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 worth the price, but what
price is it? by richiecdisc
The best thing to do is go into Laos before buying your ticket and do not buy it at the border either, despite what the apparent border guards tell you.
The cheapest way to buy the ticket is to buy it at the boat itself. If you know you are going all the way to Luang Prabang, buy the two-day ticket but make sure it is marked for LP. If you are not sure, just buy the ticket to Pak Beng. You may pay a bit more for the second journey but you are more flexible and do not have to deal with the possibility of getting the one day ticket for the two day fare. Leave a Comment
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Before you tak your slow boat to Luang a man might suggest that he help you organise a guesthouse before you arrive in pak beng . He will probabaly say that there are only limited guest houses and many toursts and will ask for 5 dollars and he will organise it for you.
this is rubish as there are always vacancies and the guesthouses on average cost only $1 a night.
heaps of people got conned and this dude made heaps of money of those tourists. Leave a Comment
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If you want to do a trip from Luang Prabang into the Country side to the Watherfalls 'Kuang Si' or to Pak Ou, be carefull, Guides tend to overcharge most of the pax. For a trip to Pak Ou, don't pay more than USD 15, the same for the trip to the Watherfalls. Near the market at Luang Prabang there is a big sign with prices for different trips, this can help you to negotiate a price for a trip.
Especially carefull you should be at Phonsavene (Xieng Khouang), there are a few guids who really want to overcharge you for trips to different Plain of Jars and trips to Caves and Hot Springs. If you negotiate a price they will tell you sometimes that they had to rent another car which cost 20USD more and they even if you paid for you self they just will put you in a group.
During all my trips to Lao this was my single bad experience I made there, with a guy more fixed to his business than show you something for the money you paid. When we had meeting around 9 in the morning he always went first to the Airport checking for possible new cusomers and around 9:45 he arrived and diden't even say sorry to us. Leave a Comment
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 The Patuxai by calcaf38
But it's really a piece of kitsch, built recently with cement left behind by Americans building an airbase during the Vietnam war (the locals call it the vertical runway).
Just drive by, take a snapshot and move on. Leave a Comment
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We stayed at the Lane Xang Hotel in Vientiane.
We wanted to take a TukTuk to Tha Deua for the Friendship Bridge. The bell man informed us that we would have to pay 300 Baht. Well, I walked outside of the hotel and asked a guy, he told me he will do it for 200 Baht. Then the bell man from the Hotel walked to us and spoke Lao to the driver which asked then for 300 Baht. It was logical that 100 Baht would be for the hotel boy. So I complained and the driver agreed for 200 Baht.
He had his little daughter on the tuk tuk and when we arrived at the Friendship Bridge I gave him 200 Baht and told him that he can buy with the extra 100 Baht something nice for his daugher.
The little girl folded her hands in typical lao style and said with a very happy smile thank u.
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In Vientiane, Pha That Luang, the Great Sacred Stupa, was little more than a chedi spray-painted gold, and its out of the way from all the other attractions. Leave a Comment
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The caves near Wat Chom Phet (across the Mekong from Wat Xieng Thong). There's no lighting so unless you bring your own flashlight, you won't be able to see much. A much, much better bet is a half day trip to the Pak Ou Caves. Leave a Comment
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The market in Luang Prabang. This isn't so much a tourist trap as a non-event, unless you're into paying too much for frayed textiles. Or unless you'd like to buy pot or opium, both of which will likely be offered to you. Leave a Comment
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Wat Sisaket. Other travelers really recommended this temple to me, but I'm not sure why. Other temples nearby are much more rewarding. Leave a Comment
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