Laos - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 365

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the few surviving spots in the middle of the river where
you can swing in a hammock drinking beer (15,000K) or a
fruit shake (8,000K). As the name of his bar implies, the
owner is a happy chappy. Daily 10am-8pm.
Viva Vang Vieng On the main drag. There's little in it
between Vang Vieng's two late-night clubs, both of which
play loud chart hits from the past couple of years. Of the
two, Viva is bigger and tends to fill up more quickly. Open
until around 2am every other night.

Luang Prabang
and around
Nestling in a slim valley shaped by lofty,
green mountains and cut by the swift
Mekong and Khan rivers, LUANG
PRABANG is northern Laos's major tourist

LUANG PRABANG

XIENG MEN

EATING
3 Nagas
Coconut Garden
Delilah's Place
Dyen Sabai
Hmong Market
Joma
Khem Khan Food Garden
Le Banneton
Le Café Ban Vat Sene
Night market
Nisha
Riverside Barbecue
Safron
Thaheuame
Un Petit Nid

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6
9
16
13
10/14
15
12
11
5
20
1
3/4
2
7

Ferry
Landing

Vehicle Ferry

Charter
Boats

Morning
Market

Night
Market

DRINKING
Bowling Alley
Hive
Lao Lao Garden
S Bar
Utopia

AT M

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17
19
21

AT M

U M

Hmong
Market

Nam Phou Fountain

Exchange

Handicraft
Nightmarket

Wat Hosian
Voravihane

Traditional Arts
& Ethnology Centre (TAEC)

BCEL ATM

Dara
Market

Wat That
Luang

International
Clinic

Bank

Wat
Manolom

Motorcycle
Rental

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AT M

Lao Airlines

UXO Lao
Visitor Centre

President
Souphanouvong
Park

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metres

Southern Bus Station and Naluang Tourist Bus (Minibus) Station (1km), (2.5km), Provincial Hospital (2.5km) & Kouang Si Waterfall (23km)