Ban Houayxai Transportation

  • Boats moored up on the Thai side
      Boats moored up on the Thai side
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  • View looking across Mekong to Laos
      View looking across Mekong to Laos
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  • Thai immigration/border post
      Thai immigration/border post
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    River Crossing from Chiang Khong

    by Willettsworld Written Apr 21, 2010 8151 reviews
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    The only way to reach Huay Xai from the Thai side at Chiang Khong, is by taking a long-tailed boat across the Mekong River. It's certainly a fun way to enter a country! The Lao side of the border closes at 6pm. The crossing costs 30B plus an extra 10B per bag.

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    GGB Party on the boat

    by l_joo Updated Jul 15, 2007 2924 reviews
    GGB in progress

    GGB in the making, take a look at the photo. If you want some, you can join them at the back, I play card games with all the guys, but I did not smoke, because I quited smoking. I did not beer because I have no mood yet. I play card games because it is a pastime, 6 hours.

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    Bus / Boat

    by l_joo Written Jul 15, 2007 2924 reviews
    some 90% backpackers

    220,000 kips from Houay Xai to Luang Prabang (2 days by slow boat), 65000 kips to Luang Namtha by bus (4 hours).

    Taking slow boat is crazy, it is a crazy international backpacker's party on the Mekong river. 6 hours on the first day and again 8 hours the second day, to get to Luang Prabang. You can sit at behind the boat to join the GGB Team (Grass, Gambling and Beer).

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    Houayxai to Luang Prabang

    by shintarojon Updated May 23, 2006 859 reviews

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    ready for a 6 hour-travel in the meakong river
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    (date took the speed boat: Dec. 15. 2004)

    speed boat fare: 600 ThB or 152,000 kip
    travel time - 6 hours with at least 2 to 3 stop-over

    speed boat good for 6 people

    departure time: 11:00 am
    estimated arrival time - 5 p.m.

    comment:

    too fast...
    terrible...
    painful to your legs...

    enough to experienced this but dont want to try it again.

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    Crossing the Thailand-Laos border

    by chrisvandenbroucke Written Jan 11, 2005 1149 reviews

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    When coming from Chiang Khong (Thailand), you can go with a tuk-tuk to the border for 20 Baht.
    Visa ona rrival costs 30 US $ for 14 days and you only have to wait 5 minutes (bring one passport picture).
    Then you can ride free with a pickup to the Mekong where you can take a ferry (20 Baht) to the slow boat.
    For the slow boat you pay 750 Baht or 225.000 Kip

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    Houayxai to Chiang Kong

    by shintarojon Updated May 22, 2006 859 reviews

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    Immigration, Houyxai, Laos

    Houayxai, Laos to Chiang Khong, Thailand

    (last date took the ferry: Dec. 14, 2004)

    Ferry boat fare: 5 ThB

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