Luang Prabang, the slow boat down the Mekong and the Bolaven plateau.
What people go to Laos for
- Dawn alms-giving and hillside temples in Luang Prabang.
- The slow boat down the Mekong from the Thai border.
- Turquoise pools at Kuang Si waterfall.
- Caves and climbing at Vang Vieng, and the Plain of Jars in Xieng Khouang.
Trips to Laos
We have nothing published in Laos yet — which is not the same as not going. Tell us roughly when you want to travel and what you want out of it, and we will put an itinerary together and price it.
If you would rather look at something already running, the trips we do have are all here.
The rest of Asia is at the bottom of this page.
Elsewhere in Asia
Japan
Kyoto's temples, Tokyo at full speed and a rail network that makes both easy.
1 tour · Kyoto · Mount Fuji · Tokyo
Vietnam
Ha Long Bay, the Mekong delta and a thousand miles of coast between them.
Ha Long Bay · Hoi An · Mekong Delta
Thailand
Northern hill country, southern islands and the best street food anywhere.
Bangkok · Chiang Mai · Andaman islands
Nepal
Everest base camp, the Annapurna circuit and the temples of the Kathmandu valley.
Everest · Annapurna · Kathmandu Valley
India
Rajasthan's forts, Kerala's backwaters and the Himalaya at the top of the map.
Taj Mahal · Rajasthan · Kerala backwaters
Indonesia
Seventeen thousand islands — Bali's terraces, Komodo's dragons, Raja Ampat's reefs.
Bali · Komodo · Borobudur