Perhaps unjustly lowest on the radar in Southeast Asia, this Buddhist "land of a million elephants" is today a laid back trekking mecca and a trove of eco-wonders and splendid cultural monuments such as the city of Luang Prabang.

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Experience the remarkable Laoatian ritual of almsgiving

When travelling to Laos, it will be an amazing experience for any traveller to observe and even take part in the morning alms-giving ceremony. It´s a culturally remarkable heritage and a highlight of Laos as monks in saffron robes walk calmly from their wats (pagodas) to the nearby streets around the wat for morning alms offered by locals. This alms offering practice had began from ancient times when Buddha was still alive and today it has been a longstanding tradition of the Southern Buddhism…

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The top 10 allures of Luang Prabang

This city of 55,000 on the Mekong River in north central Laos is the country's top tourism magnet for good reason: it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its remarkable ancient , Luang Prabang in Laos is one of the most visit places in Asia before it turns into another common tourist place. On my visit there, I had a chance to explore and experience the best of Luang Prabang which is also an UNESCO World Heritage Site, so here are 10 things you can do in Luang Prabang in no particular…

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  • Dear Laos PR executive and/or luxury hotelier,

    My wife and I are travelling around the world on a 500-day honeymoon. In each region we visit we pick one luxury boutique hotel to partner with exclusively for said region. We post two articles per resort on Honeymoons.com as well as numerous social media posts across Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Foursquare, Instagram, YouTube, etc..and most importantly each partner becomes the exclusive resort in their respective region on Honeymoons.com for an entire year (at no cost to any party, 100% barter) - If anyone in this group represents a luxury hotelier/resort in Laos, we would love to talk more. Please drop us a line (MikeAnne@HoneyTrek.com) and we can answer any questions and forward over our formal proposal for your review.

    Sincerely,
    Mike & Anne

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    A Tripatini tour operator member is seeking a land-tours partner in Luang Prabang. If interested, please click on this link to our Ask A Travel Expert forum.
  • We are thinking of spending 3-4 weeks in Laos this coming Dec-Jan. A hotel would likely be too expensive for this length of time. All we need is a simple one-bedroom flat or bungalow for a couple, with no A/C if there is a ceiling fan. Any leads for finding appropriate, reasonably-priced accommodations would be appreciated.

    Thanks!

  • hello everyone here
  • for something different visit Viengxay, the birthplace of the modern Lao PDR. A remote and stunning limestone karst environment with 468 caves used to shelter 20,000 people for nine years during the most sustained bombing campaign in world history.
    A government in exile developed underground offices, planning rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, hospitals, a theatre, schools, printing works, a supermarket, steel works, fuel depots, textile production and much more in this remarkable hidden city.
    A recently launched world class audio tour allows those who lived in the caves during the war years to guide visitors through their caves and their history. Described on travel blogs as "the highlight of an extensive regional tour" and "extraordinary - utterly absorbing", please find out more and listen to extracts of the audio tour at www.Visit-Viengxay.com
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