{"id":1302898,"date":"2026-10-01T12:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302898"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:09:41","slug":"laos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/asia\/laos\/","title":{"rendered":"Laos"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302035,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Laos country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Laos","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The quietest country in southeast Asia, a UNESCO town of monks and French bakeries, and a new railway that has cut a two-day bus ride to two hours.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302900","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac6 | Dorm bed, from\r\n2h | Vientiane to Luang Prabang by train\r\n\u20ac2 | A bowl of khao soi\r\n0 | Coastline","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Slower than everywhere around it","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Laos is the only landlocked country in southeast Asia and the least visited, and both facts shape it. There is no coast, no mass tourism, and a pace that people either love or find frustrating within three days.\r\n\r\nLuang Prabang is the reason most come: a UNESCO-listed town where the Mekong meets the Nam Khan, full of temples, French colonial shophouses and bakeries, with monks collecting alms at dawn. It is the most beautiful town in the region and it is small enough to walk.\r\n\r\nVang Vieng, once infamous for river tubing and the accidents that came with it, has reinvented itself around climbing, caves and ballooning over karst mountains. Vientiane is a capital that feels like a large town. And the new Laos-China railway has changed travel here completely \u2014 a journey that took a day and a half by bus now takes two hours.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Lao. English is spoken in tourist areas, French occasionally by older people\r\nCurrency | Lao kip (LAK). Dollars and Thai baht are sometimes accepted\r\nEmergency | 1191 police, 1195 ambulance\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Bottled is cheap\r\nTipping | Not traditional, appreciated in tourist areas\r\nPace | Everything takes longer. This is the point rather than a problem\r\nHow long to stay | Ten days to two weeks\r\nBest months | November to February, the cool dry season","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Buses are slow and the new high-speed railway has changed the north entirely.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Vientiane | The capital: riverside, a few temples, and a pace so slow it surprises people arriving from Bangkok. |  | 1302901 |  | \nLuang Prabang | A UNESCO town of temples, monks and French bakeries where two rivers meet. The country's highlight. |  | 1302902 | There\u2019s a reason why Luo Prabang is a World Heritage city, it\u2019s beautiful! A great mix of culture and sophistication at the sane time. We had a great new year party in a local bar. My only regret? To not have stayed longer! | \nVang Vieng | Karst mountains, caves, lagoons and hot air balloons at dawn. Reinvented from its tubing years. |  | 1302903 |  | \nNong Khiaw | A river village between limestone cliffs, with viewpoints and almost no one there. |  | 1302904 | It is very calm, but charming. The more time you spend, more things you realise you can do. A great place to relax and enjoy outdoorsy life with beautiful sceneries and view points. | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Laos is a slow country, and the trips that work here accept that.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | Caves, karst, kayaking and the motorbike loops. | Ride the Thakhek Loop; Kayak the Nam Song; Trek to a hill tribe village | Thakhek Loop; Kong Lor cave; Nong Khiaw | Vang Vieng; Thakhek | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Temples, monks and a French colonial layer. | The dawn alms giving in Luang Prabang, respectfully; Wat Xieng Thong; The Plain of Jars | Luang Prabang temples; Plain of Jars; Wat Si Saket | Luang Prabang; Vientiane | culture\nBudget | teal | coin | One of the cheapest countries in the region. | A \u20ac2 noodle soup; \u20ac6 dorms; Beerlao at under a euro | Luang Prabang; Vientiane; Vang Vieng | Luang Prabang; Vientiane | budget-travel\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Sticky rice, laap and French bread. | Laap with sticky rice; A baguette from a street cart; The Luang Prabang night market buffet | Luang Prabang night market; Vientiane riverside; Local morning markets | Luang Prabang; Vientiane | food\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | No sea, but rivers, waterfalls and lagoons. | Swim at Kuang Si falls; The blue lagoons at Vang Vieng; A hammock in the 4000 Islands | Kuang Si falls; Blue Lagoon; Si Phan Don | Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng | beach\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Limited, and there is a nationwide curfew. | Riverside drinks at sunset; Utopia in Luang Prabang; A bowling alley after midnight, genuinely | Luang Prabang riverside; Vang Vieng; Vientiane | Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng | nightlife","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Laos","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Luang Prabang is the centre of any trip. The dawn alms giving, when hundreds of monks collect food along the streets, is genuinely moving and has been damaged by tourism \u2014 watch from a distance, stay silent, do not use flash, and do not buy food from vendors to hand over unless you understand the local practice.\r\n\r\nKuang Si waterfall, half an hour out, has turquoise pools you can swim in and is the best half day in the country. Mount Phousi at sunset is the classic view over the rivers.\r\n\r\nVang Vieng has the karst landscape, caves, lagoons and hot air balloons at sunrise, which are cheaper here than almost anywhere. The Thakhek Loop, three or four days by motorbike through caves and limestone country, is the best road trip in southeast Asia for anyone confident on a bike, and Kong Lor cave \u2014 a seven-kilometre river cave you travel through by boat \u2014 is its highlight.