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Laos

56 places in Laos, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

Laos

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Hin Nam No National Park

Luang Prabang

The Plain of Jars

Wat Phou

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Don Daeng Island

Elephant Conservation Center

Hin Nam No National Park

Khone Phapheng Falls

Kong Leng Lake

Kong Lor Cave

Mekong Slow Boat

Nakai-Nam Theun National Park

Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park

Nam Ha and Luang Namtha

Nam Ngum Reservoir

Nong Fa Lake

Nong Khiaw

Phou Khao Khouay National Park

Tad Fane Waterfall

Tad Lo

Tad Sae Waterfall

Thakhek Loop

The 4000 Islands

The Bolaven Plateau

The Gibbon Experience

The Kuang Si Falls

Vang Vieng

Xe Bang Fai River Cave

Xe Katamtok Waterfall

Xe Pian National Protected Area

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Champasak

Hintang Archaeological Park

Luang Prabang

Mount Phousi

Muang Khoun

Muang Khua

Muang Ngoi

Muang Sing

Pak Ou Caves

Pakse

Pha That Luang

Phongsali

Savannakhet Old Quarter

Tham Pha Fa

That Ing Hang

That Sikhottabong

The Plain of Jars

Vientiane

Wat Phou

Wat Si Muang

Wat Si Saket

Wat Xieng Thong

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Haw Phra Kaew

Kiet Ngong

Ock Pop Tok

Royal Palace Museum

Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Ban Xang Hai

Komaen Tea Gardens

Lao Cuisine

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