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Nong Khiaw

Coordinates: 20°34′16.63″N 102°36′41.24″E / 20.5712861°N 102.6114556°E / 20.5712861; 102.6114556
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Nong Khiaw
ຫນອງຂຽວ
Nong Kiau
Village
Nong Khiaw is located in Laos
Nong Khiaw
Nong Khiaw
Coordinates: 20°34′16.63″N 102°36′41.24″E / 20.5712861°N 102.6114556°E / 20.5712861; 102.6114556
Country Laos
ProvinceLuang Prabang
Time zoneUTC+7 (Laos Standard Time)

Nong Khiaw (Lao: ຫນອງຂຽວ, pronounced [nɔ̌ːŋ kʰǐa̯w]; also Nong Kiau), is a village in the Laotian province of Luang Prabang.

Overview

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Nong Khiaw is a popular tourist destination because of the walking and cycling routes near the village and the mountain-climbing opportunities. The only good way to get there used to be by boat from Luang Prabang or Muang Khua, near the Vietnamese border. This is not the case anymore due to the construction of dams on the Nam Ou river since 2017.[1] There is also a road from Pak Mong to Hat Sao. The village is well known in Laos because of the bridge, which was given by China, that connects the two parts of the town. The bridge gives you a great view of the Nam Ou river, and the breathtaking rocks, mountains and hills around it.

References

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  1. ^ The Laotian Times. "Nam Ou 3 Dam Eliminates River Cruises". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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