Visa on arrival
by trisanna
Before you come to Laos, you should check with their entrance requirements to see if you can get a visa on arrival. To get a visa on arrival, your passport needs to have 6 months validity, 2 passport photos and $30 USD. You can also bring the equivalent amount in Thai Baht. The tourist visa is good for 15 days. If you want to stay longer in Laos, you should get a longer tourist visa at the Lao embassy-this usually is good for 30 days.
Be aware that there are only a few visa on arrival stations, so if you are coming by bus to Luang Prabang-you proabably should should get your visa before your arrival into the country. According to Laos' tourism website "The Department of Immigration in Vientiane will only extend tourist visas for one day. It is sometimes possible to get an extension for an additional 15 days by submitting an application through a tour agency. Foreigners who overstay in Laos risk arrest, and they will be fined $5 for each day upon departure."
For more information go the Lao Embassy's and lao tourism site website:
http://www.laoembassy.com/
http://www.visit-laos.com/before/visas.htm
Callejeando- IHanging around the streets
by elpariente
Callejear por LP es delicioso, no hay ni semaforos y en cada esquina hay algo que te llama la atencion, templos , gentes, escenas, escuelas,el rio...
Hanging around Luang Prabang is very nice , there are not traffic lights and on each corner there is some thing that pays your attention , temples , people , scenes , schools , the river ....
Monk morning parade
by strollingfish
It starts at 6 each morning when monks from various wats walk through streets collecting donations from faithfuls.
Actually I'm kinda hesitate to write this recommendation here. I got deeply impressed by a travelling tv program few years ago when there were many faithfuls donating and this's what inspired my first thought of visiting Luang Prabang. But today the sacred activity appears more to be an object under a visitor's camera. With the feeling of being disrespectfuI I was ashamed of shooting when they pass by. A faithful woman I saw finally was sitting on her knees. When the monks passed in front she put food donations one by one in the begging bowls and worship after each donation.
Rattan Ball - a game you see everywhere!
by thedouglas
We've seen young mostly males playing this game in other countries in SE Asia, but more so in Laos. It is played - you guessed it - with a woven rattan ball! We've mostly seen it played freestyle without any form of net - but the formal game has a net. Its a bit like foot volleyball, with a rattan ball! There is a significant amount of skill involved, and I can watch it for ages!
Good food.
by euzkadi
In the Pak Ou caves area, in the opossite bank of the river, there are some restaurants that serves good fish. Most of the visitors just visit the caves and returned to Luang Prabang, so there are few tourists. Great food and views.
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A HANDY COMPACT PONCHO
Wat Mai
Mural, Wat Aham, Luang Prbang, Lao.
Riverside room-pic. doesnt show balcony
