Pi Mai in Luang Prabang
In Laos, there is a traditional festival or major holiday almost every month. Lao people are fun and easy-going, and will commonly invite you to participate in many of the colourful festivals held throughout the year.
Please feel free to join the fun!
January: Boun Khoun Khao – or the Harvest Festival is celebrated in the countryside after the rice has been harvested. This ceremony is held to give thanks to the spirit of the land and to ensure the
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Akha girl in traditional dress
The first Lao kingdom, Lane Xang was founded in the 14th century by King Fa Ngum after he conquered and unified the lands north of and including Luang Prabang, Xieng Khouang and the Khorat Plateau, stretching into what is today Thailand.
Luang Prabang remained the capital of Lane Xang until King Phothisarat moved the Kingdom’s administrative seat to Vientiane in 1545. Even after the capital moved to Vientiane, Luang Prabang remained the country’s spiritual and religious
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Sunset on the Mekong river
Landlocked and dominated by forested mountains and high plateaux Laos stretches for 1,700km from its northern borders with Myanmar and China to Cambodia in the south occupying a land area of 236,000 square km and lying at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula.
A mountainous, densely forested spine known as the Annamite Range runs the eastern length of the country forming the border between Laos and Vietnam. The mountain chain reaches its highest point at 2,800m
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Bird of prey
Eager to position Laos as a top-notch ecotourism destination in South East Asia the Lao National Tourism Administration, related government agencies and the private sector are working hard to develop the tourism industry in a way that ensures the cultural and natural heritage that makes the country so special is protected and visited in a sustainable way.
You can help the government achieve their goal by supporting socially and environmentally responsible tourism initiatives in the country – many
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