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updated 9.02.2021
Float down the Mekong River by slow boat to Luang Prabang, the former royal capital, where you can eat like a king at the city’s vast array of restaurants, which showcase the richness and diversity of the country’s cuisine.
Travel along misty mountain roads to glittering temples, plunging waterfalls and remote towns that still bear the scars of the country’s troubled past. At Wat Phou, the ‘Mountain Monastery’, marvel at Khmer ruins set amid lush scenery. This UNESCO World Heritage Site offers an insight into Laos’s fascinating history against a backdrop of stunning countryside.
If you are planning to travel to Laos, next to the map check out Laos itineraries and the best time to go. To add more details to your trip, read more on the best places to go, great things to do in Laos or learn about getting there and where to stay once you are there.