Luang Prabang tourist sites temporarily shut down

Desolate: Ngoy district in LuangPrabang left quiet during the Covid-19 pandemic. — Vientiane Times/ANN

Luang Prabang officials recently announced the temporary closure of services at all tourist sites in the province from April 1 till April 21 to minimise the risk of a Covid-19 outbreak.

Director of Luang Prabang Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Dr Soudaphone Khomthavong said yesterday that all tourist sites in the province were temporarily closed including the old royal palace national museum, Mount Phousi, Kuang Xi Falls, Ting Cave and other attractions.