Luang Prabang's beauty dances with your senses

Decorative gold at a wat in Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo © Chris Raven
Gleaming temple roofs, crumbling French provincial architecture and multiethnic inhabitants. Scarlet flowers, bursts of orange from the hundreds of monks, the scent of fresh coffee, river activity, produce markets and spicy food.

Visiting Laos? Download the eBook version of Lonely Planet's PDF Laos travel guide

Laos travel guide

Laos, long a forgotten backwater, combines some of the best elements of Southeast Asia in one bite-sized destination.

Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, Luang Praban, Northern Laos, Vientiane, Central Laos, Southern Laos, Understand and Survival chapters.

You can pick and choose from complete guides and individual chapters, and download them to any device you like.

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