Guide to Laos
Must See Laos
- Ho Chi Minh Trail
- Khone Phapheng
- Luang Prabang
- Pak Ou Caves
- Pha That Luang
- Plain of Jars
- Vientiane
- Wat Phu Champasak
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Overview
There are flights from Vientiane's Wattay airport to Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Vietnam, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Yangon (Rangoon) in Myanmar (Burma) and Kunming in China. There is a
It is now legal for non-Thai foreigners to cross into Laos at the following points: Nong Khai (near Vientiane), Chong Mek (near Pakse), Nakhon Phanom (opposite Tha Khaek), Chiang Khong (opposite Huay Xai), Mukdahan (opposite Savannakhet) Huay Kon in Sainyabuli province and Paksan (120km /75mi from Vientiane). Border crossings are open -. Use of the Friendship Bridge spanning the Mekong at Nong Khai is hampered by controls on foreign-registered vehicles, but individual travellers should experience nothing more harrassing than a slight delay. It's possible to cross to or from Vietnam via Lao Bao or Kuen Neua if you have a valid visa. It may also be possible to cross into Cambodia at the border town of Voen Kham, in Champasak Province. Entry to Laos is also possible from China's Yunnan Province at Boten.