of Vientiane.
Vang Vieng viewed from a hot air balloon
South view from the top of Mount Nam Xay during the monsoon
Landscape from the top of Mount Nam Xay, early morning
Paddy field in Vang Vieng
Vientiane province is a province of Laos in the country's northwest. As of 2015 the province had a population of 419,090. Vientiane province covers an area of 15,610 square kilometres (6,030 sq mi) composed of 11 districts. The principal towns are Vang Vieng and Muang Phôn-Hông.
Vientiane province
Vang Vieng centre
Nam Song in Vang Vieng
Phu Phra mountain