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  The Thai government aims to complete the 608-km high-speed Thai-Sino high-speed railway project, linking Bangkok and Nong Khai, by 2023, so it can reach the Laos-China train from the Thai capital in just three hours. Once the Thai train reaches Nong Khai, the rail line leads over the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge. The Thai rail … Read more

  The 4th annual Vientiane International Half Marathon will be held on 3 March 2019. Participants in this year’s run The Vientiane International Half Marathon (VIHM) is the first competitive running race in Laos. The challenging 21 KM, 10 KM, and 5 KM courses will weave through cultural and historic streets, landmarks, and provide runners … Read more

  The Free the Bears Lao team headed of on 18 February for a nine-hour drive to rescue two moon bears. The Lao team has been battling for 18 months to rescue these two. (Laos Rescues #67 & #68) Laos Rescue #66, nicknamed Mary Christmas, is on the road to recovery after she was almost … Read more

  The Elephant Conservation Centre (ECC) is returning to the 2019 Sayabouly Elephant Festival on 22-28 February with activities aimed at action, education, and conservation. For the action category, ECC will be holding a race. Elephants, due to their size, are incapable of running. This led ECC to create the slogan “Elephants can’t run, but … Read more

  Sayabouly authorities are wondering how to accommodate the 500 or so Chinese visitors who will attend the elephant festival in the provincial capital this week and next. The popular annual event always fills guesthouses as people from around Laos flock to Sayabouly for the chance to see elephants close up and personal. Deputy Governor … Read more

  The annual Sikhottabong Stupa Festival in Thakaek, Khammouane Province will be held on 19 February. Sikhottabong Stupa The Sikhottabong Empire originally built Thakaek’s iconic 29-meter-high, golden-tipped That Sikhottabong Stupa in the 6th century. Lane Xang Kingdom’s King Phothisarat and King Saysethathirath refurbished it in the 1500s to its present form. A sizeable statue of … Read more

  Somsak Sengta and his Trash Idol team have announced a pair of dates for 2019’s Luang Prabang city-wide clean up. School kids take to the streets and clean With an eye on waxing up the UNESCO site after and before high season for tourists, the dates are Friday, 26 April, and Friday 27 September. … Read more

  Bikepackers have something BikingMan Laos entrants don’t…time to enjoy the tourism gems along the race route. Hitting the BikingMan Laos circuit The world’s top ultracyclers will start the race at Sanctuary Luang Prabang Hotel on 20 May. Frontrunners aim to pump over some 320 km of rolling hills with a few mountain climbs to … Read more

   Download “DESTINATION LAOS: A briefing for travel agents & the tourism trade” published by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism

  Southern Salavan Province has opened Phouphasouk Park with its dozen caves and 25-metre-high Nanglod Waterfall just 9 km from the provincial capital. Amazing rock formations The caves cut into forested limestone outcrops among fast flowing streams that feed Nanglod Waterfall.   The province is first focussing promotion efforts on Phouphasouk and Praleusy Caves and … Read more