Tips for first-time visitors to the 'Land of a Million Elephants'
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.
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 beauty with Buddhist temples or 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...
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. Lapp consists of chicken, beef, pork or duck cut into small pieces, stir-fried and mixed with galangal, lemongrass and traditional fish sauce.
Besides, canh or lam, a stew with main ingredients of pureed sticky rice, beef, bird, chicken, eggplant, broad beans, lemongrass, garlic, onion and chili promises to be 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 in 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 in 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 special festivals, the opportunity for you to wear traditional costumes for rent at tourist attractions and immerse yourself in the festivals, experiencing the unique culture of the indigenous people.
Popular means of transport
To travel to Laos and discover the hidden interesting things, you can choose to travel by plane to save time and effort when 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 application with many promotional programs starting from only 0 VND (excluding taxes and fees).
To save costs, the smart consumer choice for many people is to book Vietjet air tickets and choose the "Fly now - Pay later" installment purchase program with just 3 minutes of quick online registration, not to mention receiving free Sky Care travel insurance, evoucher... You will easily set foot in Laos, enjoy both strange and familiar dishes, sit in 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"./.
