Whether you've just begun planning your next trip to Vietnam, or you're chasing down specific info on currency regulations or visa requirements, check out Vietnam Royal Tourism Online for up-to-the minute travel information.
- IDD Code: (+84) 53
Lao Bao, on the Sepon River (Song Xe Pon). which marks the Vietnam-Laos border, is an important crossing for trade and tourism between the two countries. Towering above Lao Bao on the Laos side of the border is Co Roc Mountain, once a North Vietnamese artillery stronghold. There is a huge border market on the Vietnamese side, where goods smuggled from Thailand are readily available. Merchants accept either Vietnamese dong or Lao kip. Don't change US dollars at the border unless you have to: the rate can be about 50% lower than the banks. There's no reason to linger in Lao Bao, but if you miss the border opening hours and need a place to stay, Bao Son Hotel (Tell: 877 848; fax 877 660; r US$12;) is a smart business hotel and good value for the money There is the inevitable row of corn pho (rice noodle soup) places in the centre of town. Lao Bao town is 18km west of Khe Sanh, 85km from Dong Ha, 152km from Hue, 45km east of Sepon (Laos) and 255km east of Savan-nakhet (Laos).
BRIEF
Vietnam Hotels
Getting Start
Plan Itineraries
Vietnam Food & Drink
The Culture
The Hill Tribes
Environment
Useful Information
Vietnam Language
Advertisements
Speak to our experts: Phone +844 224 25 892 | 
Email: 
