• Laos has some of the most beautiful scenery and picturesque towns in all of Southeast Asia. Think lush, lush jungles, glistening rice terraces, riverside towns full of faded French mansions and colonial charm, and cobblestone streets that you share with monks. Here, you’ll hike verdant tea plantations, tour miles of ancient temples, visit remote tribal villages, and stay on one of the thousands of tiny, tropical islands sprinkled throughout the Mekong.

Get lost in Laos’ powerfully beautiful and seductive landscape. You’ll swim in the pools under Tad Lo waterfalls, hike to traditional Alak villages and meet indigenous tribespeople, explore miles of crumbling temples at Wat Phou, and wander the fantastically charming riverside city of Luang Prabang, which is filled with monasteries, religious monuments, and crumbling French colonial buildings.