Most beautiful places to visit in Laos

Laos, also known as Lao, is a country in Southeast Asia that has borders with China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. There are only roughly 9 million people living in this 2,36,800 square kilometer country. We are collaborating with the Ministry of Health to conduct Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (AMR) in this incredibly beautiful country. However, while being considerably larger in size, this nation's per capita income (2551 dollars) is nearly same to Bangladesh's. The majority of people in this area practice Buddhism (66%) while roughly 33% are members of the Tai Folk or Satsana Phi religion, which is a hybrid of Buddhism and Hinduism.

The cost of the food is tolerable, but it is expensive in terms of money because dinner cost 1,87,000 kip (BDT-1100, USD 11)! Passport holders from Bangladesh must have a visa to enter this country. We are not eligible for an e-Visa. I inquired about the problem with the Lao embassy in Korea, and they informed me that there is no MoU with our government.

However, a significant number of tourists travel here each year to enjoy their vacations. Here are a few of tourist places I had set as my targets: Blue Legoon in Vang Vieng, Phou Khao Khouay National Park, Kuang Si Waterfall, and Nong Khiaw, Buddha Park. I visited a number of them, but I didn't get an opportunity to see them all on this trip, and I have plans to go to a few more in the future.

In this article, I'll describe my itinerary:

1. Visa application: For Bangladeshi, you need to send an email to the Laos Embassy in Korea: laoembassy.seoul@gmail.com with the following information:

a.	Passport copy
b.	Employment certificate 
c.	Fill-out visa application form 
d.	ARC photocopy 

2. Visa application email format

Dear Consular, 
 
Greetings! I am ...., and I am a Researcher for the ...... Organization. I will be in Laos between November 27 to December 2, 2022, in order 
to re-engage and build the ..... your visit objectives, Ministry of Health and other stakeholders. 
 
I have appended here the required documents for the visa processing. Looking forward to hearing from you in a favorable way to grant the visa.
 
Sincerely,
Julhas Sujan

3. Visa collection a. Address: Daesagwan-ro 11-gil, 30-4, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

4. Air ticket You can purchase from Expedia or SMTOWN Travel

i.	Seoul-Ho Chi Min City – Cambodia (Phnom Penh) – Vientiane 
	1.	Cost: KRW 384300
	2.	Departure time: 10:15 AM Seoul Local time 
	3.	Arrival time: 7:00 PM Vientiane Local time 
ii.	Vientiane to Seoul (Director flight)
	1.	Cost: KRW 481100
	2.	Departure Time: 23:35 PM Local time Vientiane 
	3.	Arrival time: 6:05 AM Seoul Local time 

5. Hotel booking

a.	You can book from Booking.com mobile app 
b.	Hotel name: Moung Thanh Luxury Hotel 
c.	Per night cost: $81 including everything and complimentary breakfast 

6. Local transport

a.	You can rent hotel taxi and it will charge $10 up to 4 KM in the city 
b.	Local taxi is available 
c.	Tok-Tok is also available
d.	From City to the hotel, you have to pay 50-60K Kip for Tok-Tok and Local Taxi 120-130 Kip

7. Currency Rate Food is quite cheap compared to Korea. Near to the Night Market, you can find different restaurants. The average price for each meal is 150K-180K Kip.

8. Local food $1 to Kip 17,300. You can exchange dollar from Airport Money exchanger or from your hotel

9. Sightseeing: I visited the following beautiful places

a.	Vientiane city: 
	i.	Great Sacred Stupa (Pha That Luang)
	ii.	Patuxai 
	iii.	Wat Si Saket 
	iv.	Wat Si Muang 
	v.	Mekong River Side Park 
	vi.	Night Market 
	vii.	Vat That Khao 
b.	Outside of Vientiane city: 
	i.	Buddha Park: 145 KM from Vientiane and it will take $40-50 round trip by a Taxi 
	ii.	Vang Vieng:  145 KM from Vientiane and it will take Kip 300K for round trip 
	1.	Blue Lagoon
	2.	Cave