Name: Royal Palace
Address: Luang Prabang, Laos, LA
Telephone: +856 71 212 122

Royal Palace is a museum, located at Luang Prabang, Laos. They can be contacted via phone at +856 71 212 122 for more detailed information.

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Luang Prabang

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Added by Jopie, at 14 December 2016

Monday 8:00 – 11:30 AM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 – 11:30 AM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 – 11:30 AM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 – 11:30 AM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM
Friday 8:00 – 11:30 AM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM
Saturday 8:00

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Brea Burkett

21 April 2018

Beautiful mansion, temple and gardens but a very steep price (30,000 kip) for the very limited hours. The establishment has posted hours to be closed for lunch from 11:30 am to I believe 1 pm but when I went to look at the classic car exhibit at 11:15 the staff were already locking the doors. What most of us,wouldnt give for bankers hours like these at our places of employment! Not a good look for such an expensive entry ticket though. Would not recommend to pay the entry. Just glance at the garden for free!
Lina Nauli

14 April 2018

The Royal Palace is also the National Museum. It is interesting to see the displays of the gifts from many countries to Luang Prabang. It is also important to know the history of Luang Prabang. Visitors may not take pictures in the museum. The admission is LAK 20,000. Things there are mostly well organized.
Tanya Lubkin

03 March 2018

The visit was overshadowed by very unfriendly staff people. We knew the last entry was at 330, so we were surprised when we were told we had to leave by 330. Locker room was a wild goose chase- first told one place, but that place closed, then eventually found the correct place. Also when we went to leave, the gate was locked and no signs or people to tell us where the exit was. Such a shame as the palace, cars, and wat were an interesting visit!
Toby Keen

19 February 2018

The large grounds of the palace sit above the river. Buildings consist of the temple, the residence, the garage (with some superb antique vehicles) maintenance buildings and the royal canoe shed. There is an entrance fee.
Dominic Randazzo

01 February 2018

The palace, the former national temple, and the palace grounds are beautiful and well-maintained. This is well worth an hour-long stop on a hot day.
Joy Ballang

29 January 2018

One of the most informative museums I've been to so far but unfortunately no pictures allowed inside. The Throne Room is stunning! Beautiful, detailed glass mosaics on the walls, never seen anything like it before. Don't forget to visit the King's car collection located in another building behind the palace museum. It's a small collection. Entrance fee 30,000 kip, do bring along your ticket for checking purposes.
Gregor A

17 December 2017

Most expensive. Least impressive. No pictures allowed
Lauren Durstock

08 December 2017

Loved visiting the temple on the grounds of the Royal Palace, I think it was one of our favorites in all of Luang Prabang! We didn't go into the actual palace because there were no cameras allowed, we instead walked the grounds!
Sukrittaya Patchotepong

03 December 2017

An OK place to visit to see belongings and the palace where last royals lived. There’s not much description or stories. There’s also royal car exhibition but the cars were not very well taken care of and are in a bad shape. Admission fee is quite high for what you get but there are some days with free admission. You could check out beforehand. Nice garden in the front.
Nevena Krstic

20 November 2017

It Is very underwhelming and probably a tad pricey for what you get. The royal household belonging are in display but there really isn't much description about the family and their influence on the country. There is a strict dress code that they don't tell you about at the entrance when you pay for ticket but turn you away at the door of the museum. So cover your shoulders and knees. The staff is very unfriendly, borderline rude. They definitely need more information to make it worth the price. The grounds, however, are beautiful to stroll through.
Chong K W

26 October 2017

Great but no maintenance of painting for the main building of the king living area. No pictures was allowed inside.
Malek Douiri

23 October 2017

It a very beautiful and authentique place. It smells Lao history
Gomer Aquino

10 October 2017

A nice place to learn about the last royal family to rule the country. It used to be their residence until the new communist government took control and then converted it into a museum a year later. It is not grand or majestic by any stretch of the imagination but it’s charming, much like the entire city.

The main museum houses a modest collection of memorabilia, including gifts from international leaders. I thought a gift from the US, a flag of Laos that was carried by Apollo 11 to the moon and back, was quite interesting. There is a separate building housing some fancy royal cars and carriages. Allot at least an hour to see all the exhibits.

