Unbelievable Boat Cruise Through Laos on the Mekong River!

We took the slow boat down the Mekong River in Laos to Luang Prabang! It was an incredible adventure and things got a little crazy at one point. The Mekong River 2 Day Slow Boat cruise on the Nagi of Mekong was the perfect introduction to Laos. Along the way we stopped at Hmong villages, drank lao lao or rice whiskey, spent the night in the small town of Pak Beng, visited the Pak Ou Caves and got stranded for a short period of time on the banks of the river during a huge storm. The Mekong River is the lifeblood of Southeast Asia providing people with fish, water for crops and a unique way of life. We started our journey in Chaing Khong, Thailand where we crossed the border in Laos and took a traditional long boat cruise.
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0:00 Introduction to the Slow Boat to Luang Prabang
0:23 Traveling from Thailand to Laos by Boat
1:03 Chiang Khong Thailand
1:53 Nagi of the Mekong Long Boat
3:11 The Mekong River
5:52 Burning Season in SE Asia
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12:05 Pak Ou Caves
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[@Farawaynow]

Would you do this Mekong Cruise ?

[@TakeTimeToTravel]

This was quite the adventure, which I've never heard of before. I'm not surprised that after several shots of whiskey, things would begin to change haha. I really enjoyed watching :)

[@Farawaynow]

It was such a fun adventure. We visited Laos back in 2014 and returned so we could take this boat trip. Thanks for watching!

[@carolynfrick2726]

Loved the Mekong River cruise. It was awesome. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Maybe someday I’ll get to cruise the entire Mekong!

[@aaronfrick7929]

There are many ways and many types of boats on different sections of the Mekong and they are all going to be an adventure.

[@Farawaynow]

We hope to do the Ho Chi Min to Phnom Penh section next time.

[@soulfreetravels]

Excellent video! I did the same boat in January 2017 and it was wonderful!

[@Farawaynow]

Glad you enjoyed it as much as we did. We are hoping to do a journey on the lower Mekong next year.

[@sonevongkot6046]

Sabaidee.. Welcome to Laos..I hate when the locals do that

[@ThaiSabai9]

Thx for sharing, I have done this trip and is world class.

[@Farawaynow]

Thanks for watching, we agree!

[@truckerfromreno]

Fantastic video.

[@Farawaynow]

Thank you very much!

[@mitchellsouphasith3763]

These videos show me where my parents come from. Not Luang Prabang per se but Laos. Your narrative is educational.

[@Farawaynow]

Laos is a wonderful country. We just love it there,

[@jotund9516]

Love this

[@Farawaynow]

Thank you for watching. The Mekong River trip was one of favorite adventures.

[@Nordlys1966]

Nice video. What an excitement especially with berthing after the storm. We were going to go to Luang Prabang from Bangkok on March 21st but the smoke seems to have gotten for the worse so we postponed our trip to mid July! I think I'll do the slow boat trip (round trip) with Nagi of Mekong too. So there will be no more slow boat tour to Luang Prabang after the hydroelectric dam is completed?

[@Farawaynow]

Thank you for watching. Yes, the smoke just seems to be getting worse. Hope you have a great trip!

[@joyxam8399]

Beautiful makong river .but sorry for you not a good time fire. you missed laos new year.was 3 day a go did you.

[@Farawaynow]

We still enjoyed as the fire and smoke were only near the end. We celebrated the new year in Bangkok. Thank you for watching!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Slash and burn. We suffered for 20 years due to smog in sumatra and kalimantan

[@Farawaynow]

It is really hard to breathe there is so much smoke. Thank you for watching.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

@@Farawaynow some senior passed away at home and schools were closed

[@janicegraham3425]

Nice Video! Can I ask where you stayed and would you recommend it? Thanks

[@Farawaynow]

We stayed at the Sanctuary lodge and highly recommend it, Thanks for watching!

[@sombut415]

🙏Thank you for saying Lao and not Laos..

[@jeanfrancoisruer4236]

Hello, Would you be kind enough to give me the price per person of the VIP boat. Thanks in advance I don't know if you talk about it in the video because I don't speak English I use Google translate

[@Farawaynow]

We paid US$150 per person sharing which included pick up and transport form our hotel in Thailand, transfer assistance at the border, two days boat cruise Laos, two lunches and one breakfast, one night hotel, and transfer to the hotel in Luang Prabang. The price does vary depending on the type of hotel you want to stay in.

[@jeanfrancoisruer4236]

@@Farawaynow This please me a lot. Do you have the link to purchase, I would like to do so. THANKS

[@Farawaynow]

This is the link for the boat we used. I really do suggest using the Nagi of the Mekong boat. There are other cheaper boats but they are party boats and overcrowded. mekongcruise.com/cruise/nagi-of-mekong-cruise.html

[@xstensl8823]

March is not the time to do this. middle of the burning season. looks like a nice boat with no too many millennials on board. people in the capital hate the damming of the Mekong where they depend on for their lively hoods. all China sees is $$$.

[@Farawaynow]

I don’t think there were any millennials, mostly older people as this boat was more expensive than the other ones.