Links & References

Non comprehensive list of useful links

Some websites must inevitably serve as references to our readers. They can bring a certain amount of complementary information to the commercial guidebooks. They can also serve as a relay for questions that everybody ask themselves before leaving on a trip.

Very Official Sites

– US Embassy in Laos
– French Embassy in Laos
– German Embassy in Laos
– Australian Embassy in Laos
– British Embassy in Laos
– Chinese Consulate in Luang Prabang - Tel : +856-71-252-439
– Vietnamese Consulate in Luang Prabang - Tel : +856-71-254-748
– Mekong River Commission
– ASEAN Resources Kit
– Southern Laos, Southern Laos official tourism office website

Airline companies servicing Luang Prabang

– Lao Airlines (local and regional)
– Lao Sky Way (local)

NGOs

– Directory of NGO in Lao PDR
– Santé France-Laos
– MES : Music for Everyone School
– Big Brother Mouse
– Elephant Conservation Centre (in Sayaboury)

Information about Lao country

– Lao country, by Wikipedia
– Lao economy, global numbers (Laos vs US)
– Ecotourim in Laos
– Substainable Tourism Development Project in LAO PDR-
– KPL, Lao News Agency
– Vientiane Times
– Mekong Center (Tourism information)
– 108.jobs (classified ads)
– Job Today in Laos (classified ads)
– 5 day weather in Luang Prabang
– Moon calendar

Sites about Luang Prabang

– Oriental Architecture, everything about temples in Luang Prabang
– Back Street Academy, things to do in Luang Prabang
– Cookly.me, cuisine courses in Luang Prabang
– Terragalleria, photo gallery of Luang Prabang
– JC Lao, Infos & Services in Laos
– Photos of Laos (start a search with keywords like Laos, Luang Prabang...)
– Old photos of Laos

Plants in Laos

– A Checklist of Plants in Lao PDR (2004)
– Lao Flora. A checklist with scientific and vernacular names (2008)

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