Explore Ban Houayhikay in Laos
Ban Houayhikay in the region of Bokèo is a town in Laos - some 237 mi or ( 381 km ) North-West of Vientiane , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ban Houayhikay is now 12:23 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vientiane " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mae Chan, Lampang, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Yangon. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mae Chan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ban Houayhikay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Golden Triangle - Thailand, Myanmar & Laos
After our visit to Doi Tung we went to Mae Sai at the Myanmar border, which is Thailand's most northern point. From there we went to the Golden Triangle in Sop Ruak, where we took a boat trip over the ..
Hey, that's my Mum!
On Nam Khong's first trip to the grassland Pumpui takes a short suckle on Makam - Nam Chok adds security and Lam Yai looks on. ..
Trip to the Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai Thailand
Trip to the Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai Thailand and Maesai ..
2007-02-10 - The Golden Triangle - Thailand - Myanmar - Laos
English: In February 2007 I was on a 3-week tour of Thailand with Albatross Travel. This little video is from Saturday the 10th of February 2007 - the 12th day of the trip - where we visit the "Golden ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ruak River
The Ruak River is a river at the Thai-Burma border. It originates within the hills of the Daen Lao Range, Shan State, and becomes the boundary river between Thailand and Burma at the confluence with the Mae Sai River at the northernmost point of Thailand. It then meanders to the east until it empties into the Mekong River at Ban Sop Ruak, Tambon Wiang, Chiang Saen district, Chiang Rai Province. The boundary section of the river is 26.75 km long.
Located at 20.37 100.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main opium-producing areas. It is an area of around 367,000 square miles that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent, it has been one of the most extensive opium-producing areas of Asia and of the world since the 1920s.
Located at 20.36 100.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Ko Chang, Chiang Rai
Ko Chang, Mae Sai is a village and tambon (subdistrict) of Mae Sai District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 9964 people. The tambon contains 13 villages.
Located at 20.43 99.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tachilek Airport
Tachilek Airport or Tachileik Airport is an airport serving Tachilek (Tachileik), a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma.
Located at 20.48 99.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Mekong River massacre
The Mekong River massacre occurred in the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the lawless Golden Triangle area of Southeast Asia. All 13 crew members on the two ships were killed and dumped in the river. It is the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals abroad in modern times.
Located at 20.28 100.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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