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Alms giving | Watch from a distance, silently, no flash. Do not join in uninvited\r\nKuang Si falls | Turquoise pools, swimmable, half an hour from Luang Prabang\r\nThakhek Loop | Three or four days by motorbike, and the best loop in the region\r\nKong Lor cave | Seven kilometres of river cave, travelled by boat","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Laos","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Laos","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Lao food is closer to northeastern Thai cooking than anything else: sticky rice eaten with the hands, laap \u2014 minced meat with herbs, lime and toasted rice \u2014 and papaya salad that is hotter than the Thai version.\r\n\r\nThe French left baguettes, and khao jee, a baguette sandwich with p\u00e2t\u00e9 and vegetables, costs about a euro from a street cart. Luang Prabang's night market has a vegetarian buffet where you fill a bowl for around \u20ac2, which is the single best budget meal in the country.\r\n\r\nBeerlao is the national beer, costs under a euro, and is genuinely good. Lao coffee from the Bolaven Plateau is strong, sweet with condensed milk, and worth seeking out.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Sticky rice and laap | The national combination. Eaten with your hands\r\nKhao jee | A baguette sandwich for about \u20ac1\r\nNight market buffet | Around \u20ac2 for a full bowl in Luang Prabang\r\nBeerlao | Under \u20ac1 and genuinely good","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Laos","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Laos","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Laos has a nationwide curfew and most bars close by 11.30pm or midnight, which is the single thing that most surprises people arriving from Thailand.\r\n\r\nIn Luang Prabang, Utopia is the well-known bar by the river and closes with everything else; after that, the bowling alley on the edge of town is where people genuinely go, and it has become a local institution by accident.\r\n\r\nVang Vieng has bars and river-adjacent drinking, much calmer than its reputation from the tubing years, when accidents and deaths led to a serious crackdown. Vientiane has a riverside strip and not much else. The evening here is sunset drinks and dinner rather than a night out.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Curfew | Nationwide. Most bars close by 23:30 or midnight\r\nBeerlao | Under \u20ac1 in most places\r\nLuang Prabang | Utopia until closing, then the bowling alley. Genuinely\r\nVang Vieng | Far calmer than its tubing-era reputation","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Laos","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Laos","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"The Laos-China railway, opened in 2021, has changed travel here completely: Vientiane to Luang Prabang takes about two hours instead of a day and a half on mountain roads, and tickets cost \u20ac15 to \u20ac30. They sell out, so book a few days ahead or through an agent.\r\n\r\nBuses still cover everywhere the train does not, on roads that are slow and winding. Overnight sleeper buses exist and are an experience rather than a comfort.\r\n\r\nSlow boats down the Mekong from the Thai border at Huay Xai to Luang Prabang take two days with an overnight stop, and remain one of the classic journeys in southeast Asia. Motorbike hire is cheap and the loops are the point, though the same licence and insurance rules apply as everywhere.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"The railway | Vientiane to Luang Prabang in about two hours. Book ahead, it sells out\r\nSlow boat | Two days down the Mekong from the Thai border. A classic\r\nBuses | Slow and winding. The train has replaced them on the main route\r\nMotorbikes | Cheap, and the loops are the reason. Licence and insurance still apply","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Laos","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Laos costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Laos is among the cheapest countries in the region. Dorms start around \u20ac6, a noodle soup is \u20ac2, Beerlao is under a euro, and the night market buffet in Luang Prabang is \u20ac2 for as much as you can fit in a bowl.\r\n\r\nA comfortable day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30. The train, motorbike hire for the loops and organised treks are the extras.\r\n\r\nThe kip has lost a great deal of value in recent years, which means prices in kip have risen sharply even as the cost in euros has stayed low. Carry cash \u2014 ATMs exist in the main towns but are unreliable elsewhere, and withdrawal fees are high.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac6\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac20\u201330\r\nNight market buffet | About \u20ac2 for a full bowl\r\nCash | ATMs are unreliable outside main towns and fees are high","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Laos","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Laos","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Laos is generally safe and crime against travellers is low. The risks are specific and worth taking seriously.\r\n\r\nUnexploded ordnance is the first. Laos is the most heavily bombed country per capita in history, and UXO remains in rural areas, particularly in the east and around the Ho Chi Minh trail. Stay on marked paths and roads, and never touch metal objects in fields.\r\n\r\nThe second is drink and drug adulteration. There have been serious incidents involving methanol in spirits, including deaths of travellers in Vang Vieng in 2024. Stick to sealed bottled beer, avoid free spirit shots and buckets, and do not buy from unlicensed sources.\r\n\r\nThe third is roads: mountain routes, poor lighting and enthusiastic overtaking. Motorbike accidents on the loops are common.