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Welcome to the Official Website of Mekong Tourism
Managed 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.
Mekong Tourism News
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
Making sure Mekong communities aren’t left behind
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is presently experiencing a revival of tourism – but many stakeholders fear that old problems will rear their ugly head again.
Golden Years in a Golden Place: Retiring in the Mekong Region
The secret’s out: the low costs and surprisingly high quality of living in certain parts of the Mekong Subregion
Going Golfing in the Mekong Region
The Mekong region has a surprisingly long relationship with the golf world,
Q&A: MTCO chief’s take on gender equality
BANGKOK: To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2023, Asia’s largest international hotel operator, Accor, grasped the opportunity to reiterate its commitment to ensuring gender equality, wage...
Mekong Sub-Region’s delicious street food experiences
The Mekong countries serve up some of the world’s best food, often in settings far removed from the usual high-end restaurant scene.
Organic Farming Advocate Arrut Navaraj: “Break away from your comfort zone”
As inflation hits historic highs in the Mekong Sub-Region, the region’s farmers feel its impact the hardest.
Making sure Mekong communities aren’t left behind
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is presently experiencing a revival of tourism – but many stakeholders fear that old problems will rear their ugly head again.
Golden Years in a Golden Place: Retiring in the Mekong Region
The secret’s out: the low costs and surprisingly high quality of living in certain parts of the Mekong Subregion
Going Golfing in the Mekong Region
The Mekong region has a surprisingly long relationship with the golf world,
Q&A: MTCO chief’s take on gender equality
BANGKOK: To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2023, Asia’s largest international hotel operator, Accor, grasped the opportunity to reiterate its commitment to ensuring gender equality, wage...
Mekong Sub-Region’s delicious street food experiences
The Mekong countries serve up some of the world’s best food, often in settings far removed from the usual high-end restaurant scene.
Organic Farming Advocate Arrut Navaraj: “Break away from your comfort zone”
As inflation hits historic highs in the Mekong Sub-Region, the region’s farmers feel its impact the hardest.
Making sure Mekong communities aren’t left behind
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is presently experiencing a revival of tourism – but many stakeholders fear that old problems will rear their ugly head again.
Golden Years in a Golden Place: Retiring in the Mekong Region
The secret’s out: the low costs and surprisingly high quality of living in certain parts of the Mekong Subregion
Going Golfing in the Mekong Region
The Mekong region has a surprisingly long relationship with the golf world,
Q&A: MTCO chief’s take on gender equality
BANGKOK: To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2023, Asia’s largest international hotel operator, Accor, grasped the opportunity to reiterate its commitment to ensuring gender equality, wage...
Mekong Sub-Region’s delicious street food experiences
The Mekong countries serve up some of the world’s best food, often in settings far removed from the usual high-end restaurant scene.
Organic Farming Advocate Arrut Navaraj: “Break away from your comfort zone”
As inflation hits historic highs in the Mekong Sub-Region, the region’s farmers feel its impact the hardest.
Event Calendar
A week-long coconut festival takes place every April in the southern province of Ben Tre,…
Held in the coastal city of Vung Tau, this festival commemorates whales, a sacred animal…
In the Dai culture, water serves as a symbol of holiness and light. That’s why…
The three-day Lao New Year is a purification festival, during which the Buddhist images in…
The Thai New Year lasts for days, with the whole country subsumed in water showers…
Also referred to as Sus’Dei Chnam Thmei in the Khmer language – “enter new year”…
The Angkor Sankranta celebration is held annually in Siem Reap during Khmer New Year. For…
The Thingyan Festival is held from April 13 to 17 all across Myanmar. Locals douse…
The third day of the third month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar is a traditional…
On the tenth day of the third lunar month, Vietnamese gather at the Hung Temple…
Held in May at the end of the dry season, the Bun Bangfai festival is…
The Sanyue Market in Dali Ancient Town was a bustling place for business for one…
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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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