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Laos

Background & Highlights

A closely guarded secret for nearly 20 years, Laos has only recently begun to receive visitors. Landlocked and wedged uncomfortably between Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia and Burma (Myanmar), Laos is something of a rustic poor relation trapped in a time warp.

An hour flight from the steamy crush of Bangkok, Laos is a ...

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Mekong River Explorer
The Mekong Explorer is a sample bike, boat and kayak adventure following the mighty Mekong River from southern Laos into northern Cambodia, including the ancient World heritage site of Wat Phu, the 4,000 Islands, where the Mekong is at it widest, and the Ramsar flooded forests in Cambodia's Stoeung Treng (Stung Treng) Province.

Mountain Bike Tours

Cycle Northern Laos
Cycle Northern Laos takes you from the effervescent modernity of Chiang Mai to the tranquil, beautiful time-capsule of Luang Prabang.

Mountain Bike Tours

Hanoi to Luang Prabang by Mountain Bike & Kayak
This exceptional adventure will take you through the dramatic, tribal, mountainous area of Northern Vietnam, bordering China, before descending to the ancient Royal city and World Heritage site of Luang Prabang, kayaking down the Nam Ou River in Laos. On the way it will pass through the newly opened border crossing at Dien Bien Phu, scene of the last great battle between the French colonial rulers and the Viet Ming freedom fighters in 1954 which finally saw the end to colonial rule in French Indochina.

Wat Xieng Thong

Wat Xieng Thong was built in 1560 by King Setthathirath on the peninsula between the Mekong and Khan rivers in Luang Prabang. It is one of the most important temples in Laos.

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