Hurry up!! Viet Anh has just finished a 10-day trip to Laos on his own, and now I am very eager to share the beautiful memories of my wandering trip along Northern Laos.
Talking about Laos, I will compare the beauty of Laos to a girl from the mountains. The girl was innocent, with blue eyes in jade, as beautiful as waterfalls in the deep forest. And her hair stretches like the Mekong River from the North.
She hides her beauty behind the vast green forests, so she is still something mysterious, new, and attractive to those who love to explore. Gentle, simple, quiet, peaceful is what Viet Anh can tell you about Laos.
Information about Vietnam bus – Luang Prabang (running in Hanoi) is not fixed, there are cars running on the 2nd-4th-6th, some cars running on the 3rd-5th-7th, and some cars run every day, so Viet Anh could not get the information, so he recommended that everyone should go to the underground water bus station to book a car before the departure date.
For those who are far away, you can call in advance via VIETTRANS bus company – Hotline: 093 254 1114 – Starting in Hanoi (there are two pick-up points, Hanoi Old Quarter and Nuoc Ngam bus station), go through Nam Can border gate (Nghe An) and arrive at Luang Prabang.
Ticket price: from 900,000 – >1,000,000VND/way (depending on the time)
Note: it is recommended to book bus tickets 2-3 days before the departure date at Nuoc Ngam bus station (Hanoi)
Take Luang Prabang from Ho Chi Minh City
If you are coming from Ho Chi Minh City, you can:
(1) fly to Hanoi to take a bus to Laos.
Or (2) take a bus to Kon Tum (Bo Y border gate) and take a bus to Pakse – Vientiane and then continue through Luang Prabang.
Ride a motorbike or private car through Luang Prabang
Bringing a car to Laos is very simple, I have a friend who used to bring a motorbike to Laos, he shared that “you only need the owner’s documents and an international driver’s license” to bring the car through. At the border gate, people don’t make it difficult, just pay the fee and let it pass.
With motorbikes, you take your ordinary driver’s license to the road department in the city where you live to exchange it, about 7-10 days. I haven’t found out the driver’s license of the car.
Vietnam-Laos border gates you can go to:
Cửa khẩu Tây Trang (Điện Biên) – Cửa khẩu Loong Sập (Mộc Châu) – Cửa khẩu Bờ Y (Kon Tum) – Cửa khẩu Nậm Cắn (Nghệ An) – Cửa khẩu Cầu Treo (Hà Tĩnh) – Của khẩu Cha Leo (Quảng Bình) – Cửa khẩu Lao Bảo (Quảng Trị) – Cửa khẩu Na Mèo (Thanh Hóa)
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