My friends and I plan to ride from Chiang Mai, Thailand to the Ha Giang Loop of Vietnam by way of Laos. We've ridden across Laos before, and I got my visa on arrival at Huay Xai. This time, I would plan to do the same, and then exit Laos at Pang Hoc.
However, when it comes time to come home and come back across Laos, I do not believe I can use the same crossing as I have read that Pang Hoc has recently stopped issuing VOA's. I have tried to find another border crossing in Northern Lao, and while I see them on the map, I can not find any names that match on lists of border crossings that issue VOA's.
So, my question is: Does anyone know if there are any Lao entry points, in the north, that still issue VOA's? It looks like M. Nonghet may be the northern most point where they still issue them, but I am uncertain.
Thank you
Daniel
However, when it comes time to come home and come back across Laos, I do not believe I can use the same crossing as I have read that Pang Hoc has recently stopped issuing VOA's. I have tried to find another border crossing in Northern Lao, and while I see them on the map, I can not find any names that match on lists of border crossings that issue VOA's.
So, my question is: Does anyone know if there are any Lao entry points, in the north, that still issue VOA's? It looks like M. Nonghet may be the northern most point where they still issue them, but I am uncertain.
Thank you
Daniel