Is Salavan safe? Laos travel risk
Is Salavan safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Salavan scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Laos Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Salavan scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Laos (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Salavan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (43/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Laos travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 15.7167° N, 106.4167° E in Salavan, Salavan features an altitude of 183 m. The settlement is located 475.1 km WNW from Vientiane.
Salavan
15.7167° N, 106.4167° E
183 m
Asia/Vientiane
100,900
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Laos
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | 14 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Salavan happened in March (27 of 54 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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