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When to goBest time: OctโFeb
- Jan Good
- Feb Good
- Mar Fine, with caveats: smoke haze
- Apr Fine, with caveats: heat, smoke haze
- May Fine, with caveats: rain
- Jun Fine, with caveats: rain
- Jul Fine, with caveats: rain
- Aug Fine, with caveats: rain
- Sep Fine, with caveats: rain
- Oct Good
- Nov Good
- Dec Good
Good Fine, with caveats Hard smoke haze heat rain
Cheaper and fewer tourists: MarโSep - the trade-off: smoke haze, heat, rain
Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.
Holidays that change a tripLao New Year ยท April 14 - 16, 2027
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Lao New Year - April 14 - 16, 2027
New Year water festival: expect to get soaked in the street. Offices closed, transport busy.
What to bring and knowA, B, C, E, F ยท 230 V
- Sockets: type A, B, C, E, F ยท 230 V, 50 Hz
Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100โ240 V); you may need a plug adapter. - Traffic drives on the right
- Drink bottled or boiled water, not from the tap
- At temples, mosques and churches cover shoulders and knees and take off shoes where asked
- Apr: sunscreen, a hat, light clothes, a water bottle
- MayโSep: a light raincoat or umbrella, a waterproof phone pouch
- MarโApr: N95 masks for smoky days
Medicines, bans and the law
- E-cigarettes, heated tobacco and shisha are illegal to bring, buy or use. source
- Relationships between foreigners and Lao citizens are banned unless married under Lao law: fines up to US$5,000. source
- Zero tolerance for drugs, including cannabis; transit luggage is scanned. source
- Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card23 of 45 services in our catalogue accept one
- Public Transport & Maps: Rome2Rio, Moovit
- Shopping, Classifieds & Parcels: DHL Express, FedEx, AliExpress
- Travel: Tickets & Hotels: Agoda, Booking.com, LCR Ticket
Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.
Phone and internet
- 11 of 45 services here need a local phone number for the SMS code, for example BCEL One, U-Money, Xanaco.
- Mobile operators and eSIM โ
Checked: October 15
Useful phrasesLao
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- Hello เบชเบฐเบเบฒเบเบเบต sabaidee
- Excuse me เบเปเปเบเบ kho thot
- I donโt understand เบเปเปเปเบเบปเปเบฒเปเบ bo khao jai
- Do you speak English? เปเบงเบปเปเบฒเบเบฒเบชเบฒเบญเบฑเบเบเบดเบเปเบเปเบเปเป? vao phasa angkit dai bo?
- Where is the toilet? เบซเปเบญเบเบเปเบณเบขเบนเปเปเบช? hong nam yu sai?
- The bill, please เปเบฅเปเปเบเบดเบเปเบเป lai ngoen dae
- Please take me to this address (show it on the map) เบเบฐเบฅเบธเบเบฒเบเบฒเบเปเบญเบเปเบเบเบตเปเบขเบนเปเบเบตเป. Kaluna pha khoy pai thi yu ni.
- How much will it cost? เปเบเบปเปเบฒเปเบ? Thao dai?
- Stop here, please เบเบญเบเบขเบนเปเบเบตเปเปเบเป. Jot yu ni dae.
- Please wait a moment เบฅเปเบเปเบฒเบเบถเบเปเบถเปเบ. Lo tha beut neung.
- Thank you เบเบญเบเปเบ. Khop jai.
- Please help me, I am a foreigner เบเปเบงเบเปเบเป, เบเปเบญเบเปเบเบฑเบเบเบปเบเบเปเบฒเบเบเบฐเปเบเบ. Suay dae, khoy pen khon tang pathet.
- Please take me to a hospital เบเบฐเบฅเบธเบเบฒเบเบฒเบเปเบญเบเปเบเปเบฎเบเปเป. Kaluna pha khoy pai hong mo.
- I am allergic toโฆ เบเปเบญเบเปเบเปเบชเบดเปเบเบเบตเป: khoy phae sing nii
- Where is the nearest pharmacy? เบฎเปเบฒเบเบเบฒเบเบขเบฒเบเบตเปเปเบเปเบเบตเปเบชเบธเบเบขเบนเปเปเบช? Han khay ya thi kai thi sut yu sai?
- Please call the police เบเบฐเบฅเบธเบเบฒเปเบญเบตเปเบเบเบณเบซเบผเบงเบเปเบซเปเปเบเป. Kaluna oen tamluat hai dae.
- I have lost my passport เบเปเบญเบเปเบฎเบฑเบเปเบฑเบเบชเบทเบเปเบฒเบเปเบเบเปเบชเบ. Khoy het nangsue phan daen sia.
- Where is the nearest ATM? เบเบนเป ATM เบเบตเปเปเบเปเบเบตเปเบชเบธเบเบขเบนเปเปเบช? Tu ATM thi kai thi sut yu sai?