What’s the best way to travel from Thailand to Laos? Going on a Mekong River cruise, of course! Today we show you how to get from Chiang Rai, Thailand to Luang Prabang, Laos via the scenic route.

To start, we took the local bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Khong, where we then stayed overnight before our big journey down the mighty Mekong River. We highly recommend the Fortune River View Hotel in Chiang Khong.

From there, we did a land border crossing from Thailand to Laos across the Friendship Bridge. This process was super easy and handled perfectly by our Mekong River cruise tour guide.

We booked our luxury Mekong River cruise with Nagi of Mekong, taking the slow boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang, Laos. This river cruise was the highlight of our trip in southeast asia and one of the most relaxing and peaceful vacations you can take!

We stopped along the Mekong River at a small Laos village to meet some locals before heading on to Pak Beng, Laos where we stayed overnight at the gorgeous Le Grand Pakbeng hotel. This place totally spoiled and surprised us with a river view villa overlooking the beautiful Mekong River and surrounding mountains!

In our next video, we’ll pack up and cruise down the Mekong again to finish the journey from Chiang Rai, Thailand to Luang Prabang, Laos.

We hope you enjoy our Laos travel vlog and, as always, we’ll see you in our next video as we Keep Going Places!

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Filmed February 2020

Nagi of Mekong River Cruise Tour:
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WHERE WE STAYED IN CHIANG RAI: Happynest Hostel:
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WHERE WE STAYED IN CHIANG KHONG: Fortune River View Hotel:
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WHERE WE STAYED IN PAKBENG: Le Grand Pakbeng Hotel & Resort:
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