Laos

Laos remains one of Southeast Asia’s best kept secrets and a country that is practically a national park from top to bottom. Most Laos tours focus on Luang Prabang, an incredibly beautiful, almost surreal mountain city that sits at the confluence of the Nam Ou and Mekong Rivers. Surrounded by tree covered, mist veiled mountains, Luang Prabang offers an introduction to the quiet beauty of Laos, the fusion of ancient Buddhism and heritage of colonial French Indochina.

Landlocked and squeezed between Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia and the thrusting economies of China, Vietnam and Thailand, Laos is a timeless, traditional and tranquil backwater. While Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is sleepily awakening to tourism the rest of Laos remains almost untouched. Laos tours are not just about “seeing” but about feeling, experiencing and escaping from the fast-paced lifestyle of the developed world.