Information of Luang Namtha Province, Laos

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Luang Namtha is a mountainous province, located in northwestern Laos bordering Myanmar and China with 5 districts (Namtha, Muang Sing, Vieng Phoukha, Muang Long and Nalea) and a total land area of 9,325 square kilometers. The population in 2005 was about 152,285 people or some 16 people per square kilometer...Read more...

Luang Namtha is accessible by air, land and river. The most popular overland routes to and from the province start and end Bokeo Province's Ban Houi Xay and Luang Prabang. There is an international border crossing at Boten (China-Laos) and regular air service from Vientiane on Lao Airlines. For adventuresome travelers, try a journey up the Mekong River from Ban Houi Xay to Xieng Kok in Muang Long, or a 2-day river journey up the Namtha River, which also originates in Ban Houi Xay. Once you reach the province, local transport by tuk-tuks, the bus or a song taeow is inexpensive and easy to arrange. For short trips, many people get around by renting bicycles.

The general Post Offices postal services, faxing and public telephone for local, national and international calls. Phone cards can be purchased at many shops in Luang Namtha town or at the Lao Telecom Company. There are a couple of internet shops in town for e-mailing and some guesthouse offer phone services. Sending packages home through the normal mail service is inexpensive and generally reliable.

Luang Namtha province has a wide range of guesthouses. With the prospects of getting more tourist with the new No.3 Road and the upgraded international airport, many new guesthouses have been built in recent times and new hotels are being planned in the center of Luang Namtha town, now in Luang Namtha have more than 73 hotels and Guesthosues and 951 beds.

Many local restaurants offer Lao, Chinese, Thai, Indian and Western style food. Choose one of the restaurants located along the main trip in Luang Namtha or Muang Sing. Excellent Lao coffee and baguettes are also available throughout the day. Some famous local food and beverages are Kao soi (Soft rice noodle soup) in the Muang Sing market, bitter bamboo shoot soup and rattan dipping sauce fromNamtha's fresh market, lao hai (rice wine in a jar) and the ubiquitous lao lao.

Boun That Xieng Tung or That Xieng Tung festival (Xieng Tung Stupa) is the biggest festival of the year in Muang Sing, is holding on the 2 Nov 2009 and attracts a wide gathering from villages and people around the district, many people from Luang Namtha, Bokeo Province and China.
In the festival is very interested, you can try local food to see ceremony of religion, to see very different minority and people from around Muang Sing.