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This lush forested mountainous province in Northern Laos is home to many ethnic tribes still largely un-spoilt by mass tourism. Activities such as trekking, overnight tribal village stays, mountain biking and kayaking make this an ideal place in Laos for the adventurous.
The Mekong River is the lifeline of the country and situated on its banks is the capital of Vientiane. This intriguing city is full of little surprises; French colonial architecture sits next to gilded temples amidst a spread of lush green paddy fields and tree-lined avenues.
Sometimes dubbed by travellers as the ‘Costa del Cambodia’, this port town 115 miles southwest of Phomn Penh is the country’s most developed resort, though the tourist scene remains very low-key compared with that of Thailand.
Tonlé Sap is Southeast Asia’s largest body of freshwater – home to an extraordinary floating fishing community, and a huge population of migratory birds.
The world’s largest temple, Angkor Wat, is merely the grandest and best preserved of a plethora of Hindu shrines in a sprawling complex carved out of the jungle by local rulers in the 12th century.
The French dubbed their capital of Indochina as ‘the Pearl of Asia’, and it remains a charismatic city, with one of the most alluring riverfronts in the region, as well as plenty of sights to get your teeth into.
Once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lane Xang, the city of Luang Prabang is now a World Heritage Site and is the highlight of any visit to Laos.
Luxuriate in the translucent waters of Phu Quoc, the gloriously unspoilt, tear-shaped island floating in of the Gulf of Thailand, only a 50-minute hop by plane from Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam’s principal seaside resort is Nha Trang, whose huge Municipal Beach is just one of a necklace of sandy bays running up the coast, served by a string of enticing hotels.
After the doldrums of the communist era, Ho Chi Minh City – the former colonial capital of Saigon – has reclaimed its rightful place at the forefront of Vietnamese life, becoming the country’s commercial hub and its most dynamic, outward-looking metropolis.
A former French hill station founded in the 1900s, Da Lat is surrounded by tea plantations, fruit orchards, lakes and waterfalls and – with its refreshingly cool climate – makes pleasant place to relax for a few days.
The ancient town of Hoi An was once among the major trading centres of Southeast Asia, and retains much of its old-world, cosmopolitan character, as well as some great museums, galleries, restaurants and shops.
Halong Bay holds Vietnam’s most spectacular scenery: the stunning limestone and dolomite outcrops which visitors can explore on photogenic cotton-sailed junks.
An obligatory adventure while in Vietnam is a journey along the mighty Mekong River, whose silty waters flow across the country’s southern alluvial plain – a world little changed in centuries.
Ensconced amid the foothills of the Truong Song range, Mai Chau is a wonderfully unspoilt mountain valley where ethnic White Tai tribes live in pretty stilt houses.
Set amid cascading rice terraces, Sapa is a delightful hill station offering treks, walks and colourful weekly markets which local minority communities attend wearing heavily embroidered clothes and ornate silver jewellery.
With its ancient pagodas and majestic imperial mausoleums, Hue, on the Perfume River, was the capital of Vietnam during the reign of the Nguyen dynasty, and is still regarded as the nation’s cultural hub.
One of the oldest and most gracious cities in Asia, Hanoi exudes a timeless charm, with an fascinating antique core that sits easily with the modernity surrounding it.
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