Luang Prabang Small Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Leah and I left Muang Ngoi Neua took the boat back to Nong Khiaw and a local bus back to Luang Prabang. Penny and her Dutch boyfriend suggested a place for Leah and I to stay which was only 40,000 kip (around $4.25 USD a night). We checked in and it was really nice. I arranged my bus for the following day and inquired about flights to Cambodia a...

So...having had a beautiful trek, it was about time i truly suffered the downside to travelling; bad places to stay. Like good little travellers we rose early the next day, sorting out all the little bits and bobs like passport photos and picking up visa stamped passports, then returned to our hostel to find our pre-booked bus to Chang Kong (Th...

22 Jan - Again up early, actually it is hard to have a lie in as so many cockerals are crowing from 0500 onwards. After breakfast we again did a short meditation in the Temple with Shong and then we hired mountain bikes for the 30 km cycle to Kuang Si Waterfalls. These are bigger than the Tad Sae falls we cycled to a few days ago and are on ever...

I can control the largest beasts walking the planet. Yes, not only can I cook Laos food (see previous blog) but now I know how to command elephants! Fear me! Our Mahout (what you call an elephant driver, basically) training was tremendous fun, and very ******* the groin area, what with all the sitting on hairy elephants we had to do. In Luang Pr...

After finally collecting our Indian visas from the consulate in Chiang Mai, we were acutely aware that we had to get out of Thailand pretty sharpish as our month was quickly coming to an end. With only 2 weeks before we were flying to Calcutta we didn't have too long left in South East Asia and we were undecided about what we actually wanted to ...

HE SAID: Our 40 minute flight from Vientiane to Luang Prabang was so easy. The Vientiane airport must be one of the smallest airports serving the country's capital. It's really a sign for those that arrive by air that the capital is going to be a small, relaxed kind of place. Luang Prabang is incredible. This is definitely up there with the best...

Funny how plans change! We had planned to go north into the hills to trek into the mountains to visit the minority hill tribes, then take a slow boat down a river back to Luang Prabang, but having done it all at the village already, we felt we couldn't top it! We spent a couple more days back in Luang Prabang where we hit the markets and visited...

We crossed the border at Chiang Khong/Huay Xai, another longtail boat took us across the Mekong. Once across, I sorted my Visa etc and changed 3000 baht (about 45 quid) into over 800,000 kip! Already a millionaire in this country, I love it! After purchasing the advised cushion for 30 grand (about $3), everyone walked the plank onto our slow boa...

Well we're finally in Luang Prabang, and I must say it has been an adventure. I'm sure we'll laugh about it in years to come, but the last couple of days have felt like a bit of a test. Our trip to Laos started in Chiang Mai, where we were picked up from our guest house at around 10:30am. We were driven to a travel agency where we had to apply f...

Luang Prabang was quaint and quiet, a much needed place after the madnes in Vietnam. Our entire stay was memorable, so here are some highlghts: 1. Apsara Hotel: After a hectic two weeks of avoiding motorbikes and maneuvering our way through the many sidewalk restaurants in Vietnam, it was a breath of fresh air to arrive at the Apsara Hotel in L...