Gateways to Laos on Mekong river

Houeixai in Laos. The gate way to Laos with Mekong River cruise!!! While 3 century back this area used to be an ancient town. The ruin of ancient town hiding under the Mekong River. Some says this ancient capital had restored during the 14th century. Houeixai is the name of town, however, the province is Borkeo situate in the northwestern province famous its location within the Golden Triangle (three-bordered intersection of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand) and at the Economic Quadrangle, the corridor where Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and China meet. Bokeo has both mountains and ethnic minority villages in the east and the Mekong River and lowland Lao populations to the west. It was recently discovered that Bokeo has one of the last remaining populations of Black-cheeked Gibbon in Laos. An innovative canopy forest camp, called the Gibbon Experience has been developed to provide travelers with the opportunity to see/hear the Black-cheeked Gibbon. From Houeixai you can make day trips to ethnic Lantaen villages where production of traditional saa paper and other crafts can be seen. For mountain biking enthusiasts, Road 3 from Bokeo to Luang Namtha is a challenging trip, which can be done in two days, and offers an excellent variety of mountain landscapes and ethnic minority communities.