The 12 Best Private Tours in Vientiane

1.Vientiane Cultural Tour with Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $125Our pick

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver exploring Vientiane’s temples, monuments, Buddha Park, and the COPE Visitor Centre. Guides such as Chansay, Toy, Sombath, and Bandith explain Lao history and customs, while the private format lets you adjust the pace and focus.

“Excellent tour! Chansay was a great guide around Vientiane and also very knowledgeable about Lao culture and history, and we had great conversations. Communication was great and the whole day was a smooth process — not too fast and good pace. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Vientiane (and also Luang Prabang). Also, great lunch spot :)”

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2.Private Full-Day Tour with Buddha Park and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 33 reviews · 8 hours · from $150

Start at 9am with hotel pickup and head to Buddha Park before returning to Vientiane for Patuxai, the Lao National Museum, Wat Si Saket, COPE, and That Luang. Your English-speaking guide, possibly Chansay, Toy, Sombath, or another local guide, handles transport, entry fees, and lunch in a private air-conditioned vehicle.

“Toy is a great guide. He brought along a good driver. we started at Buddha Park. Just in time before many other tourists came. So that is good for our picture. He told me much about the park, it's founder en a few good stories about Buddha and Budism. We also visited Wat Si Muang, Patuxai and several other Wat's and Templs. We had a great lunch between the locals with Laotian food. The last visit was COPE center. During the tour Toy had interesting stories to tell. Thx for the great experience Toy.”

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3.Private Tour: Vientiane City Tour Full Day with Buddha Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · from $141

Spend about eight hours exploring Vientiane in a private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Visit Wat Si Saket, Ho Phra Keo, Pha That Luang, Patuxai, Wat That Khao, and Buddha Park, with a Lao lunch at a local restaurant. Guides such as Som, Suk, Sai, Chanxay, and Son have earned praise for their warmth and local insight.

“Great experience With 81 countries, Son is a great guide! Everything was accurate and perfectly organized For sure I will recomend him”

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4.Vientiane Private Full-Day Tour with Buddha Park and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $100

Spend 5 to 7 hours seeing Vientiane’s key sights in a private vehicle with a licensed guide, lunch, and entrance fees included. Visit Patuxay, Pha That Luang, Wat Si Saket, Ho Phra Keo, COPE Visitor Centre, and Buddha Park. Guides such as Thip, Noy, and Mr Viengxay have led this tour.

“Mr Viengxay was a brilliant guide very knowledgeable and accommodating. His English was excellent and all day we were chauffeured around in an air conditioned vehicle”

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5.1-Day Tour to Vang Vieng with Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $200

Travel from Vientiane to Vang Vieng in a private minivan with a guide such as Chansay, Som, Toy, or Souk. Visit caves, a blue lagoon, villages, and riverside sights, then choose kayaking, a slow boat, zip lining, or a sunset hot-air balloon before returning to Vientiane.

“We loved the tour. Our tour guide Noy picked us up from the hotel. We were the only people so it became like a private tour for us. Noy is knowledgeable about the country’s sights, historical landmarks, especially the areas we went to. He shRead more”

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6.Private Full-day Must-See Sights & Sunset Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12 reviews · 8 hours · from $149

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking guide exploring Vientiane by private vehicle. Visit Wat Sisaket’s 6,800 Buddha images, Wat Prakeo, Patuxay, Talad Sao Market, and the Mekong sunset. Guide Pat receives special praise, though English clarity may vary by guide.

“Our full-day private tour was great! Our guide spoke excellent English. He shared all of the stories and history of the sites that we visited, as well as cultural information about Vientiane and Laos. He made sure that we always had plenty of water, and ordered a fantastic lunch for us. We highly recommend this activity when visiting Vientiane.”

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7.Private Custom Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $88

You’ll explore Vientiane with a private local guide, choosing the sights and neighborhoods that matter most to you. Guides such as Mana, Salt, Saly, and Phuvong have led visits covering Patuxai, Buddha Park, local markets, city history, and everyday life. The 3 to 6-hour walk includes hotel pickup in the city and can be arranged in several languages.

“We are a couple doing a customised private tour. Our guide Phuvong was very polite and spoke English nicely and his speaking pace and voice was very good making it easy to understand. He made sure we were able to hear him explaining things and facilitated things for us before and until the tour ended. We would book again for this kind of tour.”

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8.6-Day Private Laos Tour to Vientiane, Pak Ou Cave, Luang Prabang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $1,509

Spend six days exploring Laos with a private guide and driver. Visit Vientiane’s golden Pha That Luang, travel by high-speed train to Luang Prabang, see Pak Ou Caves by boat, swim or walk at Kuang Si Falls, and visit craft and ethnic villages. Hotels, breakfasts, lunches, tickets, and airport transfers are included.

“My husband and I had an amazing experience on this tour! Everything was perfectly organized from start to finish, making the whole trip smooth and stress-free. A special thank you to Mrs.Emily Xin, whose outstanding organization and Read more”

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9.Private Full Day Vientiane City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $147

Spend about nine hours with a private English-speaking guide exploring Vientiane’s key temples and monuments. You’ll see Wat Si Saket, Ho Phra Keo, Pha That Luang, Patuxay, Vat That Khao, and Buddha Park, with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, Lao lunch, and entrance fees included.

“We really enjoyed our time in this tour - Vientiane City Tour. Many thanks to our tour guide. He made our trip unforgettable!”

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10.Private Tour Vientiane – VangVieng by Express Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $172

Travel from Vientiane to Vang Vieng by fast express train, then visit Tham Phu Kham Cave, Blue Lagoon, Tham Chang Cave, and the Nam Song River. Your private guide handles transport, tickets, and a tuk-tuk in Vang Vieng. Guides such as Noy, Patoo, and Tony have earned praise for careful planning and friendly service.

“The trip was great! Our guide Tony was excellent, friendly & informative. We packed a lot into the day which was what we wanted to do. My 1 complaint is that I thought the trip was very expensive. I understand that we had a guide to ourselRead more”

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11.Vientiane Private Walking Tour With A Guide (Private Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $87

Explore Vientiane with a private English, Spanish, French, or German-speaking guide who shapes the day around your interests. Visit Pha That Luang, Patuxay, Wat Si Muang, Buddha Park, and That Dam. The route takes about 3 to 6 hours, but transport is essential for the distant Buddha Park and costs extra.

“Mana was a great guide and provided a perfect introduction to Vientiane and Laos. He seems to know everyone in Lao, so he’s also a terrific source for information if you’re journeying beyond Vientiane. Highly recommended.”

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12.Vientiane Private Lao Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $70Best value

Spend six hours learning Lao cooking at Madam Phasouk Cooking House. Shop for ingredients at a local market, study herbs and plants, see ancestral kitchen tools, and cook with an English-speaking chef before eating your meal with Lao drinks. The group is limited to four, making it a hands-on choice for adults and older children.

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