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Laos Transportation

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Water Transportation: By Speed Boats in Xieng Kok

by kharmencita

*By Boat, whether fast or slow is another means of transportation used in going around and about Laos. If you want to experience the speed Boat it is adventurous to start it from Xieng Kok down to Houay Xai and from here catch a slow Boat back to Chiang Khong District of Thailand. This is what we did with my Boyfriend. It cost us $17.00 for every one of us from Ban Xieng Kok to Houay Xai. The Boatman wanted to charge us $150.00 but then we bargained it to $110.00. The speed boat needed more or less 6 people then the boatman is ready to go. The daredevil ride took us three hours to ride. However, please bear in mind that although speed boat is fastest means of transportation, it is very noisy that you will have hours of experiencing deafness, then due to one sided sitting position your complete body seemed to cramp and stiff after the ride. The most important thing to note is that it is a...

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Water Transportation: By slow Boats at Laos Rivers

by kharmencita

Exploring Laos by the water it is comfortable to use the traditional means of water transportations that is by slow moving boat ride. I really didn´t enjoy a long ride of this kind aside from one trip on my way to the Cave of the thousand Buddha. Just admiring the various colorful and different designs of the boats that serve as ornaments along the river banks and as they pass through the rivers of Mekong is something unique of its kind and such very long boats I never see before even in Philippine waters. The double decked Boats has two purposes: first as a Restaurant called floating restaurants and then a Cruise along the Mekong River.

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Land Transportation-by Bus around Laos

by kharmencita

By Bus is one of the most common means of transportation in Laos. Many people in Laos cannot afford to buy own cars or own conducive vehicles so by this means most people living in Laos go by Buses or mini buses. As a low budget traveler on the other hand, we chose the Bus. Starting from the bus station of Luang Nam Tha City to travel by land to Xieng Kok where we wanted to catch up the speed boat to Huay Xai back to Thailand.The sitting arrangement is based on “first come first serve” basis. No advance booking available. If you want to sit on the front row then it is better to come as early as possible. Ticket sales from 7:30am to 4:30 pm. From the guest house we arrived 7:00 a.m. at the station. So we were able to take the first row. The prices vary in every season. It was summer we paid Euro 5.00 each one of us. The Louang Nam Tha Bus Station +856-86-312-164 is located just close to...

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Vietiane to Udon Thani by bus

by earthflyer

Their are no direct buses between Vientiane in Laos and Udon Thani in Thailand.What you need to do is get a taxi to the Laos border and cross over the bridge into Nong Khai in Thailand and get a bus from their to Udon Thani. The trip is less than one hour and their will be regular buses going all day.

Lao Aviation

by SirRichard

Lao Aviation is the national air company. They have domestic and international flights.I took one from Vientiane to Luang Phabang that lasted 40 minutes and costed 45 USD.Apart from that, you can find cheap flights Bangkok-Luang Phabang and Angkor (Cambodia) - Luang Phabang with Bangkok Airlines (www.bkkair.co.th)

Motorbiking in Laos

by jimbolta

Mate I didn't end up doing it because of any injury but a couple of mates did and had an amazing time. Great way to get off the beaten path and they thought the roads were suprisingly good.The ride from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng is particularly spectular.Enjoy and if you have any other queries let me know.

bus travel laos

by polesana

local buses in laos can be slow, crowed, noisy, unreliable but then this is not the discovery channel.this is national geographic live. tip; check bus "schedule" at the correct bus station the day before you go anywhere. when you arrive at your destination, at a bus station hopefully, check the "schedule" there for your next trip. buses run between your towns, huay xai, luang nam tha, udomxai etc fr bus stations, there are other means of transportation available to the traveler between these towns and wide spots along the road. these may have their own station to operate out of, usually near a market. of course talk to any other travelers you meet along the way, over a Beer Lao, they've been there already or are going the same way as you.

Singapour to Laos

by cochinjew

There is a direct flight from Kuala Lumpur LCCT to ViengCheng VTE on Air Asia on 24th december it is pricing out to be 318 myr which i would guess would be around 90 usd or 150 sgd. seems a very reasonable fare to me. There are direct flights to Luang Prabang from BKK. or you can take Tiger airways to Chiang mai from Singapore and one way to LPB for about 100 usd on Lao Airlines. and then work your way back to VTE. Good Luck

getting to/from Laos from/to Thailand

by seagypsy

1. Yes, you can fly from Bangkok to Chiang RAI on budget airlines such as Thai Air Asia or perhaps Nok Air. Chiang Rai is only 2.5 hours from the Chiang Khong to Huay Xai border crossing but the bus from C. Rai drops you off in town so you'll still have to take a short tuk tuk ride several kilometers to the Thai immigration building, exit formalities, then catch a very short boat ride across to H. Xai where you can get the Lao visa upon arrival but BEST to pay in U$35 dollars because it costs more if you pay in Thai baht. there's a small exchange booth as well but only exchange a little bit because the rate is not that great. Also, you can get by with Thai bahts and U$ until you get into larger tourists centers but it's usually best to pay in local Lao kip.PS--there's also a very long overnight VIP bus from Bangkok's Mochit Bus Station near Chatuchak Market (end of the Skytrain noth line...

Lao Airline's Discovery Pass

by seagypsy

Yes, Lao Airlines does offer a 'discovery pass' that's modeled after Bangkok Airway's discovery pass. I think you need a minimum of 3 flights, so you could fly: BKK to Vientiane, VTE to Luang Prabang, and Luang Prabang to Hanoi.Then you could fly inexpensively from Hanoi back to Bangkok aboard Air Asia. It's best to book the Lao Airline's flights via a Lao travel agency. I copied an article about the discounted fares and will try to look it up for you.

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