There are good hotels and guest houses in Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane, but facilities are basic elsewhere. Local village hostels are available, but with few amenities. Prices are generally lower than other popular South-East Asian destinations. For more details of prices and location, contact a tour company with experience in Laos.

There are no facilities for camping in Laos.

Laos is eager to promote ecotourism and visitors can stay in specially constructed eco-lodges available around the country. These include lodges in Laopako, around 50km (31 miles) from Vientiane on the Nam Ngum River, the Boat Landing Guest House in Luang Namtha province, the Kingfisher Lodge in Champassak province and Kamu Lodge, a tented lodge upstream from Luang Prabang. For more information contact Ecotourism Laos (www.ecotourismlaos.com), part of the Lao National Tourism Authority (see Contact Addresses).