1. General introduction about Long Sap border gate or Pa Hang Moc Chau border gate
Long Sap border gate or Pa Hang border gate is the national border gate in the land of Pa La village, Long Sap commune, Moc Chau district, Son La province, Vietnam. But from 2021, Long Sap border gate will officially be an international border gate .
Long Sap border gate trades with Pa Hang border gate in Samtay district, Houaphan province (Hua Phan), Laos. Long Sap border gate is the end point of Highway 43.
Long Sap border gate was born a long time ago, and is one of the attractive tourist destinations in Moc Chau with Pa Hang border market.
Lao market is a small trading market of the people of two countries Vietnam – Laos, with an area of only about 400m2, but always crowded with buyers and sellers whether it is weekdays or weekends.
2. Road to Long Sap Border Gate and Lao Market
Long Sap border gate is about 30km from the center of Moc Chau town along National Highway 43. From Moc Chau post office, you follow Highway 43 to the junction with road 20-11, turn left, then go straight through the waterfall. Dai Yem, Muong Sang, Dong Sang, Chieng Ve .. are coming.
The road from Moc Chau town to Long Sap border gate and Laos market
Lao market at Long Sap border gate is about 30 minutes walk from the border gate. A place located between two countries, a market that possesses a very unique feature that is rarely found anywhere else is that there is no high price and no language barrier.
3. Procedures for crossing the Long Sap border gate
To pass the Long Sap border gate, you have to park your car in the parking lot in Vietnam. Vietnam Customs does not allow motorbikes to be brought along for the reason to prevent drug trafficking in the border areas.
After presenting your ID card, you will be given a piece of introduction paper by Vietnamese customs to pass through the border gate and present documents at the Laos border gate. The fee at the Vietnam border gate is 10,000 VND.
The procedure to go through Long Sap border gate is extremely easy, only Vietnamese people are not allowed to bring motorbikes over for fear of getting involved in drug cases.
If you intend to bring a motorbike to Laos for tourism, you need to find out carefully before this case, especially the Long Sap border gate, which is very close to the drug storage area, growing opium poppy.
Beautiful scenery at the border of Long Sap Border Gate
4. What does Long Sap and Cho Lao border gate have?
Only a few hundred meters away, you can see milestone 255 confirming the border of Vietnam and the border of Laos. The landmark is only on one side is Laos and the other is Vietnam.
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Experience going to Long Sap Border Gate and Lao Moc Chau market…
Go through the Laos border gate about 15 minutes to walk, you will arrive at the Lao market.
Lao market is located in the territory of your country, so the sellers at this market are mostly Lao people with typical traditional costumes.
Going to the end of the Lao market, you will easily realize that the main items sold are coconuts, melons, Lao music discs, household appliances, and fragrant baked goods. Chicken feet, grilled fish marinated in the taste of Laotian cuisine are worth a try when you come to this place.
Barbecue at Lao market
Beer of Laos
Lao confectionery
Laos energy drink
Lao currency
Easily recognizable around the market are stalls hanging eye-catching red and blue water bags along with pounded papaya salad. An attractive suggestion for visitors is to enjoy grilled chicken feet with sweet and sour mannequin for 10,000 VND.
The Lao market has its own unique features:
- This place deals in both Vietnamese and Lao currency, so you can buy goods freely.
- It is not necessary to speak your own language. When you choose the item you like and want to buy, you just need to signal in the way of the shop owner to be able to buy it.
- Normal buying and selling times are extremely quick and easy.
- The price here is quite cheap, there are not many cases of guillotine so you can rest assured when buying.
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Going to Lao market at Long Sap border gate
Lao market at Long Sap border gate is open day and night. If you have the opportunity to visit Moc Chau, do not forget to go a few more miles to visit that small market.
Not exactly a place to shop but this is a place worth you to learn a typical culture between the border of two countries Vietnam – Laos.
Source: Collected internet.