
The new wing at Thoulasith Guesthouse
Mr and Mrs Thoulasith have built a brand new 3 story wing onto their iconic Luang namtha guesthouse ...
Mr and Mrs Thoulasith have built a brand new 3 story wing onto their iconic Luang namtha guesthouse ...
If you’ve spent even one day in Luang Namtha you’ve probably discovered the excellent Night Market. You may have...
Thai film actor Ananda Everingham made multiple visits to Bamboo Lounge this week while filming his new movie...
Want to stay somewhere in Luang Namtha with a touch of class? The newly opened Amandra Villa could be...
How do you fancy some Belgian chocolate? What about a German beer or some French biscuits? Then Boten on...
The iconic rice fields of Asia conjure some of the most beautiful imagery you can hope to experience during...
Luang Nathma is home to two beautiful golden stupas, That Luang Namtha and That Phum Phuk that should not...
We’ve been here for over a week now and it has to be said, Luang Namtha is one of those...
Volunteering at Bamboo Lounge Training Restaurant was an amazing experience, an unique way to get in touch with the...
Luang Namtha is a region blessed with fantastic landscape, exuberant untouched nature, as well as an unique richness and...
Luang Namtha district is home to a number of hidden gems that can be easily accessed by short rides...
We woke up in Chiang Rai a bit later than we had planned and rushed ourselves to the bus...
All of the information you see here on Luang Namtha Guide is brought to you for free, by Bamboo...
The most common river people kayak down in Luang Namtha is the Nam Tha river. This river has many...
I’d been in Luang Namtha almost two weeks before I stumbled upon Baw Pen Yang. A town with an...
Although I would love to be able to tell you all about what I am sure is the beautifully...
The Zuela Guesthouse is rated number one in Luang Namtha on Tripadvisor but, quite understandably, most reviews focus almost...
Even at first glance it’s clear that the night market in Luang Namtha has a lot to offer. Once...
Masterchef in the jungle? Food in northern Laos gets serious… Recently Bamboo Lounge Training Restaurant was lucky enough to get...
After traveling all around Southeast Asia, Laos is definitely a highlight for many, but for us coming back to...
Room rates: 60,000 kip – 160,000 kip Breakfast included: no Free wifi: yes Laundry service: yes How to...
Adounsiri is a family run guesthouse in the centre of Luang Namtha. It is located on the street...
Exploration of local biodiversity starts even before you set off to one of the many tours available in...
It’s official; Luang Namtha now has its own wood-fired pizza oven, it is even painted green and is decorated...
Author: Ryan Crossett The Akha people are a large ethnic group with populations in Lao, Thailand, Burma and China. ...
Hang out at Luang Namtha’s night market and enjoy local food and drinks You cannot leave Luang Namtha without...
Want to get from Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai or Chiang Kong to scenic northern Laos as fast and comfortably...
Run into some crazy stuff on your stroll through the morning market Visiting Luang Namtha’s morning market is one...
You really should consider a kayaking trip on your South East Asia holiday to northern Laos. Here in Luang...
There are 2 popular ways to get to Luang Prabang, Laos from Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in northern...
It’s a fact; Luang Namtha as well as being the most ethnically diverse province in Laos also has the...
Most cities in the world have public parks with grass, a few ponds, maybe some ducks; all very landscaped...
Travellers who visit the jungled mountains of northern Laos usually aren’t your run-of-the-mill tourists whose idea of cultural immersion...
Naturally beautiful and ethnically diverse Luang Namtha province is situated at the northwest tip of Laos with Luang Namtha...
Many people who come to South East Asia seek to find that unique cultural experience of an idyllic little...
May and June represent rice planting season here in Luang Namtha, and also marks the beginning of the most...
I would like to present Rambo Fusion with two awards, for quirkiest name and best BBQ in Luang Namtha....
One day off me and Alex decided that between dawn and my 2pm start we could get to Muang...
Luang Namtha now has a reputation as being one of South East Asia’s premier trekking destinations. Choosing from one...
Doing a homestay at a local ethnic minority village is an experience not to be missed while you are...
The dry season, usually between November and April, is the busiest time of year in Luang Namtha. People mostly...
It’s true that Luang Namtha is a trekking mecca and fast becoming one of the hottest trekking and cultural...
This blog post is inspired by one of our most common questions at Forest Retreat Laos from tourists to...
So you think you have seen it all at produce markets in South East Asia? Wrong! You haven’t seen...
Laos is a very spread out country so, if you come to Laos for a holiday there are many...
Luang Namtha town is situated in a huge rice and river covered valley; surrounded on all sides by stunning...
Our friend Lai has a small restaurant in Luang Namtha simply called “Lai’s place”. Close to the main road...
If you’re in northern Thailand, it’s really easy to get to Luang Namtha. The border at Chiang Khong (Thailand)...
