Vang Vieng is a small town of the Laos located between Luang Prabang and Vientiane on the river banks Nam Song (affluent of Nam Lik, itself flow of the Mekong). It counts approximately 25.000 inhabitants

The city has little interest by itself (not of old monuments), but the natural framework and the proximity of the capital make of it a tourist important component of the development programs of the country.

Geography