Laos

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 2/4 — Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 2/4
• ☐ Canada: level 2/4 — Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

Health notices

• ☐ Global Polio (level 2)
• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Practical

• ☐ Plug type A/B/C/E/F, 230V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 191
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 195
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 190

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ Mandatory identification — You must carry a copy of your passport or national identity card at all times. Failure to produce this document when requested by police results in a fine.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Laos — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM