Central Backpackers Hostel

Vang Vieng


This hostel, with wedding-cake-style architecture, boasts private rooms with fan or air-con and private balcony and TV, and communal balconies to drink in the view of the cliffs. There's a huge lobby with a cafe and TV, and safety lockers too (BYO lock). Not much atmosphere but decent value.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Vang Vieng attractions

1. Wat Kang

0.07 MILES

A Buddhist temple in Vang Vieng.

2. Wat Si Vieng Song

0.25 MILES

Located at the northern end of town, Wat Si Vieng Song is an active Buddhist temple.

3. Wat Si Suman

0.37 MILES

One of a handful of Buddhist temples in Vang Vieng.

4. Tham Phu Kham & Blue Lagoon

3.5 MILES

Located west of Vang Vieng, the vast Tham Phu Kham is considered sacred by Lao. The main cave chamber contains a Thai bronze ­reclining Buddha, and from…

5. Tham Jang

4.46 MILES

The most famous of the caves around Vang Vieng, Tham Jang was used as a bunker to defend against marauding jęen hór (Yunnanese Chinese) in the early 19th…

6. Tham Sang

7.92 MILES

Tham Sang, located a few kilometres north of Vang Vieng, is a small cavern containing Buddha images and a Buddha footprint, plus the (vaguely) elephant…

7. Tham Nam

7.99 MILES

Tham Nam is the highlight of the cluster of caves north of Vang Vieng. The cave is about 500m long and a tributary of the Nam Song flows out of its low…

8. Tham Loup

8.17 MILES

Tham Loup, located a few kilometres north of Vang Vieng, is a large and delightfully untouched cavern with some impressive stalactites.