Transport in Laos |
Ferries go from Vientiane to Luang Prabang and back, and also from Luang Prabang to Хояхей and back. The way occupies some days, seasonally and movement directions - you travel downwards or top on the river. This kind of travel only for the skilled! Limited to vessel boards, hot and long is one of the most interesting ways to touch by a Laotian life.
Ferries usually go early in the morning. Time, the prices and other conditions vary depending on a season. After inflows of Mekong ferries can daily go or when here enough people, ready to go to travel. High-speed boats go between Vientiane and Luang Prabang both Луанпрабангом and Хояхеем, and all travel occupies коло eight hours. A fare by a high-speed boat it is considerable above, than on the ferry. Seven persons can contain high-speed boats.
Trip by the bus - national exotic about which it is necessary to know. Keep in mind, that this type of public transport to you should be divided not only with Laotians, but also that they have bought or carry on the market, that is with various kinds of animals, numerous bags and packages with vegetables and fruit.
Buses ply between all important cities and megacities - the bus type can vary between the altered pickup, lorry with benches and more modern traditional bus. The fare is always comprehensible - but hour of departure and time per road will strongly vary. Be patient and be reserved by time enough, travelling on the bus. But we is sincere to you of it we do not advise.
In Vientiane there is a set of old taxi. They can be found in the Votajsky airport, on the bridge of Friendship and on the Morning market. Taxi drivers will be quite happy to hand over you per day the car. The fare strongly varies, but quotations for journey from the Bridge to Vientiane, and from city centre to the Votajsky airport are standard enough.
Your hotel can call to you a taxi, but usually it is more expensive, than easier to take a taxi most. In Vientiane exists a little more comfortable taxi, they not such cheap, but, eventually, the fare is regulated. Taxi hiring usually costs $20 for a day.
Across all Laos you will meet the motorcyclists ploughing streets in search of earnings, or expecting on the bus station, crossing streets or the markets. Their motorcycles have a roof, three wheels and benches on a luggage carrier place. Variations of such motorcycles the set, any can contain in itself only four passengers, any - a dozen, including standing passengers. Known as "so-rates" or "джамбос", such taxi most of all approach for short travel.
You can take such taxi for one trip, or employ it on an hour, or even per day. Know, that it is possible to bargain with the driver to convenient for both prices. In Vientiane and Луанпрабанге it is possible to hire such motorcycles or their more habitual two-wheeled versions. The majority of hotels offer similar service, also as well as some shops and restaurants which hang out announcements of hire of motorcycles.
Remember, in Laos правосторонне movement, and in concept "road safety" is not present anything the general with the West, and several years ago here have appeared the heavy and motorised transport, comparable with that quantity which you see today. But all the same rent motorcycles, but drive slowly and with limiting care.
Also you can find partners who can arrange to you excursion on haunts of vice. Some territories of Laos contain considerable quantities of not broken off ammunition (UXO) - these territories well-known, but, please, do not forget about it, and going on walk, enquire about such places in advance. In any case, walking in any part of Laos, accurately adhere specially taken away туристск their routes and do not deviate them.
