NTC ASIADREAMS

LAOS INFORMATION

Information
CAPITAL: Vientiane, GMT + 7 hrs.
AREA: 236,800 sq km
POPULATION: 6,834,345 (July 2009 est.).
LANGUAGE: Lao (official), French, English and various ethnic languages
RELIGION: Buddhist 67%, Christianity 1.5%, other 31.5%
CURRENCY: Kip (LAK)

Weather

The climate is tropical, but there are large temperature variationsbetween different areas, mainly due to the altitude.
Warm season: May to October (max. 29 º C)
Cool season: November to February (minimum 10 º C)
Best time to visit: November to March.

Visa

Visas can be obtained from the foreign embassy of Laos, or LuangPrabang airport on arrival, paying $ 30. We just accept the U.S. dollar as currency of payment, and must bring two passport size photographsto proceed with the application.

Airlines

Bangkok Airways
Lao Airlines.