Laos

The Tham Heup is a large and impressive cave that you can walk right through. The cave is 1.1km long, and has some beautiful rock…

The falls of Kouang Si about 29 km south of Luang Prabang are considered the most picturesque in the area. The large multi-stage waterfall, accessible…

They are Hmong and Khmu village one hour\’s journey from Luang Prabang (travel by car or tuk-tuk). This village is located in a beautiful valley…

The classical French facade of the Presidential Palace. At the base of Lane Xang street is the Beaux Arts styled Presidential Palace. It was originally…

LAOS PEOPLE The most recent government census of 2005 reveals a total population as 5,609,997, and although a detailed breakdown of this figure is not…

THE EARLY THAI KINGDOMS The Tai-Kadai speaking peoples (of which the Lao are an ethnic sub-group) are believed to have begun migrating south from the…

This waterfall is located on the Bolaven Plateau and is a great spot to spend a lazy afternoon or a quiet overnight stay. The Uttayan…

This narrow cave has a wooden image of a thin standing Buddha called the Phabang. Although less then 1m tall it is quite elegant and…

The Tad Sae Waterfall is 15 km southeast of Luang Prabang. This fall is one of the closer of two spectacular waterfalls that make good…

Located across the Mekong from Luang Prabang Town in Chomphet District, Ban Xieng Mene is part of the World Heritage Site and offers a glimpse…

About a mile north of Vientiane\’s city center is the most important shrine in Laos, the Pha Tat Luang, a symbol of both the Buddhist…

LAOS LANGUAGE The official language of Laos is Lao (pasaa Lao), a tonal Tai-Kadai language which is spoken by an estimated 15 million people in…