Just a word of warning to those who are thinking of getting the fast boat on the mekong....
I made my travels with travel agency from chang mai..price 1750baht roughly for 3day 2nit trip which included all transport and 1 nights stay at the thai border - chang kong.included food that evening BF and meal for boattrip.stopped in pakeng accomodation was decent and affordable maybe 120baht shared room.....
there was alot of talk of people in a rush with only a few days to do trip so they took fast boat...MASSIVE mistake..this trip was one of the highlights of Lao so far..ok we got fairly hammered on the trip but everyone was having a goodtime and views were outstanding...boat itself was NOT luxury but hey we had a great time partying n socialising...
Before we borded boat this well spoken thai person warned us of the long trip was going to be 8 hrs then 10 next day...LIES it took 5.20 and 6hrs..He basically was wanting to sell tickets for a bus and did so very convingely!!!to those tight on time
I made sooo many friends on slow boat trip it was brill...had best times ever...we could walk around from font to back..tho cushion recommended if your not the party type
AS for a group of buddies who took the fast boat heres how there trip went!!!
fastboat is a long tailed skinny boat (max 4-5) with engine on back..the whole time they were sitting with one knee behing them and other out in front...had to wear helmets with visors as spray n stuff be splashing...friends had constant cramps but were able to stretch every 1 of the 4 times it broke down...and its dangerous too..our slow boat ran into hidden rocks twice sending a worker on the roof flying!!!!!
I cant tell you any more than if your short on time do not do FAST boat as it seems like the worst experince compared to what i can describe as the best booze cruise ever on the slow boat.
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