LAOS ULTIMATE
Luang Prabang → Vang Vieng · 10 days · from $400 · $99 deposit holds your spot
Sleep is optional. Stories are guaranteed. Ten days across the very best of northern Laos: swim the turquoise pools of Kuang Si Falls and wander the golden temples of Luang Prabang, camp on a mountain top above Nong Khiaw and sleep in a river village in car-free Muang Ngoi, then hit Vang Vieng for caves, kayaking, ziplines, tubing and a sunset paramotor flight over the karsts. Seven of your nine nights are in Mad Monkey beds, so the crew and the parties come built in.
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Check in to Mad Monkey Luang Prabang, roam the Old Town, riverside cafés or the pool, then dinner at the night market.
Kuang Si Falls. Optional sunrise alms giving and Mount Phousi, then the Kuang Si Waterfall tour with lunch included. Night market after.
Meals: Lunch
Culture day. Stories of Luang Prabang culture tour: the National Museum, UXO Centre and Royal Palace, then jewellery making at the Garden of Eden.
Mountain camp. Road trip north to Nong Khiaw, a local museum and a mountain viewpoint hike, then camp out on the mountain top.
Transport: Minivan
River boats. Boat to a Khmu village and waterfall, then upriver to car-free Muang Ngoi for a viewpoint climb and a homestay village dinner.
Transport: River boat
Bowling. Head back to Mad Monkey Luang Prabang for night market eats and a bowling night with the crew.
Transport: Transfer back to Luang Prabang
Paramotor. High-speed train to Vang Vieng (about 55 min), a sunset tandem paramotor flight over the karsts, then the pub crawl.
Transport: High-speed train, about 55 min
Blue Lagoons. Full-day tour: Nam Xay viewpoint, Blue Lagoons 1, 2 and 3, Nang Far Cave and kayaking, with lunch. Riverside sunset bars after.
Meals: Lunch
Tubing. Zipline and the Phakai viewpoint, tipsy tubing on the Nam Song, then a farewell night out with the crew.
One last swim, check out and onward travel.
Some activities are weather dependent and may be re-timed, swapped or cancelled on the day for safety. The Kuang Si Falls trip runs with a minimum of 3 people. Where an activity can't run, the crew will offer an alternative.
Not at all. 82% of our guests come solo, and the trip is built for solo travellers.
Most guests are 23 to 31. Trips are 18+ and nobody over 39 joins.
No. No 60-person coach tours: groups are capped at 20, you stay in Mad Monkey backpacker hostels, and free time is built in.
No problem. The crew plans non-drinking options every night.
You can swap your dates, gift the trip to someone else, or save it for later with the Lifetime Deposit Guarantee.
You get a booking reference by email straight away. There's no minimum group size, so the trip always runs. If fewer than 5 travellers are booked 10 days before departure, we'll give you a heads-up and you can cancel if you'd rather travel with a bigger group.
7 days before departure. It's charged automatically to the card you paid the deposit with, and we email you a reminder beforehand.
Yes, from the moment you book.
You're entered into a prize draw for a 7-Day Indonesia ALL IN trip, and 2 free nights are added to your Mad Monkey loyalty account, valid for 3 months from your booking date.
The $99 deposit is non-refundable. The balance is fully refundable up to 60 days before departure, 50% refundable up to 30 days before, and non-refundable after that. If we cancel a departure, you get a full refund automatically.
Yes, it's required. SafetyWing and World Nomads are good options.