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| Vientiane | Laos in 5 days Posted: Mon November 13, 2006 02:05 AM UTC
hello guys! Im going to Laos on December for 5 days.
Can anybody recomend some places/towns/tourist spots that's worth visiting? Any budget hostels u recommend in ventiane and luang prabang? Hows the expenses in laos? Is it the same with thailand or vietnam? Thanks! Benjamin |
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| Vientiane | RE: Laos in 5 days Posted: Mon November 13, 2006 07:19 AM UTC
Laos is very cheap. You can get by fairly comfortably on about $20/day. 5 days isn't very long for Laos. There isn't much to see in Vientiane so you would be wise to spend most of your time in Luang Prabang.
If you wanted to get further afield, Nong Khiaw is about 4 hours north by road from there you can take a 1hr boat trip to Muang Ngoi Nuea, a pleasant little village on the Nam Ou River with guesthouses. http://www.travelsinasia.com/Laos/Laos.htm
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| Vientiane | RE: RE: Laos in 5 days Posted: Mon November 13, 2006 09:00 AM UTC
thank you. Are there any early morning bus going to LP? How much is the price?
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| Vientiane | RE: RE: Laos in 5 days Posted: Mon November 13, 2006 04:55 PM UTC
Luang Prabang is beautiful, and well worth spending a few days. There is also a ecotouristm Gibbon Experience north of LP, where you stay in a tree resort and get around on ziplines - heard lots of good feedback on this from younger travellers. We stayed at the Luang Prabang Bakery Guesthouse, which was right beside the night market and Mt Phusi - very nice.
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| Vientiane | RE: RE: Laos in 5 days Posted: Tue November 14, 2006 06:04 AM UTC
wow that indeed helps. what is that Gibbon Experience? Is that a resort? How can i get there? How much does the LP bakery guesthouse cost?
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| Vientiane | RE: RE: Laos in 5 days Posted: Tue November 14, 2006 07:38 AM UTC
Google the Gibbon Experience - it is a resort built up in the trees, and you get around on ziplines! Not cheap by Asian standards - think its about US$120 for 4 days - but supposed to be an awesome experience.
Guesthouse was US$20 for the 2 of us - very clean and extremely well located - and, of course included breakfast!
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| Vientiane | RE: RE: Laos in 5 days Posted: Sat November 18, 2006 06:08 PM UTC
With only 5 days, if you're going to 'do' the Gibbons Exprience, then there's no need to go thru Vientiane or Luang Prabang. You'd do better to enter via the northern most Thai-Lao border at Chiang Khong to Huay Xai. The Gibbons Experience is up in Bokeo Province so Huay Xai is the closest and fastest crossing from Thailand.
Otherwise, if you can afford to fly, I'd suggest flying into and out of Luang prabang and focus on spending your 5 days there and outlying daytrips.
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