Looking to rent a motorbike in Laos but don’t know where to start? Style offers motorbike rentals between our three shops in Luang Prabang, Vientiane, and Pakse. We offer one-way motorbike rentals with helmets to work alongside your travel plans, supplemented with personalised guidance and customised routes to include more of the bits you want to see and less of the bits you don’t, to help create your ultimate motorbike adventure in Laos!
Luang Prabang <-> Pakse
27 - 51 days
2300Km
For those with a curious mind, wanting to see all that Laos has to offer by motorbike. Best enjoyed over six weeks or longer, embarking on this ultimate route from Luang Prabang to Pakse will cover this wonderful country’s main highlights. You can spend time feeling true rural escapism, passing through remote tribal villages and absorbing jaw-dropping panoramas, while riding twisty mountain passes, finishing off some of the days winding down in relaxing hot springs. Your journey will also lead you around the famous Thakek and Bolaven / Pakse Loops, allowing you to sample the full range of different sights and experiences that both have to offer. You can visit majestic temples and UNESCO World Heritage sites, hike mountains, venture deep into spectacular caves, swim under stunning waterfalls, and experience new cultures and communities in welcoming homestays and coffee plantations, before relaxing with some ultimate chilled island vibes.
Day 1 – Luang Prabang -> Phou Khoun
Day 2 – Phou Khoun -> Phonsavan ►
Day 3 – Phonsavan -> Muang Kham
Day 4 – Muang Kham -> Sam Nuea ►
Day 5 – Sam Nuea -> Ban That Hium (Nam Et National Park) ►►►►►
Day 6 – Ban That Hium -> Nong Khiaw ►►►►
Day 7 – Nong Khiaw -> Muang Ngoy
Day 8 – Muang Ngoy -> Luang Prabang
Day 9 – Luang Prabang -> Vang Vieng ►►►
Day 10 – Vang Vieng -> Vientiane ►►
Day 11 – Vientiane -> The Rock / Na Hin ►
Day 12 – Na Hin / The Rock -> Kong Lor
Day 13 – Kong Lor -> Nam Theun
Day 14 – Nam Theun -> Thafalang
Day 15 – Thafalang -> Thakek ►
Day 16 – Thakek -> Savannaket ►► (Mimi’s / Savannaket loop)
Day 17 – Savannaket -> Pakse
Day 18 – Pakse -> Laongam (Mr Vieng) / Tad Lo
Day 19 – Laongam / Tad Lo -> Kok Phung Tai
Day 29 – Kok Phung Tai -> Thateng / Sinouk Coffee Resort
Day 21 – Thateng / Sinouk Coffee Resort -> Tayicsua Waterfall
Day 22 – Tayicsua -> Sabaidee Valley Resort
Day 23 – Sabaidee Valley Resort -> Don Khong
Day 24 – Don Khon -> Don Som
Day 25 – Don Som -> Don Det ►►►►
Day 26 – Don Det -> Muang Champasaak
Day 27 – Muang Champasaak -> Pakse
For those with more time, we recommend extending your trip; The ► symbol reflects how many extra nights you may want to add in at each location. By doing so, you’ll be able to enjoy once in a lifetime activities such as taking to the sky in a hot air balloon or paramotor along with camping on mountain tops and waking up above the clouds, visiting cultural village homestays, exploring jungles via river safari, and relaxing amongst chilled island vibes to get a true feel for what Laos has to offer.
Please contact us or speak to one of the team in our Style Motorbike rental shops in Laos or Vietnam – we will be more than happy to personalise the perfect Laos motorbike road trip itinerary around your preferences.
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