Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post Office
( 023-511009)
Beside the old market.
Provincial Hospital
( 023-511604)
Has X-ray facilities and is fine for broken bones, cuts
and malaria. When we visited, the doctor spoke reasonable English.
8am-noon, 2-4pm)
A useful place to pick up
Tourist Office
( 023-511707; Th Luang Prabang;
various leaflets on things to do in the local area.
Getting There & Away
From the
bus station
(Rte 13)
, 2km north of town, minibuses/VIP buses leave for Luang Pra-
bang (110,000/130,00K, six to eight hours, 168km, several daily), Vientiane (fan/minibus/
air-con 40,000/60,000/80,000K, three to 4½ hours, 156km, several daily) and Phonsavan
(100,000K, minibus only, six to seven hours, 219km, daily at about 9.30am).
Alternatively,
sŏrngtăaou
(30,000K, 3½ to 4½ hours) leave about every 20 minutes
from 5.30am until 4.30pm, and as they're often not full the ride can be quite enjoyable.
Tickets for minibuses and VIP buses are sold at guesthouses, tour agencies and internet
cafes in town.
Getting Around
The township is small enough to walk around with ease. Bicycles/mountain bikes can be
rented for around 10,000/30,000K a day, while scooters rent for 50,000K per day (auto-
matics cost 70,000K). For cave sites out of town you can charter
sŏrngtăaou
near the old
market site - expect to pay around US$10 per trip up to 20km north or south of town.
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