Our Laos tours (or the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in full) lead you through what is probably one of the least-known countries in the world let alone in Southeast Asia! And yet it’s also one of its most idyllic destinations possessing, what is undoubtedly some of the region’s most spectacular scenery, best-preserved architecture and welcoming inhabitants.

Almost entirely mountainous and still covered with large tracts of tropical forest, Laos is separated from Vietnam to the east by the, up until recently, almost impenetrable Annamite Mountains and from Thailand and Burma (Myanmar) in the west by the mighty Mekong River. China’s remote Yunnan Province lies just to the north and the swathes of Northern Cambodia’s forests stretch away to the south.

With myriad hill-tribe peoples still leading largely traditional lifestyles in the mountains, the mysterious and remote Plain of Jars, the spectacular UNESCO Khmer ruins of Wat Phu in the South, the surreal limestone, karst, landscapes of Khammouane Province, the sublime 4,000 Islands of the Cambodian border region and the beautifully preserved temples and French colonial architecture of former royal capital and also World Heritage Site, Luang Prabang, there’s stunning scenery and much, much more to be seen.

A rather unusual but certainly fascinating country to visit!