The museum does not discuss the fate of the family so if you are as intrigued as I am, the Internet will fill you in.

The museum is not air-conditioned so on a really hot day, it can be quite uncomfortable inside. Visitors are asked to remove their footwear before entering the museum. The floor is okay to walk barefoot in, contrary to some reviews that say otherwise. Visitors can take pictures only from outside the museum building. They are quite strict with cameras and large bags so deposit them in an adjacent building before entering the museum.
James Dickson

08 September 2017

An interesting place to wander and familiarise oneself with the recent Laos monarchy throughout their old spacious living quarters. Also included on display are gifts to the monarchy from other nations, while traditional stories and artwork adorn the walls (no photography is allowed inside). Also in the grounds are a temple (Haw Pha Bang), theatre, and palace cars exhibit. It's only open for a few hours in the morning and afternoon but is worth a visit if you have some time and a bit of money (about £5) to spare.
Julian Lee

07 September 2017

The Royal Palace that has been converted to a museum. There is a 30,000Kip entrance fee. You can't miss the entrance as it's directly opposite mount phousi stairs. Immediately turn to your left, to head to the lockers. Standard S. E. A attire respect is applied, meaning no sleeveless or shorts. There is a refundable 50,000Kip deposit if you need to hire a cover up garment. The main palace holds artifacts, furnitures etc of the ousted Lao Royal family. There are guides or if your prefer to go at it alone and eavesdrop on guided tours happening around you. There is also the Wat and garage included into ticket admission. This is pretty standard fare, and it's a question of you're already there, just go see it. All royal palace museums rock the same musky, woody smell. The only thing lacking is printed material that usually accompanies these entrances is missing. Happy Travels.
Dzung Ah

22 July 2017

Center of Luang Prabang. Beautiful pagoda. Not much else.
Aikapat Sittichai

30 June 2017

A nice palace converted to public museum after the government overthrown the Royals. The place itself need some maintenance especially the floor parquet and lighting option for displaying items. The ladies in some rooms are a bit unfriendly.
Jenny Rojas

01 June 2017

Very interesting museum but they restrict access of bags, photography not allowed which is disappointing and to make things worst I paid at the ticket ticket an entrance fee of 30000 kip but I did not realised that they gave me a ticket with a hole-punched already ! Very sneaky ! I nearly was not allowed at the gallery because they said it already used! I was getting very annoyed and told them I did just pay for it . They only let me in because I made a fuss. When I left I wanted to complain at the ticket office and it was closed. So PLEASE check your tickets before getting away!
Jan Vojíř

17 May 2017

Well not so much to see, for 30.000 kip you get little bit of information and almost nothing about history of lao. Also entry, fee and lockers are really confusing No photography and backpacks inside, why? There are much better places to spend time on.
John Gerard Ahern

24 March 2017

The palace is in the center of town by the night markets. You can go within the gated property and get a few snaps without paying to go into the palace like we did. It's a decorative building with interesting architecture.
Mackenzie Garton

14 March 2017

This museum was pretty disappointing. Not really much information on the history of Laos in it and the price of admission (30,000 kip) is a bit high just to go in to see the tile mosiacs in the throne room. Money would be better spent on entrance to some of the nicer wats around town.
Al L

13 March 2017

Can live with or without. Museum is very interesting and easy to get to being in the center of town.
Annie Kaup

09 February 2017

Much prefer the local Wats, but it is interesting change of pace. Be sure to wear clothes covering knees and shoulders, both men and women. Also maybe socks? Taking off your shoes you have quite a way to walk on hot hot hot stone to enter the temple. To enter the palace is a but funny, enter to the left, take off shoes, then leave your valuables in a locker (they give you a key). Absolutely no photography inside the palace.
Elise McKenzie

21 December 2016

A really low key palace, this is a nice place to spend an afternoon.
Make sure you are dressed appropriately or you will need to rent a sarong. Even men can't have their upper legs exposed.
The mural in the throne room is the best bit!