Enjoy the beautiful natural scenery of heaven and earth, stop at amazing cultural ancient sites... With the advent of the post-epidemic era and the normalization of customs clearance in various countries, tourists have long set their sights on the far away with more expectations according to their throbbing hearts and steps!
Laos officially declared 2023-2024 as the Lao Tourism Year, and formulated a well-thought-out plan to attract tourists and stimulate the recovery and efficiency development of Laos' tourism industry. At the end of February 2023, the "Let's Go, Laos!" initiative by the Lao Culture and Tourism Center! "The first season of the series of activities officially kicked off, and invited veterans in the field of Chinese tourism and culture presented a self-driving tour of northwest Laos, which attracted widespread attention and strong interest in tourism in Laos and the Golden Triangle.
While yearning, everyone can't help but worry and ask: Is it safe to travel to the Golden Triangle? How to travel to the Golden Triangle? What should I pay attention to during the trip? Wait, in this article, the editor first summarizes the information about the entry and safety of tourism in the Golden Triangle of Laos, hoping to help your travel itinerary.
1. Is it safe to travel to the Golden Triangle?
When it comes to this problem, as travel experts say, the first is the problem of cognition, one of which is to have an understanding of the broad and narrow concepts of the "Golden Triangle" area (if you don't understand, please make up for it yourself, the editor will not repeat it); Second, cognition will also change with change, today's Laos Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone has long been difficult to find traces of drugs, and the innovative model of "urban substitution" has been widely recognized by the world's anti-drug field; At the same time, regular inspections, video surveillance, 24-hour security patrols and other mechanisms for entering and exiting the SAR make the SAR have a good public security atmosphere. Laos' Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is now an attractive investment hotspot rather than a lawless place as some imagine.
Tips: The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is a national special economic zone officially established by the Lao government to attract investment and is protected by the administrative jurisdiction and laws of the Lao government, as long as tourists enter the country through the country through the regular way, abide by local laws and respect local folk customs during travel, do not provoke others for no reason, tourism is very safe.
2. How to travel to the Golden Triangle and what should I pay attention to in the itinerary?
According to the editor's own understanding and the sharing of netizens, the current tourism to the Golden Triangle of Laos is mainly by land and air, which are sorted out as follows:
Land:
Mohan Exit China → Crossing Boten to enter Laos (there is a passport application fee of 200 yuan and a handling fee of 20 yuan→ Charter a 6-hour bus to the SAR.
Notes:
1. Prepare enough cash before departure, domestic exchange of Lao dollars is not very convenient, can be exchanged at the port, the current exchange rate is about 1 yuan to 2400 Lao dollars;
2. Laos implements a visa on arrival for China, if you pursue efficiency, it is recommended that you can also apply for a Laos visa in advance;
3. If Boding takes the China-Laos Railway to visit other cities in Laos first, you must leave enough in advance, there are only two high-speed trains starting from Boten every day, and if you can't catch up, you can only stay overnight in Boten;
4. There is a 1-hour time difference between Laos and China (1 hour later than Beijing time).
Plane:
Bojiao International Airport in the Special Economic Zone is being renovated and expanded, and a temporary route from Vientiane to Bojiao has been opened, which can fly from China to Vientiane, and then from Vientiane Feibojiao to the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
Notes:
It is necessary to pay attention to the number and time of flights from Vientiane to Bojiao in order to arrange the travel time reasonably.
Other:
If you want to experience the Golden Triangle in northern Thailand, you can choose Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai (you can visit the White Temple, Blue Temple, Black Temple during the journey→) Chiang Saen Port → Take a speedboat into the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Laos.
Notes:
Since the SAR belongs to Laos, it is also necessary to apply for a visa on arrival to enter from Chiang Saen Port.
The above is the basic answer to the basic answer to the tourism entry and safety of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Laos, the follow-up Xiaobian will successively bring you more tourism information about the tourism food, beauty, accommodation, entertainment and so on in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone of Laos, remember to continue to pay attention to the "Laos Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone Life Tourism Investment" public account, view and browse the notes of the editor!