Vientiane Travel Guide 2026: Pha That Luang, Patuxai & the Mekong Riverside
The stop between Vang Vieng and a flight to Phnom Penh — Pha That Luang, Patuxai, and an easy Mekong riverside.
Travel guides to Laos, from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng and Vientiane.
The stop between Vang Vieng and a flight to Phnom Penh — Pha That Luang, Patuxai, and an easy Mekong riverside.
Karst cliffs pushing straight out of rice paddies after the fast train from Luang Prabang — tubing, views, and the Nam Xay climb.
Stepping off the slow boat as the light turned gold over the Mekong, stiff-legged after two days of overland travel — monks at dawn and river time.