Laos travel resources
Temples and morning alms in Luang Prabang, river towns along the Mekong, Vang Vieng's karst scenery and the Plain of Jars.
Quick facts
- Currency
- Lao kip (LAK)
- Language
- Lao
- Best time to visit
- Nov–Feb Compare countries by month
- Emergency
- 1191 police · 1190 fire · 1195 ambulance
- Plug types
- A, B, C, E, F
- Drives on
- Right
- Government travel advice
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Travel tips
- Apply for an eVisa only through the official .gov.la site; look-alike sites charge extra.
- Unexploded ordnance remains in rural areas: stay on marked paths, especially around the Plain of Jars.
- Carry kip in cash; ATMs are scarce outside the main towns.
- Watch the Luang Prabang alms giving quietly from a distance, without flash photography.
- Cover shoulders and knees when visiting temples.
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