Eddie67 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hello. I am planning to go from Chiang Mai to Vientiene to get myself a tourist visa. I want to rent a car in CM, drive to Nong Khai, and park it there for 3 days while I am in Laos. Can anyone recommend a place? Can be for a fee, of course, looking for a safe place.. Regards Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Parking near the bridge is a problem but it could be to your benefit. Just as you approach the check point there is some shop houses on the right, normally if you try to park there they touch you up for about 40 Baht (I believe the charge is illegal) but the area always manned so I reccon for 100Baht a day the car will be quite safe. There is a compound there as well. Worth a look and very close to the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergen Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I left my car for a few days in Nong Khai Grand (hotel) parking area (free), and was picked up and driven to the border/guided through the immigration by a travel agent who fixed all papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) Hello. I am planning to go from Chiang Mai to Vientiene to get myself a tourist visa.I want to rent a car in CM, drive to Nong Khai, and park it there for 3 days while I am in Laos. Can anyone recommend a place? Can be for a fee, of course, looking for a safe place.. Regards Eddie. Last time I parked my car on the grounds of the Immigration Police. The one you have to go for your extensions & all. No problem at all! Edited March 5, 2009 by hansnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie67 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks, everyone. I will try what you suggested. I specially liked parking with the police, excellent idea, should be safe there. Very good! Regards Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanyaburi Mac Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Thanks, everyone. I will try what you suggested.I specially liked parking with the police, excellent idea, should be safe there. Very good! Regards Eddie. There's a caged parking area right there at the van station, the place where you pay your baht 10-20 for a van seat to Thai Immigration at the bridge then across to Thannaleng. I've been parking there for 14 years or so for from overnight to a full week. Last 7-day parking was in early December 2008, baht 100/day, but perhaps the ticket guy took pity on my and only hit me up for baht 100 (or perhaps he couldn't count?). Never had a problem, recommend this place, especially as it's handy to regular transport across to the Lao side. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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