Laos is not a country that thrives on tourism, but Laos’ beauty still has its own charm. Luang Prabang is one of the favorite tourist attractions of this country. Luang Prabang used to be the capital of the Kingdoms of Laos from the 14th century to 1975. Luang Prabang is a city in Luang Prabang province and the former capital of Laos. Recognized as a world cultural heritage; Luang Prabang is located 425 km north of Vientiane, by the Mekong River.
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The attraction of Luang Prabang is the beauty of its scenery, architecture and daily life. The monks begging for alms through the old streets in the early morning are probably the most characteristic of Luang Prabang. Every visitor arrives here wants to try to get up early to see that peaceful and idyllic image.
1) Transportation in Luang Prabang
In Luang Prabang, transportation is quite cheap with tuk tuk or bicycle. With the near places, you can walk or rent a bike for about 20.000 kip/a bicycle. As for tuk tuk, the more you share, the cheaper it will be to rent a car at 220.000-250.000 kip/a tuk tuk. If you go alone or go with a few people, then you should travel with other travelers to save money.
2) Luang Prabang Cuisine
There is a broad range of dishes that you definitely want to try when traveling to Luang Prabang. However, this following list is a menu that you cannot miss:
– Lao sticky rice: You can easily find this dish in Luang Prabang because this is a daily dish of Laos, with price about 15.000 kip /basket.
– Larb: This is one of the most popular dishes in Laos, made from meat, liver, … with vegetables; about 30.000 kip/disk.
– Khausoy: This is the common dish of Luang Prabang, you can enjoy this dish for 15.000 kip/bowl at the road along the Mekong River.
There are also other attractive dishes such as Vegetable and Green Salad, Lao noodles and especially delicious vegetarian buffet.
With drinks, you can buy a cup of fruit juice at 10.000-20.000 kip. If you want to sip a cup of light coffee in Luang Prabang, then choose a restaurant with a nice view to check out offline, because the prices in the riverside cafe here are not much different. Beer in Laos is quite good so it would not be a bad choice if you choose beer to bring as a gift.
3) Places you need to visit when traveling to Luang Prabang
There a wide variety of destinations that you may not want to miss when having opportunity to travel, such as: Mount Phousi, Kuang Si Waterfall, Wat Xieng Thong, Pak Ou Caves, Ban Phanom village, Royal Palace Museum,…
4) Accommodation
Luang Prabang people classify hotels in Luang Prabang by their location, price, amenities and rate. However, you should find out information to seek the suitable hotel, to avoid the event of not being able to rent a hotel in the high peak season. It is best to choose the riverside hotel and close to the night market to travel.
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