On this page you can find information about Laos.
The focus is on how to get there and to get around by other means of transport then your bicycle. Attention is also given to visas, bordercrossings and touristic highlights.
All information is mainly in the form of links to other pages.

You can use the menu below to jump to the topic you are interested in.

• Lao visa & embassies
• Embassies in laos
• Border crossings & borders

• Arriving by air
• Domestic & regional flights
• Travel by bus

• World heritage sites
• News and Newspapers
• Laos link pages

Lao Visa and embassies

 It is necessary to obtain a visa for Laos. You can get one upon arrival if you arrive by air or one of the 5 overland crossings with Thailand or from China. For details regarding overland travel and visa's upon arrivel take a look at the the bordercrossing page.

 You can also obtain a visa at one of the Laotion Embassies abroad: is

• A list of list of all Lao People's Democratic Republic Embassies around the world.
  
• The list is part of the site of the Lao Embassy in the U.S.A.
  
• Another interesting site may be the one of the site of the Lao Embassy in (Bangkok) Thailand.

 Arriving by air

 Visas can also be obtained upon arrival in Laos at two airports: Wattay Airport near Vientiane and Luang Prabang Airport. The visa fee is US$30 per person

When you travel by air keep in mind that the airport tax is US$ 1,0 per passenger on domestic flights and US$ 10 per passenger on international flights.

  There are several ways to enter Laos overland.
      From China, Vietnam, Cambodia and several bordercrossing with Thailand.

Foreign Embassies

  The only visa we ourselves obtained in Vientiane was a Cambodian visa.
      So here we only give information regarding obtaining a Cambodia visa.
      If you want information on other embassies and consulates in Laos please use the following link.

 Domestic and regional flights

 Although the changes are that this page will look like a booking page of a travel agency I have listed a number of links that give information on destinations, schedules and sometimes prices of most of the airlines that operate in Cambodia.
Just hold your mouse over the link and the destinations will show up (if appropiate).

Lao Aviation Time table
Thai Air scheduler
Thai Air Time table
Vietnam Airlines scheduler

Lao Aviation Time table (Northern)
Lao Aviation Time table (Southern)

  Although most of the time it is a snail pacing way of transport the bus is getting more and more important. See here for a bus schedule out of Vientiane.

Laotian UNESCO World heritage sites

Laos has two World heritage sites. On the linked site you can make a virtual tour around this sites. Make sure Quick Time is installed.

  Luang Prabang (use the map to choose a site).

  Champasak Wat Phu in detail and Champasak Wat Phu an Overview.

Not from a world heritage site but some nice virtual panorama photographs you can see on the site of Deva Deep. I have listed 2 pictures below to get you interested. (Quick Time is also needed to view these).

• Yes, again Luang Prabang.
• The waterfal (the one we visited during our 2003 ride along the Mekong).

  Sites with Laotian news:

• Mekong news, news and stories from the region. Laotian news section with links.
• Vientiane Times (if it is available).
• Asian Observer Cambodian news.

• The Laos link page of Vistit Mekong.
  
• The The Laos directory Yahoo.
  
• In Dutch the Laos Startpagina.