{"id":147,"date":"2008-08-24T12:27:25","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T12:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/muang-ngoi-neua-laos\/"},"modified":"2008-08-24T12:27:25","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T12:27:25","slug":"muang-ngoi-neua-laos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/muang-ngoi-neua-laos\/","title":{"rendered":"Muang Ngoi Neua, Laos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Muang Ngoi Neua<\/span> is a small isolated village in Laos<\/a>, overlooking the Nam Ou river.  Many people come
\nhere for the good trekking, to relax doing very little, or to go
\ntubing.  The town is a new comer to tourism.  Accommodation
\nis almost all basic, electricity is via generators typically from 6pm
\nuntil 10:30pm, there are no telephones or Internet connections,
\nalthough some people are able to make satellite phone calls should you
\nneed to.<\/p>\n

This village is a traditional Laos settlement, with chickens, cats
\nand dogs running around.  There are also a lot of bugs and insects
\nin Muang Ngoi Neua, which are difficult to avoid.  The views of
\nthe river and hillsides are good, although not as good as Nong Khiaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Strangely there is a lot of  inaccuracy in guide book listings
\nfor Muang Ngoi Neua.  Rooms and restuaratns and innacuratly
\ndescribed in Lonely Planet and Rough Guide editions.  It may be
\nthat the people of Muang Ngoi Neua are selling their business names to
\nother people.  Check anywhere you eat or stay with a curious eye.<\/p>\n

There are various places to eat, either at guest house resturants or
\nat the few eateries than line the lane through the village.
\n The guesthouse restaurants near the boat landing are a good bet.
\n Western food is often hit-and-miss, and sticking to local dishes
\nis generally a good idea.<\/p>\n

There are lots of supply shops selling just about anything you might
\nneed at resonable prices, including cigarettes, washing power, drinks,
\nsnacks and more.<\/p>\n

Accommodation<\/h2>\n

Accommodation in Muang Ngoi Neua consists of basic thatch huts.
\n The first wave of huts built have shared bathrooms, and some
\nprivate bathrooms with squat toilets, and cost 20,000Kip per night.
\n The more modern huts are more sturdy and have western style
\nbathrooms, costing 30,000Kip per night.  There are a lot of places
\nto chose from, so take your time and look around.  A lot of places
\nhave views over the river.  Almost all places provide lighting via
\ngenerators at night, but very few offer electrical power sockets, so charge
\nanything important before getting on the boat.<\/p>\n

Nicksa’s Accommodation and Resturant<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the newest huts in the village, run by a lovely family with
\nfairly good English.  They have 5 modern huts, with western bathrooms (cold showers),
\nover looking the river.  Each hut has 2 hammocks, chairs outside,
\na table inside, and towels are provided.  There are lightbulbs in
\nthe bathroom, bedroom and outside, which come on from about 6pm to
\n10:30pm, no power sockets though.  A candle is also provided.  The resturant overlooks
\nthe river, but donesnt seem to be the same place that might be listed
\nin your guidebook.  At the top of the lane from the boat landing,
\nturn right and about 100m later your see signs on the right hand side.
\nHuts cost 50,000Kip per night.<\/p>\n

Phetdavanh Guest House<\/span><\/p>\n

Accommodation in a traditional building, rather than a hut.  But
\nyou’re still likely to get some bugs in your rooms, despite what your
\nguidebook might say.  Away from the river, so no views.  All
\nof the 10 rooms have shared bathrooms.  The owner told me they
\nhave 24 hour power, but it wasn’t the case when I passed by in the
\ndark.  This is where the cool people tend to collect.  At the
\ntop of the lane from the boat landing. Rooms are 30,000Kip per night.<\/p>\n

Ning Nong Guesthouse<\/span>
\nConveniently located just left of the boat landing, with several rooms
\ninside a larger builder, rather than huts.  The ensuite bathrooms
\nare of solid concrete construction, and are clean.  The rooms have
\nquite a few visitors in the night, including rodents and some big
\nspiders.  50,000Kip per night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Muang Ngoi Neua is a small isolated village in Laos, overlooking the Nam Ou river.  Many people come here for the good trekking, to relax doing very little, or to go tubing.  The town is a new comer to tourism.  Accommodation is almost all basic, electricity is via generators typically from 6pm until 10:30pm, there are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}