Bruno Vincent Vang Vieng The world’s river-tubing capital offers more than a thrilling ride down the Nam Song River. Vang Vieng’s backdrop of limestone outcrops is filled with caves to explore, trails to trek, and waterfalls with swimming pools. Extreme adventurers can climb cliffs or take the “Vang Vieng Challenge”. Hitting the River Hop in a … Read more
As the Luang Prabang-based kingdom began to spread, it stepped into Vang Vieng, settling “Muang Song” in 1353, as a staging post on the road to Vientiane City. The French colonials changed the name to Vang Vieng in the 1890s. The town expanded during the second Indochina War from 1964-1973, when the US built … Read more
Temples & Stupas Vat Sisaket, constructed by King Anouvong in 1818, is located on Lane Xang Avenue near the Presidential Palace, and is the only temple in the “Old City” that survived the Siamese invasion in 1828. The temple’s main hall presents shelves displaying 6,840 Buddha images and a library with Buddhist manuscripts dating … Read more
Along Lane Xang & Talat Sao Scour Lane Xang Concourse from temples and markets near the Presidential Palace to Patuxay monument and the revered That Luang Stupa. Lang Xang’s tree-lined avenue presents French colonial architecture, with the Presidential Palace standing at is head and Rue Setthathirath passing its front gate. Though closed to the … Read more
The capital sits at a cultural, tourism, and business crossroads, and the city’s accommodation reflects this mix. Sip on your morning coffee on a patio overlooking a garden courtyard in town. Enjoy the Mekong sunset with a drink on your high-rise hotel balcony. Room rates for the 400-plus establishments can place you in a … Read more
In 1357 King Fa Ngum held a celebration for the unification of all Lao territories, which enhanced his power throughout the Lane Xang Kingdom and neighbouring kingdoms. It was administered from the Pakpasak area in present day Vientiane. In 1560, King Saysettha moved the Lane Xang Kingdom’s capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, naming … Read more
Ban Mom is 88 km downriver from Xieng Kok, directly across from Wan Pon, Myanmar, and the final downriver port on the Mekong’s Lao-Myanmar Corridor before the river reaches “The Golden Triangle”, about 30 km away. Ban Mom’s relatively large landing serves a few cargo vessels and launches local ferries to/from Wan Pon and … Read more
Ban Mom is 88 km downriver from Xieng Kok, directly across from Wan Pon, Myanmar. It’s the final port on the Mekong’s Lao-Myanmar Corridor before the river reaches “The Golden Triangle”, about 30 km away. Ban Mom’s relatively large landing serves a few cargo vessels and launches local ferries to/from Wan Pon and longboats … Read more
Xieng Kok is a small Mekong port town in Luang Namtha’s Long District, located 135 km downriver from Ban Say. It sits at the mouth of the Long River, 22 km from Long Town. Xieng Kok’s landing rests at the base of a small hill and reached by a short gravel road. The landing … Read more
Xieng Khaeng, in the Green Triangle across the Mekong from Myanmar, comprises 13 ethnic settlements. Steep mountains and the Mekong isolate this strip of Luang Namtha villages, though road access is possible via 57-km rugged road from Fang Mai on the Sing-Long road (Lao Route 17). There is no regular boat service, but cargo … Read more
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