Things to Do in Laos

Tham Chang Cave

Tham Jang is a cave just to the southwest of Vang Vieng, Laos. Approached by a bridge over the Nam Song River and then a long flight of steps, a spring is located about 50 metres (160 ft) inside the cave.

Presidential Palace

The Presidential Palace is the official residence of the President of Laos, who, by convention, also holds the position of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. It is located on the banks of the Mekong River in the capital city, Vientiane.

That Dam

That Dam (Lao ທາດດຳ, meaning Black Stupa) is a large stupa located in Vientiane, Laos. Many Laotians believe it is inhabited by a seven-headed nāga who tried to protect them from an invasion by the Siamese army in 1827.

Jamia Masjid

The Vientiane Jamia Mosque, is a mosque in Vientiane, Laos.The mosque is the oldest mosque in Laos.The mosque is a two-story building, where the ground floor consists of the communal kitchen and the upper floor is the prayer hall. The minaret was constructed with Mughal architectural style.

Lao National Museum

The Lao National Museum is located in Vientiane, Laos. It was founded as the national museum highlighting the revolution of the 1970s and is located in a French colonial building. In 2007, the United States donated a grant to help develop the museum.

Wat Ong Teu

Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan (Temple of the Heavy Buddha) is one of many Buddhist monasteries in the city of Vientiane in Laos. This name is given to the temple due to the large, bronze Phra Ong Teu Buddha image that is in the temple: the largest Buddha in Vientiane.

Inpeng Temple

Wat Chula Mani

Wat Chulamani (Thai: วัดจุฬามณี) is a Buddhist temple in Wat Chulamani Village, Tha Thong Subdistrict, Mueang Phitsanulok District, Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.Wat Chulamani is located on the east bank of the Nan River.Wat Chulamani is the oldest standing temple in Phitsanulok…

Wat Ratcha Burana

Wat Ratchaburana(Thai: วัดราชบุรณะ) is a Buddhist temple in Phitsanulok, Thailand.Wat Ratchaburana lies in the center of Phitsanulok, on the west bank of the Nan River, and to the south of the main temple of the province, Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat Woramahawihan.

Wat Nang Phaya

Wat Nang Phaya is a monastery in Phitsanulok, Thailand.Wat Nang Phaya is located on the eastern bank of the Nan River. Wat Nang Phaya links to the campus of Wat Ratchaburana.Wat Nang Phaya is said to have been built when Phitsanulok was ruled by King Trailokanat (1448-1488).Wat Nang Phraya has no te…

Luang Prabang

Luang Phabang, (Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or Louangphabang (pronounced [lǔaŋ pʰa.bàːŋ]), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) as Luang Prabang, literally meaning "Royal…

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat (Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนมหาธาตุ; "Temple of Great Jewelled Reliquary"), colloquially referred to as Wat Phra Si (Thai: วัดพระศรี) or Wat Yai (Thai: วัดใหญ่; "Big Temple"), is a Buddhist temple (wat) in P…

Wat Phumin

The city of Nan's most famous wat is renowned for its cruciform ubosot which was constructed in 1596 and restored during the reign of Chao Ananta Vora Ritthi Det (1867-1875).It is the only temple which was built as if it were on the back of two immense snakes (or Nagas).

Ban Chiang Archaeological Site

Ban Chiang (Thai: บ้านเชียง, pronounced [bâːn tɕʰīa̯ŋ] listen ) is an archaeological site in Nong Han District, Udon Thani Province, Thailand. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.

Phu Phra Bat Historical Park

Phu Phra Bat (Thai: ภูพระบาท, pronounced [pʰūː pʰráʔ bàːt]) is a historical park in Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province, Thailand. The park's distinguishing feature is its unusual rock formations around which religious shrines have been constructed.

That Luang

Pha That Luang (Lao: ວຽງຈັນ or ທາດຫຼວງ, IPA: [tʰâːt lwǎːŋ] 'Great Stupa') is a gold-covered large Buddhist stupa in the centre of the city of Vientiane, Laos.

Chan Palace

Chan Palace (Thai: พระราชวังจันทน์) located next to Somdet Phra Naresuan the Great Army Camp, 3rd Army Division, Wang Chan Road, Nai Mueang Sub-district, Mueang Phitsanulok District, Phitsanulok Province of Thailand, is the location of the King Naresuan the Great shrine…

Wat Aranyik

Wat Aranyik (Thai: วัดอรัญญิก) is a historic temple in Phitsanulok, Thailand.Wat Aranyik was constructed during the Sukhothai Period.On the temple grounds, there is a modern temple with a monastery and modern temple buildings.

Wat Phra That Phanom

Wat Phra That Phanom (Thai: วัดพระธาตุพนม) is a temple in the That Phanom District in the southern part of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.