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 1191 police, 1195 ambulance\r\nMethanol | Serious poisoning incidents have occurred. Avoid free shots and spirit buckets\r\nUXO | Unexploded ordnance in rural areas. Stay on paths and roads\r\nMotorbikes | The loops are the highlight and the main cause of injury","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Laos","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most nationalities can get a visa on arrival at airports and main land borders, or apply for an e-visa in advance. Bring a passport photograph and cash in dollars for the fee, as card facilities at land borders are unreliable.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity from entry.\r\n\r\nLand crossings from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and China are all used regularly, and overcharging at the smaller ones is common. The Friendship Bridge from Nong Khai in Thailand and the Huay Xai crossing for the slow boat are the two most used by travellers.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa on arrival | At airports and main land borders. Bring dollars in cash and a photo\r\nE-visa | Available in advance and avoids queues\r\nPassport validity | Six months from entry\r\nLand borders | Overcharging is common at smaller crossings","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Laos","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"November to February is cool and dry and the best time. March and April bring heat and burning season smoke, and the wet season runs May to October.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Vientiane. The north around Luang Prabang and Nong Khiaw is cooler, and genuinely cold at night in December and January. Burning season in March and April affects air quality badly in the north.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 28 | 5 | Peak season. Cool, dry and the busiest month\r\nFebruary | 31 | 4 | Excellent. Warming but still comfortable\r\nMarch | 33 | 3 | Hot, and burning season smoke settles in the north\r\nApril | 35 | 3 | Hottest month, with poor air quality. Pi Mai water festival\r\nMay | 33 | 2 | Wet season begins. Green and much cheaper\r\nJune | 32 | 2 | Afternoon rain. Waterfalls at their best\r\nJuly | 31 | 2 | Wet. Rivers high and the countryside at its greenest\r\nAugust | 31 | 2 | Wettest month. Some rural roads become difficult\r\nSeptember | 31 | 2 | Rain easing late. Good value\r\nOctober | 30 | 3 | Excellent. Rain ending, everything still green\r\nNovember | 29 | 4 | The best month. Dry, cool and clear\r\nDecember | 27 | 5 | Cool and dry, and busy over the holidays","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of kip.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"The railway at \u20ac15\u201330 a leg, motorbike hire for the loops and the two-day slow boat are the main extras.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 12 | 13 | 6 | 12\r\nComfortable | 25 | 26 | 12 | 24","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Pi Mai in April is the biggest, and it is three days of water in the hottest week of the year.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"laos","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Laos","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/laos\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Pi Mai | Mid-April | Nationwide | Lao new year: three days of water throwing, temple visits and very little getting done. |  | \nBoun Bang Fai | May | Nationwide | The rocket festival, when homemade rockets are fired to bring the rains. |  | \nBoun Ok Phansa | October | Luang Prabang \u00b7 Vientiane | The end of Buddhist Lent, with boat races and candle-lit floats on the rivers. |  | \nThat Luang Festival | November | Vientiane | The country's most important religious festival, at the golden stupa. |  | \nLuang Prabang film festival | December | Luang Prabang | Free outdoor screenings of southeast Asian cinema. |  | \nSlow boat season | Year-round, best November to February | Huay Xai to Luang Prabang | Two days down the Mekong, and one of the classic journeys in the region. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Laos","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane have almost all of them.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Laos","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/laos\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"241","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Laos travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How long do you need in Laos? | Ten days to two weeks. Luang Prabang deserves three or four days, Vang Vieng two or three, and the rest depends on whether you do a motorbike loop or head south to the 4000 Islands.\r\nHas the new railway changed things? | Completely. Vientiane to Luang Prabang used to be a day and a half on mountain roads and now takes about two hours for \u20ac15 to \u20ac30. Tickets sell out, so book a few days ahead or through an agent.\r\nIs Laos cheap? | Among the cheapest countries in the region. Dorms from \u20ac6, noodle soup at \u20ac2, Beerlao under a euro, and the Luang Prabang night market buffet at about \u20ac2 for a full bowl. A day runs \u20ac20 to \u20ac30.\r\nHow should I behave at the alms giving? | Watch from a distance and in silence, do not use flash, and do not step into the procession for photographs. If you want to participate, arrange it properly through your accommodation rather than buying food from street vendors on the morning.\r\nIs it safe to drink in Laos? | Stick to sealed bottled beer. There have been serious methanol poisoning incidents involving spirits, including deaths of travellers in Vang Vieng in 2024, so avoid free shots, spirit buckets and drinks from unlicensed sources.\r\nWhat is the Thakhek Loop? | A three or four day motorbike circuit through limestone country, caves and villages, with Kong Lor \u2014 a seven-kilometre river cave you travel through by boat \u2014 as the highlight. It is the best road trip in southeast Asia if you are confident on a bike.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | November to February, when it is cool and dry. Avoid March and April in the north, when burning season smoke makes air quality genuinely poor and temperatures reach the mid-thirties.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Laos \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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