JD
Julianne DDon’t book this, just go at the pier, if you’re doing the journey from Luang Prabang to Thailand there will be space in the boat and it’ll be so much cheaper to do it by yourself. I booked this so it would be safe and efficient but I was left waiting at the pier as my driver 20km away was waiting for me to call him when I was at the pier to come get me (also I reached out to him with the number left on the invoice, I don’t know what would have happened if u didn’t have data). At the Thai border I called him twice to know who would pick me up and he told me to wait 45 minutes alone there at night without data. I felt completely unsafe so I decide to take transportation with the other people I met on the boat. When I reached out to them to explain the lack of communication was a big problem they just said I should have booked a private tour by them, as if this transport was identified as a big group kind of thing (btw I was the only one there who had booked online, so I thing they are bullshitting).
Luang Prabang - Chiang Rai, Minibüs Minibüs + Feribot, LaoLuang Travel (ບໍລິສັດທ່ອງທ່ຽວລາວຫຼວງ), 6 May 2026
JS
Julie SChaos but we made it : Slow boat from luang prabang to chiang rai.
Should arrive at 6:30pm but arrived at 10pm.
From the border to chiang rai we took one taxi, then one minibus to cross the friendship bridge, then a tuktuk to chiang khong and finally a mini van to chiang rai. The last driver was crazy and drove at 120 instead of 60, it's was scary but we arrived fast.
We paid the double of the price with 12GO than it will cost if you take everything directly without intermediar.
We didn't know anything about the differents transportation, you have to contact them on whatsapp to know what is going on, who come to pick you and any informations.
But at least we arrived at chiang rai, and that is not sure if you do it by yourself because we arrived late at the border and there is not all time minivan to go to chiang rai so you will have to sleep at chiang khong and take the bus the next morning.
Luang Prabang - Chiang Rai, Minibüs Minibüs + Feribot, LaoLuang Travel (ບໍລິສັດທ່ອງທ່ຽວລາວຫຼວງ), 7 Şub 2026