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This hot air balloon and longtail boat tour lets you enjoy Vang Vieng's sky and river in one day. For about 30 minutes, you look down from a hot air balloon over the Vang Vieng countryside with the Nam Song River, emerald rice fields and limestone mountains, and receive a flight certificate after landing. Then you ride a longtail boat through small rapids on the Nam Song River, speeding between jungle and peaks. You can choose a morning or afternoon flight, and hotel pickup and drop-off in central Vang Vieng are included.
The tour starts with pickup from your hotel in central Vang Vieng at the scheduled time. If you choose the morning balloon, the flight comes first; if you choose the afternoon balloon, you ride the longtail boat first and then fly. Each transfer by tuk-tuk takes about 30 minutes.
As the balloon slowly rises with the roar of the burner, the Nam Song River and emerald rice fields spread out below, with limestone mountains in the distance. You fly for about 30 minutes with an experienced balloon pilot and receive a flight certificate afterwards. After a morning flight, you return to your hotel to rest and are picked up again for the boat ride.
After putting on safety equipment and receiving instructions from a professional instructor, you board the longtail boat. For about 30 minutes, you travel along the turquoise Nam Song River through small rapids, between jungle and rugged peaks. After the ride, you return to your hotel by vehicle.
※ The balloon flight route and take-off and landing points may change daily depending on weather, wind direction and wind speed.
※ Sunrise and sunset views are natural phenomena and are not guaranteed due to weather conditions.
Meeting point :
Vang Vieng hotel pickup
Meeting point information:
Pickup takes place at the hotel or designated pickup location you selected when booking. Please check the voucher provided after your booking is confirmed for the exact pickup location and time. If you are not being picked up from a hotel, please contact the operator in advance to arrange it. Morning balloon pickup is between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. local time, and afternoon (sunset) flight pickup is between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m., varying by season. For the afternoon balloon option, please tell the operator your preferred longtail boat pickup time (9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.) as soon as possible after purchase.