Tips for first-time visitors to Laos

If this is your first time visiting the “land of a million elephants”, the following notes will be an interesting guide to help make your trip more enjoyable and complete.

Must-check-in places

The capital Vientiane is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Laos. Vientiane has a peaceful, quiet and unhurried appearance, an ancient city with unique architectural works that will make many people fall in love.

When you come to Vientiane, you should visit Patuxai Triumphal Arch. The highlight of Patuxai is the towers bearing the typical mark in Lao mythology. From here, visitors travel more than 2km to That Luang. The structure is 45m high, the highest part is covered with real gold and the rest is gilded. Legend has it that That Luang is one of the temples in the world that preserves the relics of Buddha.

Patuxai Triumphal Arch is a symbolic building of Laos.

Leaving Vientiane, visitors can head north to the ancient capital of Luang Prabang. Recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage in 1995, Luang Prabang still retains its ancient appearance with Buddhist temples and royal palaces.

Coming here, you can experience watching the heritage city immersed in the sunset from Phousi Mountain. In addition, Laos has many other interesting destinations waiting for visitors to experience such as the Plain of Jars, Tham Kong Lo Cave, Kuang Si Waterfall...

Luang Prabang is one of the cultural heritages of Laos.

Vietnamese cuisine that should not be missed

The outstanding features of Lao cuisine are spicy, salty, sour flavors. Lao cuisine has many similarities with Vietnam, so you can easily enjoy the flavors of the dishes here. Among them, lapp is a dish that should not be missed. Chicken, beef, pork or duck are cut into small pieces, stir-fried and mixed with galangal, lemongrass and traditional fish sauce.

Laap symbolizes luck and is often used to treat friends and guests.

Besides, canh or lam, a stew with main ingredients of pureed sticky rice, beef, bird, chicken, eggplant, broad beans, lemongrass, garlic, onion and chili is definitely an option not to be missed when coming to Laos.

Appropriate clothing to prepare

Regarding the weather, Laos has two distinct seasons: the rainy season (from May to October) and the dry season (from November to April). The temperature in the rainy season is about 30 degrees and in the dry season is 15-25 degrees, quite cool.

If you travel during the rainy season, you should bring comfortable, dynamic clothes to avoid being affected by the rain as well as the hot and humid weather. Meanwhile, if you come to Laos during the dry season, you can freely choose your clothes because the weather is quite pleasant.

In particular, the dry season in Laos also falls at the end of the year with many unique festivals, giving you the opportunity to wear traditional costumes for rent at tourist attractions and immerse yourself in the festivals, experiencing the unique cultural features of the local people.

Popular means of transport

To travel to Laos and discover the hidden wonders, you can choose to travel by plane to save time and effort as there is now a direct flight of Vietjet connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Vientiane with a flight time of just over 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Tickets can be easily booked on the website or Vietjet Air mobile app with many promotional programs starting from 0 VND (excluding taxes and fees).

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To save costs, the smart consumer choice for many people is to book Vietjet flight tickets and choose the "Fly now - Pay later" installment purchase program with only 3 minutes of quick online registration, not to mention receiving free Sky Care travel insurance, evoucher...

You can easily set foot in Laos, enjoy both strange and familiar dishes, ride a tuk tuk around the peaceful streets, admire unique architectural works and immerse yourself in the unique festivals in this beautiful "land of a million elephants".

Bao Anh

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