Laotian Visa is not required for Cape Verdians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- The citizens of Cape Verde intending to visit Laos can obtain a visa on arrival up to 30 days of stay.
- The facility for an electronic visa is opened for Cape Verde citizens for a duration of one month.
- Cape Verde citizens must possess a passport valid for the duration of visit to Laos.
- Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A and Typhoid Fever vaccination certificate are only required for visitors.
- The associated plug type used in Laos are Type C and A and all power sockets in the country provide a standard voltage of 230V with a standard frequency of 50Hz.
- Laos uses the Indochina Time zone (GMT+7) hence, Laos is 8 hours ahead of Cape Verde.
- Transportation choices including bus and truck are becoming popular with travellers.
- The official language of Laos is called Lao. The widely spoken foreign language in Laos is the French Language.
- The predominant religion of Laos is Theravada Buddhism and almost all the citizens of the country are followers of the religion.
- The estimated flight time from Praia, Cape Verde to Laos is 17 hours, 2 minutes.
- Intending visitors can get to Laos from any international airport in Cape Verde. There are international airports in Sal and Santiago.
- Laos has a mostly tropical savanna climate although, Laos is vulnerable to climate change and almost all provinces in the country are at high risk from climate change.
- Lao food is traditionally sticky rice eaten with fingers. In the countryside, people all eat as a family, sitting on the floor and sharing a few dishes.
- Lao traditional food is dry, spicy and very delicious based on fish, buffalo meat, pork, poultry and especially herbs.
- The most famous Lao dish is larb, a spicy mixture of marinated meat or fish that is sometimes raw with a variable combination of herbs, greens, and spices.
- Sticky rice is a characteristic staple food and has cultural and religious significance to the Lao people.
- Some of the Laos newspapers are written in French and English language.
- The biggest tourist attraction is the Luang Prabang city which makes up a collection of golden-roofed temples, wooden houses and crumbling French provincial buildings fill the main roads of this city.
- The ancient Wat Xieng Thong Temple, The Mekong which is Southeast Asia’s longest river and The Plain of Jars are other attractive spots available for exploration.