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Muang Sing (Laos)

Description: A small tourist mecca located in Northern Laos.

Newest Review: ... Muang Sing are Chinese built with Chinese license plates! When I switched my phone on here I even had a network message saying welcome to China! The town itself is small (only a 40,000 population at the last estimate) but the main draw here is the trekking around the surrounding area. Only a couple of trekking companies exist and it's very wise to hire a guide with one of them as going ... more

... off without a guide is frowned upon and you may get a hostile reaction if you turn up at a hill tribe village unannounced. The treks here have won praise from the UN because they ask permission from the culturally sensitive hill tribe villages in the area...more

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Muang Sing (Laos): Very quirky outpost in the process of becoming a small trekk ... (1332 words)
by - written on 28/06/09 (Very useful, 42 readings)
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About 50km north-west of the provincial capital of Luang Nam Tha lies the town of Muang Sing, in Northern Laos. Muang Sing sits only 9 kilometres from the Chinese border and only about 25 kilometres to neighbouring Myanmar (Burma) to the west. This geographical location probably goes someway to explain why Muang Sing is the most ethnically and culturally diverse towns you are likely to come across in your trip to Lao; Thai Lu, Thai Neua, Lolo, Thai Dam, Mien, Hmong and Akha are just some of the ethic groups present in this town of just 40,000. This makes the place a real cultural melting pot and very different to your usual Laotion ... Read the complete review

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