Vientiane Golf Holidays: Mekong Riverside Golf, Temples & Golf Packages 2026/2027

Vientiane has two main golf courses, and both are worth understanding before choosing a package. Lao Country Club is the more established of the two, with a layout featuring water hazards and bunkering across well-maintained fairways that play to a genuine championship standard. The course sees a mix of local members and visiting golfers, and the conditioning reflects a club that takes its course presentation seriously. Long Thanh Vientiane Golf Club, part of a larger resort complex on the outskirts of the city, plays as the more resort-oriented of the two with a championship design that combines natural vegetation with strategic water features throughout the round.

What both courses share is something that Bangkok, Pattaya, and even Luang Prabang cannot offer as consistently: pace of play that reflects a city where golf is still developing its international visitor base. Tee sheet congestion is not a problem here. A five-hour round is not the standard. Golfers who have spent time waiting on busy resort courses elsewhere in Southeast Asia tend to notice the difference immediately.

Green fees in Vientiane run from around USD 50 to 100 depending on the course and season, with caddies costing approximately USD 5 to 10 per round according to the FAQ on this page. That pricing puts a Vientiane golf holiday among the most affordable in the GolfLux Laos portfolio without any sacrifice in course quality.

Extend Your Trip: The Mekong Promenade and That Luang Are Five Minutes from Your Hotel

Vientiane is the most compact capital city in Southeast Asia by most measures, which means the cultural program here does not require long transfers or structured tours to access. That Luang Stupa, the most sacred Buddhist monument in Laos and the national symbol of the country, is about five kilometers from the city center and takes a morning to visit properly. Wat Si Muang, one of the most actively worshipped temples in the city, sits closer still. The Mekong riverside promenade, running along the city’s western edge with Thailand visible across the water, is walkable from the main hotel corridor and gives evenings a genuine character without requiring any planning.

For golfers who want to extend into Laos’ second main destination, Luang Prabang Golf Packages adds a UNESCO World Heritage town about an hour north by domestic flight, with its own golf course and enough cultural weight to justify two or three nights. The Laos Golf Package 4 Days and Laos Golf Holiday 7 Days both connect Vientiane with Luang Prabang in structured itineraries, covering rounds in both cities alongside the cultural program that each warrants.

For golfers staying within Vientiane, the Vientiane Golf Package 3 Days from USD 495 per person and the Long Thanh Vientiane Golf Club 3 Days Package from USD 395 per person both cover the compact format, with one round at each of the main courses and city sightseeing built in. The 6 Days Golf In Vientiane from USD 899 per person extends to a full week with multiple rounds and a more complete cultural program across the capital.

Who a Vientiane Golf Holiday Is Best For

Vientiane suits golfers who want value, quiet tee sheets, and a capital city experience that feels genuinely different from Bangkok or Hanoi. The city moves at a slower pace than most Southeast Asian capitals, and that pace carries through to the golf. A round here rarely feels rushed, the caddies are knowledgeable about the local layouts, and the clubhouse lunch after the round tends to cost less than a green fee surcharge anywhere else in the region.

It also suits golfers for whom the Mekong and Lao culture are draws in their own right. Vientiane is one of the few capitals in Asia where the main cultural sites are within walking or cycling distance of the central hotels, which makes non-golf days easy to fill without a structured itinerary. The food scene centered around Lao dishes alongside Thai and French-influenced cooking gives evenings variety without needing to venture far from the riverside district.

Wattay International Airport has direct connections from Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, and several Chinese cities, making Vientiane accessible as a standalone trip or as part of a longer Southeast Asia golf circuit. The dry season from November to March gives the most consistent playing conditions, with cooler mornings and lower humidity than the May to October wet season when afternoon showers can disrupt later tee times.