We are also considering that trip in January. There are quite a few videos on you-tube of both the Luang Say and Nagi cruises. The Luang Say looks very luxurious, as it should be @$450/person. The Nagi @ $135/person looks completely comfortable and is highly recommended. And of course as other travelers have noted, you can go for a couple of bucks on a bare-bones basic boat. After looking at all the options, though, we feel that the river sites are just not interesting or scenic enough to merit spending 2 days and a night, and we are concluding we should fly into Luang Prabang and use the time for more interesting sites in that vicinity.
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vikitor
Hey there, I'm from Brazil and I'm going on a trip aroud SE asia for around 30 days (around April).
I'll be going to Bangcok, Chiang Mai, Angor Kwat, Hi Chi Minh City and surroudings.
My questions is: after that should I travel to Bali for partying/sightseeying/beaches etc or go the famous Thai Islands?
I know the Thailand vs Bali question is a recurring theme, but one usually excludes the other. I'm asking here help to decide wich is better and if the long flight (around 8 hours) to Bali is worth it or if I should stick with Thailand.
I'll be travelling with a friend, both early 30's
ESVENSEN
Hello everyone!
Next year im gonna have a half year off after finnishing university to travel solo to india/nepal/southeastasia.
I am looking at possiible routes in northern laos. Seems that most people do the 2 day slow boat to LP. I dont think this will be good for option for me, as LP as destination in itself is not why i wanted to go to northern laos. I have mede up a rough plan from what the information i could find online, i am totaly flexible with time and not in a hurry, as i have a full Month to five weeks to travel through all of laos and on to cambodia.
If you guys have knowlegde about this area please correct me if something is totaly unrealistic, or if the amount of days in each place is enough.
Day one: cross border into udomxai - bus to luang nam tha
Day two : Lnt
Day three: Lnt
Day four: Bus from Luang nam tha to muang khua (possible in one day?)
Day five: muang khua
Day six: muang khua (number of days depending on availabilty on boats)
Day seven: Muang khua to muang ngoi by boat
Day eight: muang ngoi
Day nine muang ngoi
Day ten muang ngoi
Day eleven: muang ngoi to nong khiaw.
Day twelve: nong khiaw
Day thirteen: nong khiaw
Day forteen: nong khiaw to luang prabang (bus? Heard rumors of a dam beetween the two, blokcking river travel.)
Luang prabang 3 full days.
Is this doable? Would also love recomendations on what your personal opinion of the places are and things to do etc.
I generaly love the outdoors, so any trekking tips is apreciated. Is there any of these massive limestone peaks that have good trails going up to them? I also like meeting other travelerers, but i dont like places with package tourists in hoards coming off buses. Thank you all!
piwakawaka
I'm currently in Chiang Mai. I want to take a quick trip to Myanmar between now and November, but as I don't know how long I want to spend in Myanmar (could be three days, could be three weeks), I don't want to book my return flight to Thailand until I actually GET to Myanmar and check it all out. I already have a flight booked from Bangkok to NZ for November - but do I need to show proof of a return flight out of Myanmar in order to get in??
Cheers x
Kareninsf
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Hello,
I am taking the slow boat from Luang Prabang to the Thai border departing tomorrow. I have already paid for the boat ticket. But my question is how much Kip should I bring (more or less) for the journey? From my understanding I will need: 1) A room at a guesthouse in Pak Beng 2) (possibly) a room at a guesthouse on the Lao side of the Lao/Thai border if the boat does not arrive by 6pm. 3) Tuk tuks from the pier to the border crossing.
These are my last few days in Laos, so I do not want to take out more Kip than needed since it is hard to exchange. But I also do not want to be caught without a roof over my head for 2 nights or without enough money for tuk tuks.
Thanks so much in advance!
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larsay
15 days for the North + the Center is OK
2 days Hanoi
2 days Halong
3 days Sapa
2 days Hue
1 day Hue-Danang-Hoi An (daya train or better car with driver Hue-Lang Co-Pass of the Clouds-Danang Cham Museum-Marble Mountain-èHoi An, a superb trip !)
Rest fo the stay in HA, return Hanoi by plane
Wherever you go in the North, it will be cold (today : 13°C Hanoi and 0 Sapa). If Sapa too cold for you, then go to Mai Chau to see some mountains and minorities + very beautiful TAM COC and night train NINH BINH-Hue
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ETANTOINE
Hi
Traveled from Nong Khiaw to Muang Ngoi on May 8 (with a group of 25) then to Muang Kua and Dien Bien Phu on the 9th.
Newest Dam construction is located about 1 hour upriver from Muang Ngoi - and works are going terribly fast (taking into consideration it had only began 2 months before officially)
see pictures
2018 should be still possible to navigate up to Muang Kua- locals also talk about boats could be taken from and to the 2 sides of the dam (many people depend on the boats and without it Muang Ngoi may fall into oblivion.
I have run this group tour since 2012 every may and even after the changes (electricity in Muang Ngoi) bridge in Muang Kua- our customers rate it as a sublime experience. So I would say go for it- it may not last long
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safarigirlinasianow
It's been 12 years since I visited Laos so I don't know how useful this advice still is, but Vang Vieng was very much an early-20's hippie backpacker place at that time and unless it's changed a lot, I honestly don't know how much there'll be to keep kids occupied for long. i found 2 days plenty - inner-tubed the river, checked out some caves (but didn't go in- I hate caves as a rule), did an elephant ride (not sure if these are still offered, may not be), got a proper Laos massage (ouch! it felt like a workout), ate some really good food, shopped a bit, and rolled my eyes at all the trustafarians lounging around smoking pot and watching Friends reruns on TV.
On the other hand the scenery is amazing and the drive through the mountains to Luang Prabang is one of those journeys that stick in your memory forever - ten foreigners crammed into a VW minibus looping crazily around narrow hairpin turns with sheer drop-offs on either side; beautiful vistas of winding valleys with terraced farms clinging to the hillside etc. So I'd go to Vang Vieng but not plan a long stay.
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cas27
Hi,
Your itinerary sounds great. I did 4 months in these countries and highly recommend Luang Prabang in Laos - I'd say spend around 5 days here - it really is stunning and the food is amazing. Spend an afternoon and night chilling at Utopia, explore the night market, eat at the local food stalls and swim in the Kuang Si waterfalls.
Vang Vieng is still beautiful and you don't have to do the whole tubing thing - we kayacked down the river instead (we're 33) Vientiane also good, visit the Buddha Park.