Looking to rent a motorbike in Laos but don’t know where to start? Style offers motorbike rentals between our three Luang Prabang, Vientiane, and Pakse shops. 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 <-> Vientiane Long One Way Rental
8 - 21 days
Starting the route, you’ll head northeast to explore rural Laos at its best. You’ll get the chance to ride gnarly tracks through remote villages and navigate twisty mountainous paths, snaking through beautiful scenery while you conquer the challenging roads of North Laos, before ending some of the days relaxing in hot springs.
This route can be extended to your liking. For those short on time, the non-stop 8-day route will give you an expedited tour of the main highlights of North Laos. You’ll have the opportunity to explore spectacular caves, swim in deep blue lagoons, hike mountainous peaks, go tubing down rivers and through caves, and unravel mysteries of historical UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Layovers for an 8-day trip are below, though a longer trip is highly recommended.
Northern Loop Clockwise – Luang Prabang – Vientiane
Day 1 – Luang Prabang – Nong Khiaw ►►►►►
Day 2 – Nong Khiaw – Ban That Hium (Nam Et National Park) ►►►►
Day 3 – Ban That Hium – Sam Nuea
Day 4 – Sam Nuea – Sop Lao
Day 5 – Sop Lao – Phonsavan ►
Day 6 – Phonsavan – Phou Khoun
Day 7 – Phou Khoun – Vang Vieng ►►►
Day 8 – Vang Vieng – Vientiane
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 include activities such as taking to the sky in a hot air balloon or paramotor along with hiking mountains and waking up above the clouds, visiting cultural village homestays, and exploring jungles via river safari, to get a true feel for what Northern Laos has to offer.
Whichever duration you choose, there is quite a lot of riding over varied road surfaces, which can be tiring; you may therefore want to extend your trip to factor in some rest days – We are of course happy to accommodate changes mid-trip where possible, but this would be entirely dependent on bike availability, so we strongly recommend planning this in advance – particularly in high season.
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.
Route Highlights
Luang Prabang <-> Vientiane Short One Way Rental
7 days +
693km
For those wishing to travel between Luang Prabang and Vientiane at a slower pace, or with less riding, this route will get you to your destination, stopping off only for the more essential sight-seeing and activities on the way.
Starting out in Luang Prabang, you’ll head South, stopping off at the Kuang Si waterfalls on your way to Phou Khoun for some spectacular scenery, before checking out the famous Plain of Jars in Phonsavan. You’ll then head down to Vang Vieng, where you can
Day 1 – Luang Prabang -> Phou Khoun
Day 2 – Phou Khoun -> Phonsavan
Day 3 – Phonsavan
Day 4 – Phonsavan -> Phou Khoun
Day 5 – Phou Khoun -> Vang Vieng
Day 6 – Vang Vieng
Day 7 – Vang Vieng -> Vientiane
You may wish to extend your trip by adding more time in Vang Vieng for activities such as hot air ballooning, paramotos, lagoon and cave hopping or hiking up viewpoints – We are of course happy to accommodate changes mid-trip where possible, but this would be entirely dependent on bike availability, so we strongly recommend planning in advance – particularly in high season.
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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