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Laos by TransIndus - The leading Asia Specialist

Land-locked Laos has retained the kind of traditional atmosphere and lifestyles fast disappearing from the rest of Indochina.

Its main highlight, which you can reach by boat along the Mekong River, is the wonderful town of Luang Prabang, where long lines of saffron-robed monks collect donations of rice from kneeling locals each morning, against a backdrop of golden-roofed

Land-locked Laos has retained the kind of traditional atmosphere and lifestyles fast disappearing from the rest of Indochina.

Its main highlight, which you can reach by boat along the Mekong River, is the wonderful town of Luang Prabang, where long lines of saffron-robed monks collect donations of rice from kneeling locals each morning, against a backdrop of golden-roofed