Muang Sing is a small town close to the border with China and hosting a wide variety of hill tribes. It seems that the region only just reopened to tourists after having Covid restrictions in place. We stayed for 120,000 at the Danneau 2 Guest House which had a good internet connection which was helpful for catching up on a rainy day.
A summary of what we did
Rent bikes and head out of town
There’s no obvious place to rent bikes, but managed to find a couple from Puio 2 Guest House. They were terrible and so we couldn’t do the long ride that we had planned.
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The scenery was much more enjoyable than my broken saddle which necessitated some fine arse balancing.
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The Chinese have a big influence in this area and own lots of the sugar cane plantations. Trucks were rumbling through town laden with the stuff. I’m sure their weight contributed to this.
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Lots of small villages.
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Visit the market
There’s a great market in Muang Sing which is worth a visit. The market traders were very friendly here.
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Tribal Museum
This museum was worth the 10,000 kip. A beautiful building and whilst the lighting inside is limited, especially on a rainy day, they do have some helpful English explanations.
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