Luang Prabang – Laos
Luang Prabang – Laos Situated in the centre of northern Laos, Luang Prabang is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding cultural, historic and architectural values and its harmonious relationship between the natural and built environment. In the 14th century, the King Fa Ngum founded the first Lao Kingdom, Lane Xang, here […]
Xieng Khouang – Laos
Xieng Khouang – Laos Xieng Khouang is home to the Plain of Jars, the prehistoric stone megaliths which attract thousands of tourists to the province each year. The Lao government is currently finalising an application for the World Heritage Committee to consider listing the Plain of Jars as a World Heritage Monument. The area is […]
Vientiane Capital – Laos
Vientiane Capital – Laos Located on a curve of the Mekong River, Vientiane Capital has a recorded history that stretches back to around 1,000 AD. The area was originally settled because of the fertility of the surrounding alluvial plains, and Vientiane became the capital city of Laos around the mid-16th century. Vientiane Capital is the […]
Vang Vieng – Laos
Vang Vieng – Laos Vang Vieng is a beautiful tourist town in the shadows of the mystical Karst Hills. It is situated in Vientiane Province and is a four hour bus ride to the north of the capital. It has low rise buildings mostly of old construction with tin roofs. It is though the limestone […]
Savannakhet – Laos
Savannakhet – Laos Savannakhet Province is situated in the middle of the country and the largest province (21,774 square kilometers), being bordered by Vietnam to the East, Thailand to the West, Khammouane Province to the North and Salavanh Province to the South. 60% of land is covered by forests. Savannakhet Province consists of 15 districts […]
Pakse – Laos
Pakse – Laos Pakse is the third largest Laos city by population and as its name means, is situated on the mouth of the river Se, in the southern province of Champasak. It has a population of 87,000 and was the capital of the former Kingdon of Champasak, until unification with the rest of the […]
Mekong River Delta
Mekong River Delta The Mekong Delta is a network of distributaries in southwestern Vietnam, between Ho Chi Minh City and Cambodia. The river itself starts in the Himalayas and passes through China, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia before reaching Vietnam, which partly explains why the waters are so murky. More than half of Vietnam’s rice and […]
Halong Bay – The Wonder of the World
Halong Bay – The Wonder of the World Halong Bay is a beautiful natural wonder in northern Vietnam near the Chinese border. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site twice, the Bay is under the management of both Quang Ninh and Hai Phong provinces. The whole bay is about 1,500 square kilometers, consisting 1,969 island […]
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the country forward with its pulsating energy. A chaotic whirl, the city breathes life and vitality into all who settle here, and visitors cannot help but be hauled along for […]
