Rivertime Resort and Ecolodge
| Dorm Bed | $10.00 |
| Private Room | $19.00 |
$10.00 to $19.00
P.O. Box 5272 ,
Vientiane,
Laos,
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Located just 29 kilometers from Vientiane Capital, Rivertime Resort and Ecolodge has been built entirely from local materials using local labour and expertise.
Sensitively constructed in old secondary forest on the edge of the mighty Nam Ngum river and within easy reach of the Lao capital, the resort offers an ideal ecotourism vacation for visitors to Laos – ‘Asia’s Premier Ecotourism Destination!’
The resort’s 10 medium and family-sized lodges each provide a wide view of the river, are moderately priced and comfortably fitted-out to suit the requirements of today’s eco-tourists.
The grounds of Rivertime Resort encompass a beautiful, lovingly-created flower and organic vegetable garden, several acres of old-growth forest, a floating restaurant on the Nam Ngum River, small Internet café, fish ponds, and children’s adventure play area.
The resort offers several trekking trails, and guided tours, ranging from a 20 minute stroll through the old growth forest in the resort grounds to half-day local area treks or cycle rides on the resort’s bicycles.
One or two-day treks through the mountainous primary forests in Phou Khao Kwai National Protected Area can also be arranged, and river tours to the many areas of interest along the Nam Ngum river leave from the Resort at the request of guests.
How to get here:
From the airport:
The resort is located about a 30 km, or a 40-minute drive from Vientiane. Guests booking in advance can arrange on the booking form or by email (rivertimeresort@hotmail.com) to be picked up by resort staff and brought out to the resort for $20. Otherwise, taxis are available outside the airport and arriving guests can use a printout of the map on our website to show the driver how to get here. Don’t expect the driver to speak English but a lot of them know the name and location of Rivertime now. The taxi should cost between $22 for a standard taxi and $35 for a minibus. However, drivers may ask for more and are often reluctant to drive out here, especially late in the day. Taxis from the airport to Vientiane are US$6.
From the Friendship Bridge
Most guests arriving overland from Thailand enter Laos over the Friendship Bridge from Nongkhai. After passing through immigration and customs, arriving guests can arrange to be picked up by us and brought out to the resort for $20 or they can hire a taxi or tuk-tuk to either Vientiane or directly to the resort.
The cheapest way to get to Rivertime from Vientiane is to go to Kua Din market (before 4 p.m.) near the central bus station and get one of the regular tuk-tuks to Ban Thadindeng shared with local people for 20,000 kip (about US$2.50) per person. You can also hire a tuk-tuk privately (not shared) to bring you here for US$20.
Negatives: If you don't like ants, spiders and other bugs - don't go there. There are…
Negatives: Nothing. If you're hugely squeamish about finding the occasional insect in your bed (there are…
Negatives: Nothing
Negatives: If you are freaked out by bugs (in rooms, shower/toilet, surrounding areas and food), cobwebs…
Negatives: Difficult to get to. Pick up cost 20-25$
Negatives: I guess it has to be said that the shower for the dorms could be…
Negatives: the problems with electricity, but they were not the responsibility of the resort.
Sensitively constructed in old secondary forest on the edge of the mighty Nam Ngum river and within easy reach of the Lao capital, the resort offers an ideal ecotourism vacation for visitors to Laos – ‘Asia’s Premier Ecotourism Destination!’
The resort’s 10 medium and family-sized lodges each provide a wide view of the river, are moderately priced and comfortably fitted-out to suit the requirements of today’s eco-tourists.
The grounds of Rivertime Resort encompass a beautiful, lovingly-created flower and organic vegetable garden, several acres of old-growth forest, a floating restaurant on the Nam Ngum River, small Internet café, fish ponds, and children’s adventure play area.
The resort offers several trekking trails, and guided tours, ranging from a 20 minute stroll through the old growth forest in the resort grounds to half-day local area treks or cycle rides on the resort’s bicycles.
One or two-day treks through the mountainous primary forests in Phou Khao Kwai National Protected Area can also be arranged, and river tours to the many areas of interest along the Nam Ngum river leave from the Resort at the request of guests.
How to get here:
From the airport:
The resort is located about a 30 km, or a 40-minute drive from Vientiane. Guests booking in advance can arrange on the booking form or by email (rivertimeresort@hotmail.com) to be picked up by resort staff and brought out to the resort for $20. Otherwise, taxis are available outside the airport and arriving guests can use a printout of the map on our website to show the driver how to get here. Don’t expect the driver to speak English but a lot of them know the name and location of Rivertime now. The taxi should cost between $22 for a standard taxi and $35 for a minibus. However, drivers may ask for more and are often reluctant to drive out here, especially late in the day. Taxis from the airport to Vientiane are US$6.
From the Friendship Bridge
Most guests arriving overland from Thailand enter Laos over the Friendship Bridge from Nongkhai. After passing through immigration and customs, arriving guests can arrange to be picked up by us and brought out to the resort for $20 or they can hire a taxi or tuk-tuk to either Vientiane or directly to the resort.
The cheapest way to get to Rivertime from Vientiane is to go to Kua Din market (before 4 p.m.) near the central bus station and get one of the regular tuk-tuks to Ban Thadindeng shared with local people for 20,000 kip (about US$2.50) per person. You can also hire a tuk-tuk privately (not shared) to bring you here for US$20.
Reviews
Daniel Madsen
Positives:
It's a beautiful place. Chose this if you want time for yourself, relax and chill…Negatives: If you don't like ants, spiders and other bugs - don't go there. There are…
Sarah Bird
Positives:
How long have you got?! I loved everything about the place, except maybe for the…Negatives: Nothing. If you're hugely squeamish about finding the occasional insect in your bed (there are…
Anonymous
Positives:
Great location, get the true living by a river experience.Negatives: Nothing
jerri catherine
Positives:
For a taste of rural Laos, a chance to meet local people and live at…Negatives: If you are freaked out by bugs (in rooms, shower/toilet, surrounding areas and food), cobwebs…
Anonymous
Positives:
good place to chill out a couple of daysNegatives: Difficult to get to. Pick up cost 20-25$
Patricia Sawyer
Positives:
The location is just amazing.Negatives: I guess it has to be said that the shower for the dorms could be…
Duarte Forjaz
Positives:
the fact that it is the middle of nature ...Negatives: the problems with electricity, but they were not the responsibility of the resort.
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