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Trip 01-06.....rough itinerary

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OK, time is catching up. I have about 3 weeks left before the trip.

Have drafted out initial itinerary:
6 May - Fly to BKK and transit to Udon Thani. From Udon Thani, go to Nong Khai and cross over Laos border. Immigration office opens until 10pm. Hope to reach Vientiane before midnite.
7 May - Excursion around Vientiane.
8 May - Travel to Vang Vieng. Not really want to spend 11 hours on the bus to get to Luang Prabang. Have a pit stop will be nicer.
9 May - Continue to Luang Prabang.
10 May - Excursion around Luang Prabang.
11 May - Slow boat to Pak Beng. Mandatory pit stop due to slowliness of the boat.
12 May - Slow boat to Huoy Xai. I guess have to over night here (immigration office might be closed at time of arrival).
13 May - Cross over to Thailand. Might not stay in Chiang Rai. Proceed to Chiang Mai.
14 May -Back to Malaysia.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Our arrival in Chiang Mai/Rai is quite tight. No time to buffer for unexpected delays (eg boat problem etc), esp since we're leaving Chiang Mai early for home.

Read in LP site that Vientianne is nothing much really, and Vang Vieng can give it a miss. See what it says in LP book.

Otherwise looks quite fine schedule. I posted a new topic on LP Thorn Tree, see what others got to say.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 11:51:00 PM
Anonymous said…
What time expected to reach ChiangMai on 13th May if depart from HuayXay early morning? If got some spare time then should be fine to buffer.

Cannot stay in ChiangRai, must move on to ChiangMai, coz the next morning I have a very early flight from ChiangMai, to connect to BKK-KK.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 11:54:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Can give Laos embassy a call to double sure on the VISA thingy, or any good travel info:

http://www.mycen.com.my/search/embassy.html
Saturday, April 22, 2006 11:59:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Hey found that this site got tonnes of information.

http://www.passplanet.com/Laos/
Sunday, April 23, 2006 12:12:00 AM
Anonymous said…
If cannot make it pass the border on 6 May, can overnight in NongKhai and enter Vientianne the next morning.

http://www.passplanet.com/Laos/frame_how_to_go.htm

Good to keep some money in Baht, since we'll be in Thailand for some time in the journey, and big USD notes may be difficult to use in small towns.

Sounds like Luang Prabang is the only real tourist attraction, the rest are mainly kampung style towns.
Sunday, April 23, 2006 12:22:00 AM
HK Jun said…
Yeah, the itinerary is flexible. We can have last minute change to cope with the situation. No worry. Just need to enjoy the trip.
Sunday, April 23, 2006 12:02:00 PM
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