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in Bokeo province, the Lao side of the Golden Triangle,
Huay Xai is the border town with Thailand; the city
is busy and prosperous with gold panning and digging.
Huay Xai is a popular border crossing between Laos and
Chiang Khong in Thailand, the only one in the north.
Once a big opium producing centre for the Americans
during the war, the town itself is now of interest only
as a border crossing point. It has a number of guesthouses
and restaurants which adequately cater to tourists'
tastes.
Fort Carnot on the hill, which was built to house the
French Foreign Legion, is now a Lao Army barracks and
visitors are not welcome, while there is a wat in the
centre of town which is nice enough but only worth a
visit if one is particularly curious about temples.
A couple of travel agencies in town offer day trips
visiting local ethnic minority villages. Most people
just stay overnight and move on.
Worldtravel4indians.com provides information on Tours
to Huay Xai and different tours around Laos.
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