{"id":138,"date":"2020-09-13T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2022-01-10T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T16:50:14","slug":"accessible-laos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/index.php\/accessible-laos\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Laos!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_332\" style=\"width: 661px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\" wp-image-332\" src=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laos_LuangPrabang_Temple-\u7adf\u50b2-\u6c64_72pxl-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"Laos accessible to travelers_LuangPrabang_Temple\" width=\"651\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laos_LuangPrabang_Temple-\u7adf\u50b2-\u6c64_72pxl-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laos_LuangPrabang_Temple-\u7adf\u50b2-\u6c64_72pxl-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laos_LuangPrabang_Temple-\u7adf\u50b2-\u6c64_72pxl.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laos LuangPrabang Temple by \u7adf\u50b2 \u6c64\/ Pexels.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Laos for All!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In Laos, our motto &#8220;Laos accessible to travelers&#8221; may be considered wrong.<br \/>\nIndeed a trip to Laos is a challenge for any traveler and for a wheelchair user it can be a &#8220;Mission Impossible &#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>General accessibility is very poor, sidewalks are scarce.<br \/>\nCities like Vientiane and Luang Prabang have limited accessibility with the presence of steps, stairways and the absence of ramps and slides.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that there are <strong>hotels<\/strong> with rooms that can be used by people in wheelchair but, according our inspection, there are no hotels with roll in shower.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transportation<\/strong> is limited to sedans and minivans which can be used if the person is able to move from the wheelchair (manual and foldable) to the car seat.<br \/>\nThe main cities are connected by internal flights, usually operated by ATR, planes not very spacious inside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical, nursing, personal and tourist assistance<\/strong> can be found and the cost will be lower than in other asian countries.<\/p>\n<p>We have no evidence of the possibility of renting <strong>aids<\/strong> for tourist use<\/p>\n<p>Luang Prabang, main destination,\u00a0 offers itself, splendidly restored in temples and old houses, to tourists seeking the atmosphere of the ancient East which has now almost disappeared everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>A tour in Laos could last about ten\/twelve days including Vientiane, Luan Prabang, Savannaketh, Paksem (Champasak site) and possibly Thousands Islands.<br \/>\nThousands Islands, the Mekong internal delta, is where the rare Irrawaddy dolphin lives<br \/>\nBut tour like this or any other trip in Laos would only be possible for a person with good residual mobility using a manual, folding chair so please do not take our motto &#8220;Laos accessible to travelers&#8221; literally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information, programs, quotes or advice please contact us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibleasia.com\/index.php\/destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Back to \u201cDestinations all around Asia\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Other Laos information:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Laos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of Laos<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everyculture.com\/Ja-Ma\/Laos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Culture of Laos<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Laos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Laos facts<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laos for All! In Laos, our motto &#8220;Laos accessible to travelers&#8221; may be considered wrong. Indeed a trip to Laos is a challenge for any traveler and for a wheelchair user it can be a &#8220;Mission Impossible &#8230;&#8221;. General accessibility is very poor, sidewalks are scarce. 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