"Slowboats Versus Speedboats" Top 5 Page for this destination Laos Warnings Or Dangers Tip by bkoon

Boat travel is common in Laos as there are so many rivers. I traveled both by speedboat and slowboat when I was there.

There are many postings and tips suggesting that speedboat travel can be dangerous. Yes, indeed, it could lead to some danger, more than traveling by the slowboats. To me, it was quite a thrill having to travel by speedboat from Muang Khua to Muang Ngoi, especially when the boat hit the rapid waters along the way. My boatman was waering his helmet. He did offered but… nah… On a positive note, it saves you a lot of time.

Being slow doesn’t mean traveling by slowboats is guaranteed safe too.