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Getting around Laos is not a big deal, especially with a number of aerial, road and river routes connecting one part of the country to the other.

Getting around Laos becomes the most efficacies and the quickest affair if you the services of the domestic airlines that operate from Vientiane to Huay Xai, Luang Nmatha.

Luang Praba, Odom Xai, Sam Neua and Sayabouti in the north, and from Pakse and Savanakhet in the South.

The Mekong River and the other rivers comprise of the backbone of the river transport system within Laos.

You can either opt for the ferries of slow speed or the fast paced, noisy speedboats, both of which operate from Vientiane to Luang Prabang and from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai.

The development of well-paved roads has given a boost to the activity of getting around Laos.

The Thai border at Savannakhet and the Vietnamese border are linked by the main highway.

But one should be careful while driving on the roads many of which are unsafe for all-weather driving.

Further north there is a road link between Vientiane and Luang Prabang and to Nam Dong and Tran Ninh.

The major towns and the cities can be accessed by the bus.

Government buses plies between all the major places while the tourist mini buses can be availed to access the bigger cities.

Getting around Laos in a bicycle has a charm of its own. You can hire a bicycle at a minimum rate.

The cycles can be found all along the main streets in the town.

The tuk tuks are also a popular mode of transport. You can bargain till you bring down the price to almost half of what was originally charged by the driver.

Laos has been under the dominance of its neighboring nations at various points of time in its history.

As a consequence, Laos had to surmount many impediments before it could establish its identity as an independent nation. Therefore the history of Laos is bound to be full of interesting twists, turns and power shifts.

The History of Laos can be traced back to the initial inhabitants who had migrated from southern China.

The 11 th century saw Laos come under the influence of the Sukhothai dynasty. It was Fan Ngum, a Lao prince who unified and carved out a new empire and named it ‘Lan Xang'. Fa Ngum became the king in 1353.

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