Welcome To Laos

Laos Overview

Laos is a country of astounding physical beauty, kind-hearted people and compelling cultural heritage. The Buddhist nation is also one of the most undeveloped and least-visited countries in the world - making it quite alluring to the adventurous traveler. Like Cambodia and Vietnam, it was also a French colony, but it has remained much more isolated than the other two countries in the former Indochina, in part because of its landlocked location between Thailand, Burma (Myanmar), China, Vietnam and Cambodia. Luang Prabang, Laos's majestic crown jewel, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with gorgeous palaces and temples on the banks of the Mekong River. The charming town was founded in the 7th century as the capital of the Kingdom of Luang Prabang, and was subsequently the capital of the Kingdom of Laos, which is now a communist state.