Getting Started

With 30-day visas now available to most travellers when they arrive your most pressing pre-departure concerns are finding good books to read up on Laos, working out which route to take and getting enough cash to last you through the trip. Laos is a low-maintenance destination and an easy place to travel that's most rewarding to those ready to embrace the laid-back Lao way of life. Don't expect everything to be on time; do pack a smile and prepare to slide down a few gears