Experience the forgotten land of million elephants

rich cultures and traditions

...exotically friendly Lao

Visa & Passport

All visitors to Lao PDR require valid passport and visas are required by all nationalities. All foreign visitors need to book the tours through a travel agent, and need to have a pre-approval letter from an authorized Laos agency (few bureaucratic minority). The Laos Embassy will issue the visa only if the above mentioned letter was attached. Currently, the embassy/consulates in certain countries do not require this letter, but some may do.

Visas also obtainable on arrival at the following border check points:

-         Vientiane Airport

-         Friendship Bridge

-         Luang Prabang Airport

-         Pakse Airport

-         Vang Tao border check point

Please click here for the full lists of Consulate of Lao embassy abroad and up-to-date information about visa and other requirements.