There are three banks and one post office offering change for cash and travellers' cheques, BCEL , about 1 km north of the bus station change travellers for 3% commission minimum of US$3. It might be worth checking Lao Development Bank which might offer a better value.
BCEL provides an ATM, accepting international cards BCEL charges 20'000Kip, be aware of charges of your own bank. There's a maximum of 700'000Kip per transaction.
Luxay Market
Luxay market is the market building located opposite the Tourism Office. In this market you can find all sorts of products. Upstairs is the clothing and shoes section. Get your daily necessity stuff at the market and please do some bargain when you buy from them. Luxay market closes at 5 pm.
Chinese Market
Around Luxay Market chinese clothing- food- and houseware shops can be found. In contrast to the Lao shops, most of the chinese market shops are open until late at night.
Food Markets
Go for a stroll there and be stunned by the great range of perceptions you will get: Rare animals are offered to eat, unknown smells fill the air and you will get to know the real everyday life of people of the province.
Oudomxay has three fresh food markets: Tin market, Nonmengda Market and Phoukhaiw Market. All these markets are an excellent place to discover the variety of unique foods that Oudomxay has to offer. Oudomxay has many food items and forest products that are either not available or in scarce supply in other parts of the country. The markets are open every day, however they are particularly colorful on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. At all the markets you will find products of different ethnic groups. The markets close at 6pm.
