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There were reports on Thursday that Vang Vieng Central Backpackers Hostel was available to book from August, but that appears to have been halted in the last 24 hours.

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In 2011, Vang Vieng’s hospital recorded 27 tourist deaths. In 2012, Melbourne teen Daniel Eimutis died while zip-lining along the river. He went underwater and never resurfaced.

Vang Vieng lance-headed pit vipers can reach at least 32 inches in length, the study said. They have “thin” bodies with “triangular” heads, “elongate” snouts and “pinkish-purple ...

Yet, the country and its tourism industry were shaken in November 2024, when at least six young tourists fell ill in the town of Vang Vieng and later died. Officials suspect methanol-tainted ...

The recent deaths only add to Vang Vieng's checkered past, after 27 tourists died from drowning while tubing in the Nam Song River in 2011. "It may have a short-term impact on the backpacker market.

Vang Vieng, once famous for its raucous parties, has weathered various scandals over the years. The town was in the past known for “tubing,” where backpackers float along the Nam Song river on the ...

British backpacker Tash Moore, 21, arrived in Laos just days after six people fell victim to a suspected mass methanol poisoning incident, but she says bar staff in Vang Vieng were still pouring ...