Kuang Si Waterfall: Luang Prabang’s Natural Escape Kuang Si sits 29 kilometers south of Luang Prabang in northern Laos. This is the region’s most impressive waterfall: a 60-meter main … Read more

Xieng Khuang, hemmed in by a ring of dramatic mountains, including the country’s tallest peak, Phu Bia, is best known for the treeless flatlands and crater-ridden landscape of the Plain of Jars.

There is no denying that Vientiane is one of Southeast Asia’s quietest capital cities. Hugging a wide bend of the Mekong River, it looks more like a rambling collection of villages, dotted with a few grandiose monuments, than the engine room of a nation.

Change comes slowly to Laos, but Vang Vieng, the once-sleepy town that reclines on the east bank of the Nam Song River between towering limestone karsts, is something of a rare exception.

A mountain kingdom for more than a thousand years and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang is endowed with a legacy of ancient red-roofed temples and French-Indochinese architecture.