Luang Namtha Province

The province has five following districts:

• 1. Namtha District
• 2. Muang Sing District
• 3. Muang Long District
• 4. Viengphoukha District
• 5. Nalae District

Luang Namtha has a border with China in the north, Burma in the northwest, Bokeo province in the southwest and Oudomxay province in the southeast. This is a province that has more than twenty ethic groups that live peacefully alongside each others, and has a Nam Ha protecting area covering area of nearly 30% of the entire province.

Luang Namtha is the best place for visitors who like challenging with nature. There are mountains to climb and forest to explore. Trekking in Namtha Province is not only challenging experience is also a generous contribution to help communities with jobs and promote the ecotourism in this area at the time. Namha ecotourist project in co-operation with Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) have been working together to protect this area for sometimes.

Near Namtha city there are villages that produce and weave silk, if you like to support local people and like silk material this is the place to visit. Below is the picture of local houses in the Luang Namtha province.

Tourist Information

Luang Namtha Provincial Tourist Office
Open hours:
Morning 8am-Noon
After-noon: 2-5pm

Banks

• BCEL
  Open hours:
  8.30am-3.30pm (Mon-Fri)
  Foreign exchange for US travellers cheques and Us dollars.
  Thai baths and Chinese Yuan. Cash advances on credit cards.
  

• Lao Development Bank
  Open hours:
  Morning 8.30am-Noon
  After-noon 2-3.30pm (Mon-Fri)
  Exchange Us dollars, Us travellrs cheques, Thai Bath and Chinese Yuan.
  

Telecommunication

• Post Office
  Open hours:
  Morning 8am-Noon
  After-noon 1-4pm (Mon-Fri)
  Tel: 312007
  

• Lao Telecom Long distance phone services available.
  

• KNT Internet
  Open hours:
  8am-10pm
  Tel: 486086
  Services US$1.80 per hour, fast and reliable.
  

Sight-seeing

• Luang Namtha Museum
  Open hours:
  Morning 8.30am-11.30am
  After-noon 1.30-3.30pm (Mon-Fri)
  Admission fee US$0.50
  Inside you can find a collection of local anthropological arts facts, such as ethnic clothing, ethnic bronze drums, ceramics and Bhuddha images.
  

For information visit:
Official Luang Namtha Tourism Site Here

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