Chantimieng Guesthouse is in a fantastic location in Muang Sing, right in the centre of town but also off...
The biggest natural allure of Luang Namtha province has got to be the Nam Ha NPA (also commonly misspelt...
Luang Namtha is actually the most ethnically diverse area in all of South East Asia. So this means nowhere...
The night market is a seemingly never-ending source of many new foods. Most of the foods sold there come...
Rainy season has well and truly arrived here in Luang Namtha, with the days generally being warm to hot,...
OK, just a really quick post today; just thought this was awesome! We were eating dinner and saw the...
About 5 minutes out of Luang Namtha town is a pretty waterfall named Nam De, meaning Good Water. It’s...
The tradition of racing Dragon Boats began when the day after the Buddhist Lent ceremony and Loi Krotung ceremony...
Wow, what an amazing evening we had letting off lantens, watching the ‘rocket’ fireworks and seeing the first boats...
We had a fantastic morning today for the celebrations of the end of Buddhist Lent. We got up at...
Boun Awk Phansa is the last day of Buddhist lent. It happens each year in October, three lunar months...
In Laos there are many ‘minority’ tribes – so called because they are not ethnic Lao, however minority tribes...
** Update 2013 – Papaya Restaurant is now closed ** One of our favourite retaurants in Luang Namtha is...
We recently stayed in Vieng Poukha for a few nights and after looking in every guesthouse in town, decided...
About and hour from Luang Namtha by road which winds through the beautiful National Protected Area is Phagneung Phoukulom...
I am constantly amazed by Luang Namtha. Every direction you look in, life is abundant – spiders, butterflies, dragonflies,...
Kao Rao Cave is about an hour our of Luang Namtha, near a small town called Vieng Poukha. When...
We love walking and biking around this area and the temple still never fails to impress us. We love...
Thong and Paet took us to visit Paet’s village (she is Black Tai tribe) where they had collected silkworms...
Thong’s brother and his wife had their second baby girl 2 weeks ago and they named her Noi. We...
Hello!! Our names are Andrej and Karen Brummer. We have been in Luang Namtha now on and off for...
The following is a blog post we wrote before setting up Luang Namtha Guide, to share some of our...
One year ago today, 10th June 2010, we landed in Bali and began our Asian Adventure. In the past...
For a while now we have been making plans to help the people of Luang Namtha with their trekking...
We to Thailand to get supplies for Project Laos that we couldn’t buy in Laos. This consisted of food...
We have spent a week or so riding around again, we decided we should try to see the old...
Our good friends Ben and Lauren from Sydney were our first official visitors to see us in Luang Namtha....
We were really sad when Thong phoned us only a few days after we arrived to inform us his...
Within moments of arriving back in Laos we were reminded of our love for this country. We had been...
The past week we’ve had dinners with friends and celebrations pretty much every day. Firstly Shahu, our favourite Indian...
We again decided to spend some time biking around Luang Namtha province. And even though we had decided we...
Thong phoned us a couple of nights ago to invite us to go kayaking on the Nam Tha and...
Our first couple of weeks in Luang Namtha have been really good. We have spent quite a bit of...
Our welcome back into Laos was awesome. Kids standing on the side of the road waving at us with...
It would seem that we can’t stay away from Laos for too long. We have spent the past month...
The last post was written before our final night in town. We were both so touched to receive gifts...
We have had to laugh numerous times in the past couple of weeks at the things that seem so...
After a recent skype conversation with some good friends Nick and Amber, we promised Nick we would do a...
We decided to see Muang Sing the right way this time, and hired a motorbike for a few days...
When we arrived back in Luang Namtha we instantly knew that it was the right decision to be here. ...
Our plans for the following couple of weeks have taken a slightly unexpected turn (again!) as we have to...
We arrived in Vientiane a day or two before our Lao visa’s ran out, so our first task was...
Our one or two planned nights in Vang Vieng turned into six nights when Karen got too sick to...
On our last day in Luang Prabang we quickly realised we had saved the best for last. We got...
We have been really lucky to see the monks collecting their alms a few times. We are staying within...
We did find the magic we were looking for in Luang Prabang. We are so glad that we decided...
When we arrived at our beautiful guesthouse just outside of Luang Prabang we were so pleased that we had...
The day before we were going on the river trip down the Nam Ou and Mekong rivers, we all...
The night before we left Luang Namtha we mentally prepared ourselves for what we had been told was one...
We’ve had a really fun few days back in Luang Namtha. Our first day back we were the only...
Next time you go to Asia, we really recommend you visit Muang Sing. No maybes. Just go. On Friday...
We started our first full day in Laos with a run up to the temple (Wat) we found the...
View our location map in Luang Namtha Yesterday we walked down to the Thai Border, got stamped out of...