BOKEO PROVINCE

The northern province of Bokeo is located along the three-border intersection of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, from part of the GoldenTriangle. It is a home to a large number of minorities. Bokeo consists with five districts namely: Houaixay, Tonpheung, Pha-Oudom, Meung and Park Beng.

There are more than 450 villages with a total population of 61,000 people, consisting of many ethnic groups, each with own lifestyles and custom. The most lucrative occupation in Bokeo is gold panning and digging for precious stones, where you can see at Ban Nam Khok ( the Lue village), 6 km from the town and Ban Houai Sala ( The H’mong village) it’s around 18 Km far from the town of Houaixay.

At Ban Namkeung Kout, Ban Namkeung Mai and Ban Done Deng, it is 26 Km far from the central of Houaixay to the north where you can visit the traditional Lu village, who came originally from Mauang Sing, Luang Namtha. The village can be reached by boat trip, upstream from Houaixay.