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!
Northern Loop
8-20 days
Starting from Luang Prabang, you’ll head North East 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.
There are a number of options for this route – 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.
Luang Prabang – Luang Prabang (Eastern route)
Day 1 – Luang Prabang -> Vang Vieng ►►►
Day 2 – Vang Vieng -> Phou Khoun
Day 3 – Phou Khoun -> Phonsavan ►
Day 4 – Phonsavan -> Sop Lao
Day 5 – Sop Lao -> Sam Nuea ►
Day 6 – Sam Nuea -> Ban That Hium (Nam Et National Park) ►►►►
Day 7 – Ban That Hium -> Nong Khiaw ►►►
Day 8 – Nong Khiaw -> Luang Prabang
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
