5 Kayak & Zipline Days to Build a Day Around

1.4 Private Cenotes, Zip-Lines, Canoes & Mayan Village with Delicious Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 757 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $275Our pick

Spend four to six hours in Tankah with a private guide such as Alberto, Marianna, or Hugo. Snorkel four cenotes, zip-line, canoe, swim, jump from cliffs, then eat a Mayan village lunch. Pickup is available across the Riviera Maya, with Tulum ruins possible for an added fee.

“Danny our tour guide was amazing. Super knowledgeable and very flexible with us. He helped us to get in all the things we wanted to see and do within our time restraint and truly customized our tour to us. One of the best tour guides I’ve ever had!”

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2.Kayaking & Cave Tubing with Zip Line/Blue Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 410 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $30Best value

Paddle the Nam Song River with an English-speaking guide such as Duang, On, or Lee, then tube and walk through Tham Norn Cave. You’ll eat a banana-leaf picnic, visit Angel Cave, and choose ziplining or Blue Lagoon 1. Expect small rapids, mountain views, and a full active day.

“Great guide and activity in vang vieng. Highly recommend if in town. Was flexible and easy to work with to make sure the activity happened”

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3.From Vientiane: Vang Vieng Tour with Cave Kayak & Zipline

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 32 reviews · 9 hours · from $113

Travel from Vientiane to Vang Vieng with an English-speaking guide for kayaking, ziplining near Nangfa Cave, Jang Cave, Tham Phu Kham, and Blue Lagoon 1. Guides such as Nam, Souk, Gao, and Mr. King have led past departures, with private arrangements available when group numbers are low.

“We had an absolutely wonderful time on this tour to Vang Vieng. Our guide was professional, friendly, and knowledgeable, our driver was wonderful, and we had a full day of awesome activities that gave us memories of Laos that we’ll cherish forever. We would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone wanting to explore Vang Vieng in a day!”

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4.Day Tour with Kayaking, Ziplining, and Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · 1 day · from $55

Spend a full day around Vang Vieng kayaking the Nam Song River, tubing through Tham Chang Cave, hiking, ziplining, swimming at Blue Lagoon 1, and eating a local lunch. Pickup is from central Vang Vieng, with safety instruction before each water or zipline activity.

“It was a mix, pick up was quite late, kayak and zip line were funny, the cave tube and the Lagune overcrowded”

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5.Hot Air Balloon,Kayak,Zipline,Blue lagoon1 Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 24 reviews · 1 day · from $186

Spend a full day around Vang Vieng with a 30-minute hot-air balloon flight, Nam Song River kayaking, cave tubing, a forest zipline, Tham Chang Cave, and Blue Lagoon 1 if selected. Expect early starts, tuk-tuk transfers, a local lunch, and an active schedule with little downtime.

“enjoy the multiple zipline, water cave. hotair balloon in morning was awesome. disappointed with blue lagoon as it's too commercial. guide us very efficient.ovetall good tour.”

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