12 must visit attractions in Laos
KUANG SI WATERFALLS
A tiered waterfall nested in greenery, a view looking absolutely out of this world. This waterfall is guaranteed to take your breathe away. |
KONG LOR CAVE
A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe to be sacred. |
PLAIN OF JARS
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin. |
XIENG KHUAN
Also known as "Buddha Park", with more than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols to give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy. |
PAK OU'S CAVES
Primarily a religious site, the Pak Ou Buddha Caves are located inside a steep rock face that droops over the sacred site like tobacco-stained teeth. |
TAT KUANG SI
BEAR RESCUE CENTER Safely nested within the Lao jungle, it is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been destined to a tragic future. |
WAT DANE SOUNG JUNGLE TEMPLE
Believed to have been built in the first millennium by the Mons, it features Dvaravati style Buddha images carved into rocks. |
THE MIGHTY MEKONG
Crusing the mother of waters whilst taking a glimpse at the local villager's way of life is a trip to always remember and infinetly relive. |
THAM SAKKARIN SAVANNAKUHA
An abandoned limestone cave founded in 1889 that holds the Wat Tham Xieng Maen, where local worshipers used to pay homage and cleanse Buddha images. Nowadays only the remains of these torched and decayed images remain. |
PATUXAI
Patuxai is a massive war monument and triumphal arch in the center of Vientiane, Laos. It was completed in 1968, using funds donated by the United States – funds that were meant to be used for the construction of an airport. |
VANG SANG BUDDHA
Secluded within the woods is a group of Buddha sculptures carved into the rock. No one knows for sure when the sculptures were created. The biggest statues are about 10 feet high, some smaller statues can be found in the surrounding area. |
