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Ban O Destination Guide

Touring Ban O in Laos

Ban O in the region of Houaphan is a city located in Laos - some 203 mi or ( 327 km ) North-East of Vientiane , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ban O is now 08:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vientiane " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Hanoi, and Dien Bien Phu. Being here already, consider visiting Yen Bai . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ban O ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Traditional Tai Daeng (Red Tai) Singing

6:25 min by peterlaos
Views: 2792 Rating: 5.00

We were in the village of Ban Had San by Sop Bao in northern Huaphan Province in my wife's uncle's home and we were treated to some traditional Tai Daeng singing. This kind of singing is becoming a "l ..

Tai Daeng Woman Singing Traditional Song

3:36 min by peterlaos
Views: 2643 Rating: 5.00

This video was taken in the home of Bai's aunt and uncle in the Tai Daeng (Red Tai) village of Ban Had San, north of Sam Neua. When we were there visiting we wanted to be able to video some traditiona ..


Bai's Great Uncle (Tai Daeng) Singing

2:36 min by peterlaos
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When we visit Bai's aunt and uncle in Ban Had San by Ban Sop Bao in the northeastern part of Huaphan Province which is located alongside the Nam Ma River, we sleep on a futon on the floor behind Bai's ..

Water-Driven Rice Pounders in Sam Neua

0:33 min by peterlaos
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It's not too often that you come across water-driven rice pounders like we discovered on the road north of Sam Neua. Not the quickest way to hull rice, but it doesn't require much human input, just th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Xam Neua District

Xam Neua is a district of Houaphanh Province in north-eastern Laos. The capital lies at Xam Neua town.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.41 104.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Districts of Laos, Houaphanh Province

Viengxay caves

The Viengxay caves in Houaphanh Province of North-Eastern Laos are an extensive network of caves in limestone mountains. Four-hundred eighty of these caves were used by the Pathet Lao during the Second Indochina War to shelter from American bombardment. Up to 23,000 people lived in the caves, which contained a hospital, a school, Pathet Lao offices, bakeries, shops, and even a theatre. The area was home to the Communist army, who were fighting the royalist forces, based in Vientiane.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.40 104.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Caves of Laos, History of Laos, Show caves, Vietnam War, Visitor attractions in Laos