Smile Beach Bar

Top choice in Vang Vieng


This mega-chill riverside bar is a slice of the old Vang Vieng, before the buggies took over. Order a Beerlao (we don't recommend eating here) and swing in a hammock or dip your toes in the river; it's ideal for an afternoon or sunset drink and swim. Reach the bar by crossing the footbridge to Don Khang.

Smile is also the end point for yellow-route rafting trips along the Nam Song.