Hello there,
next month I am going to Laos, and staying in the capital, but
I was thinking of exploring:
• Vang Vieng
• Luang Prabang
How many days should I choose for both locations?
Does "Luang Prabang" has good Internet?
because last time in Vientiane I almost (actually did) lost my job because the internet connection was so bad!

Thanks in advance!

Depends how into outdoor activities you are but if you really like hiking, climbing, mountain biking, ballooning, ATVing etc then you can probably spend 4-6 days in VV and always be doing something. Just be aware that the weather will be a limiting factor for those kinds of things at this time of year. If you’ll mainly be working and seeing the main sights then I wouldn’t stay for more than 3 days.

Luang Prabang is a really nice place to chill but there isn’t a ton of things to do. 3-4 days would be ok you’re just interested in seeing the main sights and then getting out of there.

Internet sucks in VV. You’ll get some decent speeds in LP but the random drop-outs and slow-downs made it a very difficult for me.

Thank you!!!!

Internet is sadly very hit & miss in Laos. Always have local 4g as backup; but even then it's not up to standards.

This is all in April 2023

slmzxuk how much did you use it? ISP regularly throttle & there's major packet loss as well. Speaking about July 2022 aprox.

syczmoc no too much to be honest on best as Internet in my apartment was spot on. Used it for a couple of times for video calls (couple of hours) when electricity went down (that’s a possible risk 😃 ) and had no issues

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How is the internet in Vang Vieng? Also how much is mobile internet in Laos?

Vang Vieng is pretty bad

Vientiane and Luang Prabang are ok

Thanks for the response. Do you think there is any way to work from Vang Vieng or no chance?

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Thanks for all the info

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Did you find something? If you’re still struggling for a place maybe try one of the “business” hotels like the plaza or ibis or maybe look for an Airbnb that has a decent fibre connection.

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