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Laos

  • A green rice paddy hill with mountains stretching into the distance

Step back to a time of oxen-pulled ploughs and sleepy market towns within the pretty panoramas of Asia’s best kept secret.

Step back to a time of oxen-pulled ploughs and sleepy market towns within the pretty panoramas of Asia’s best kept secret.

A spiritual destination where the monks collect food in their alms bowls each morning and enticing textiles fill the shops, Laos is bristling with ancient tradition, primeval palaces and forgotten temples. Landlocked and lovely, there’s no relying on a picturesque ocean to boost its vista status.

Copious rivers and waterfalls are a no-less stunning replacement, inviting cruises along the Mekong that reveal opposing worlds that blend seamlessly along its banks; meandering through the charming market town of Luang Prabang (former Royal capital and now a World Heritage listed site),  revealing the rural lives of farmers as they harvest the fields, and meeting up with the urban streets of capital Vientiane.

A group of people walking through a field with long grass
Buddha statues with golden robes in a row
A waterfall in a forest
A group of people walking through a field with long grass
Buddha statues with golden robes in a row
A waterfall in a forest

In pursuit of…

Two elephants standing together with one splashing water on itself
… the class of ‘old school’ Asia

Keeping a low profile for decades, Laos is relatively untouched when compared to some of its neighbours. Geared more towards the slow traveller who likes some peace and quiet, they’re rewarded with a different kind of culture than those seen outside of its borders. One where the simplicities of life are enjoyed and there’s little worry of authentic experiences being endearingly staged.

“Geared more towards the slow traveller who likes some peace and quiet, they’re rewarded with a different kind of culture than those seen outside of its borders.”

Its essence...

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Destination essentials
  • Nov - Apr
    COOL & DRY
  • May - Oct
    HOT & RAINY
SEASON
  • 16hrs 20min
    LHR - BKK - VTE
  • 20hrs 35min
    LHR - SIN - VTE
Flight
  • +7hrs
    GMT
Time difference
  • LAK
    LAO KIP
  • Lao
    OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Currency / Language
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