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Next location Laos - Luang Prabang

From Hanoi to Luang Prabang 27 hours, 750 kilometer distance, the ticket cost me 44USD

Question in my mind, why transportation in Laos is freaking expensive? Because Laos government have special tax on FUEL!

The bus departure time will be 5pm and arrive to Luang Prabang next day around 8-9pm. The bus will stop at Luang Prabang bus stop location from google map - 19.868529, 102.131750 . It's 3-4 kilometer to town. Once you arrive there have few tuk-tuk waiting for you. You can choose whether walk or pay for the tuk-tuk. The tuk-tuk will cost you 20,000 Kips to your hotel.

*Beware that, last time I saw the tuk-tuk driver offer 2 Korean guy for 50,000 Kips.

Last time I stayed at Kounsavan Guesthouse cost me 5.5USD per night included breakfast and free flow coffee and tea. Please not that, book in advance because if walk in might not get any bed or room. Location in google map - 19.887097, 102.133397

Hostel is very near to the night marker which open everyday! This night market mostly sell handmade cloths and accessories. Location in google map - 19.889496, 102.134036

In this night market not much sell foods but there are one street selling food all the way. Moreover, this market is famous with buffet economic rice cost 15,000 Kips per bowl.Location in Google map - 19.890012, 102.134224

*The foods is all Vegetarian, if you want meats need to pay extra!

You can fill the bowl to the max that she give you!

Other than that, start from morning until night there have a row of stalls sell Laos sandwich, crepe, and fruit blended. Cost of the sandwich and fruit blended around 10,000-20,000 Kips Location in Google map - 19.889281, 102.133934

Picture taken from internet. Here the stalls open from morning to night

Here is some menu.

Chicken Sandwich - 10,000 kips

Bacon Sandwich - 10,000 kips

Mango + Banana blended - 10,000 kips

Enough about foods! Now is the time to blog about what to do in Luang Prabang. In Luang Prabang, one of best place to visit is Kuang Si Waterfall. I booked transportation at hostel cost me 30,000 kips per person. There have 2 time, which is 11.30am or 1.30pm. The duration stay at the waterfall is 2 and a half hours.

If you feel expensive, you can ask around the tuk-tuk. They will bring you to the waterfall cost of the round trip is 200,000-300,000 kips. Tuk-tuk can sit 5-8 peoples. If you in a big group, I recommend you hire a tuk-tuk, which is cheaper.

From town to Kuang Si waterfall around 45 minutes.

Please note that
*The transportation doesn't include Kuang Si Waterfall the enterance fees
*Entrance fees to Kuang Si Waterfall is 20,000 Kip (can purchase at the entrance)
*Entrance fees included bear rescue center and waterfalls
*you can swim at waterfall. Please bring along your swim suits (it provide a place to change the clothes)
*You can walk to top of the waterfall but it's tiring. There have left and right route, left route will be much more easier comapred to right one

Entrance of Kuang Si Waterfall

There have 2 way to waterfall, if you want visit the bear use the right route

BEAR!

Some information about the bear

People heading to the waterfall

Road to top of waterfall. This is right route which is harder to get to top

Top of the waterfall

A view from top of waterfall

A korean lady :)

Other than that, one of the famous temple is Phousi temple location at top of the mountain. You required to climb 300+ zigzag steps Since it's at top of the mountain, a perfect 360 degree panoramic view waiting for you!

Take how long to climb to top of the mountain? The answer is 10-15 minutes.

What is the best time to go to Phousi mount? Either sunrise or sunset. I choose go to Sunset around 5pm

Do Phousi mount have opening/closing time? No...there is no specific opening/closing time

*Entrance fees 20,000 Kips, the ticket can purchase at the entrance.

Where is the location of the entrance? Location from Google map - 19.891602, 102.136684