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Lao PDR
Viet Nam
Welcome to the Official Website of Mekong Tourism
By the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) encompasses Cambodia, Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces in China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Notable for their hospitable people, flavorful cuisine, and colorful diversity, these six nations serve up a wealth of encounters for travelers, covering culture, landscape, people, flora and fauna, food, handicrafts, entertainment, shopping, recreation and excitement.
Even as each country in the GMS offers its own unique experience, the region is collectively a single world-class destination, with multi-country travel adventures which you will cherish for the rest of your life.
Entry Requirement Updates
China
China welcomes visitors with existing residence permits for work, personal affairs, journalism, reunion and study.
Viet Nam
Fully open for tourism; no testing nor quarantines required for vaccinated visitors.
Lao PDR
Fully open for tourism; no testing nor quarantines required for vaccinated visitors.
Cambodia
Fully open for tourism; no testing, quarantines or proof of vaccination required for visitors.
Mekong Travel Tips
UNWTO Launches new Tool to Promote Collaboration Among World’s Best Tourism Villages
UNWTO has launched the world’s biggest digital hub for communities focused on rural tourism. The ‘TourismConnectsRural’ platform will boost collaboration across the Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO Network,...
In Luang Prabang, Creating a Future Where the Past Thrives
The vestiges of a bygone kingdom can be hard to protect in a world enamored with sprawling cities, artificial intelligence, and unbridled growth.
How Tourists Can Support Sustainable Agriculture around the Mekong Region
Agriculture has been a double-edged sword for the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: while it provides an ample source of nutrition and business for GMS countries, it also places undue pressure on the environment....
3 Ways Slow Travel Benefits Both Travelers and Mekong Communities
More and more travelers are getting more out of their trip, by taking it slow. They’ve discovered the merits of long-stay travel, also known as slow travel: a type of tourism where visitors stay for an...
Why Tourist Transportation is going Electric in the Mekong Region
The tourism industry is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, with transportation being a major source of these emissions. Photo by Mike B/Pexels The UN World Tourism Organization estimates...
How are Mekong Countries Handling the Haze Problem?
There’s an increasing, almost worried intensity in the way that Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) countries are tackling the recurring haze problem.
UNWTO Launches new Tool to Promote Collaboration Among World’s Best Tourism Villages
UNWTO has launched the world’s biggest digital hub for communities focused on rural tourism. The ‘TourismConnectsRural’ platform will boost collaboration across the Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO Network,...
In Luang Prabang, Creating a Future Where the Past Thrives
The vestiges of a bygone kingdom can be hard to protect in a world enamored with sprawling cities, artificial intelligence, and unbridled growth.
How Tourists Can Support Sustainable Agriculture around the Mekong Region
Agriculture has been a double-edged sword for the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: while it provides an ample source of nutrition and business for GMS countries, it also places undue pressure on the environment....
3 Ways Slow Travel Benefits Both Travelers and Mekong Communities
More and more travelers are getting more out of their trip, by taking it slow. They’ve discovered the merits of long-stay travel, also known as slow travel: a type of tourism where visitors stay for an...
Why Tourist Transportation is going Electric in the Mekong Region
The tourism industry is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, with transportation being a major source of these emissions. Photo by Mike B/Pexels The UN World Tourism Organization estimates...
How are Mekong Countries Handling the Haze Problem?
There’s an increasing, almost worried intensity in the way that Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) countries are tackling the recurring haze problem.
UNWTO Launches new Tool to Promote Collaboration Among World’s Best Tourism Villages
UNWTO has launched the world’s biggest digital hub for communities focused on rural tourism. The ‘TourismConnectsRural’ platform will boost collaboration across the Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO Network,...
In Luang Prabang, Creating a Future Where the Past Thrives
The vestiges of a bygone kingdom can be hard to protect in a world enamored with sprawling cities, artificial intelligence, and unbridled growth.
How Tourists Can Support Sustainable Agriculture around the Mekong Region
Agriculture has been a double-edged sword for the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: while it provides an ample source of nutrition and business for GMS countries, it also places undue pressure on the environment....
3 Ways Slow Travel Benefits Both Travelers and Mekong Communities
More and more travelers are getting more out of their trip, by taking it slow. They’ve discovered the merits of long-stay travel, also known as slow travel: a type of tourism where visitors stay for an...
Why Tourist Transportation is going Electric in the Mekong Region
The tourism industry is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, with transportation being a major source of these emissions. Photo by Mike B/Pexels The UN World Tourism Organization estimates...
How are Mekong Countries Handling the Haze Problem?
There’s an increasing, almost worried intensity in the way that Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) countries are tackling the recurring haze problem.
Event Calendar
22 January to 2 February 2025 Event Highlights Night Parade (Chiew Sa): Friday, 31 January 2025 Day Parade…
Mini Light & Sound Phimai 25 January 2025, from 16.00 – 20.00 Hrs. Phimai Historical…
In China, the Spring Festival is synonymous with having a makeover. Every year, Chinese cities…
Now until – February 2024 Ban Rang Bua, Tha Tako District, Nakhon Sawan More information…
The Lim festival is a traditional cultural event held in Vietnam. Specifically, it takes place…
The Luoping International Canola Flower Culture Tourism Festival is an annual event that takes place…
This festival is highly respected and cherished by people of Myanmar, especially those from Upper…
The Perfume Pagoda Festival is a popular cultural and religious event held annually in Vietnam.…
Also known as the Glutinous Rice Festival, Htamane is celebrated throughout the country in February.…
The annual Gedong Festival (1 & Th; Gedongjie, 26th to 29th day of the 11th…
If you’re planning a visit to Thailand in February, try to make time for one…
8-23 February 2025 Bangkok Design Week (BKKDW) proposes the prominence of Bangkok’s design and creative…
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Global cooperation is at a crossroads. While overall collaboration has flatlined,...
A WORLD IN MOTION WTTC joined forces again with leading global travel service provider,...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe UNWTO Tourism Education Guidelines were developed by the World...
After stronger than expected recovery in 2022, this year could see international...
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