Wat Si Saket located in Vientiane is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows with hundreds of seated Buddhas. These images mainly date from the 16th and 19th centuries and come in all sizes and are made from wood, stone and bronze – more than 6,800 Buddhas in total. If […]

The ancient town of Luang Prabang situated in northern Laos, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Considered by many travellers and writers as being the heart of Laotian culture, the tiny town is encircled by mountains and is 700 metres above sea level at the confluence of the Nam Khan and Mekong […]

Thad Lo, located in the province of Salavan, is a stopover for travelers and is especially popular with people on a budget. This village in Laos is two kilometers from where the bus will drop you off. From here you can take a tuk-tuk for a symbolic amount. There are three waterfalls in this village: […]

Wat Fu (meaning “mountain temple”) is located on a hillside and offers stunning views of the surrounding area and the Mekong River. Visitors who value art and history will be amazed at the magnificent craftsmanship of this destroyed Khmer temple complex in the form of temple columns, sheds, lintels, pediments, terraces, courtyards, walls, doorways, a […]

Located in the heart of the Golden Triangle, Bokeo is located on the border with the Chiang Rai province in Thailand and also borders Myanmar, and is less than 100 km from China. Although Bokeo is the smallest province in Laos, it has a large number of interesting minority groups (approximately 30 ethnic groups). The […]

The caves and waterfalls in Laos are unlike any others in the world. The flowing water at the natural Kuang Si waterfall in Luang Prabang is one of the most stunning waterfalls in the country. It cascades down three tiers to a 50-meter drop. Beneath the falls are a series of pools where you can go for […]