Laos Tours & Trips

The dry season in Laos lasts from October - April and is characterized by pleasant temperatures and little rainfall. However, as a landlocked country, Laos does not experience the extreme variations in weather experienced by neighboring countries in South East Asia, like Vietnam. So visiting Laos is possible outside of these months. There's more information in our online guide.

Our Laos group tours are fully escorted, which means that you will be accompanied throughout your tour by one of our local, English-speaking tour guides. They'll be able to fill you in on the history of sites such as the temples of Luang Prabang, point out the best places to eat and shop, introduce you to Laos culture and help you feel safe and secure on tour. You'll still have free time at points during the tour for you to go and see other sites independently, or to relax in the hotel!

If visiting Laos on one of our private tours, you will not be fully escorted, but will still have the services of our tour guides for all included sightseeing.

Our Laos tours depart with a minimum of 4 passengers and the maximum group size is 24. However, Laos attracts fewer foreign visitors than Vietnam and Cambodia, and our group sizes in Laos tend to be closer to 10 - 15. Your group size will then normally grow as you are joined by new travelers for the Vietnam and Cambodia sections of your trip.

Yes! Although we do offer standalone Laos tours, we believe that the country is best combined with neighboring Vietnam and Cambodia. Our longer itineraries take in all the highlights of these countries alongside northern Laos, including Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Halong Bay and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. We also have a tour that ends in Bangkok, in northern Thailand.

We stay in great quality 4-star hotels in central locations on all our Laos tours. On the web page for each tour, you will find a tab with information about the hotels we regularly use on tour.

According to the 2022 LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Index, Laos scores a D rating for LGBTQ+ traveler safety, ranking 100th out of 203 countries.

Same sex marriage is not legal, and there are no constitutional or worker protections based on sexual orientation. 26 - 50% of consulted citizens consider Laos a good place to live for gay and lesbian people, and there are no legal punishments for same sex relations. Most trips for LGBTQ+ travelers to Laos are trouble-free.

The LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Index is designed to provide a good overall picture of attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community in each country and may not reflect the experience of foreign travelers to the country.

Like in most of South East Asia, the tap water in Laos is not safe to drink and should be avoided as there is a high risk it will make you unwell. Stick to bottled and purified water throughout your Laos tour, and avoid drinks with ice, or eating salads that may have been washed with the tap water.

As a UK-based company, we follow the latest up-to-date advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO). You can see the latest travel advice for Laos here.