Located about 25 km to the North of Luang Prabang, The Pak Ou caves are one of Luang Prabang's most popular historic and sacred attractions for visitors in general and the people of Laos in particular. The highlights of Pak Ou are over 4000 Buddha statues which are set in a rocky cliff face overlooking the Mekong River and divided into two main caves. Both caves are places of Buddha worship with popular activities such as burning incense and offer prayers. The first cave has a lower height called Tham Ting which is not too far from the river level. Tham Ting cave owns the majority of the Buddha statues which are arranged in many different positions. You will need a torch to can visit clearly because it's quite dark if you go deeper. And the other is the upper, smaller and darker cave calle

STILL A BACKPACKER MECCA Natural wonder, backpacker mecca, party central, Lima Site 6: Vang Vieng , 155 kilometres north of Vientiane on the road to Luang Prabang, has endured many labels. Ever since Laos reopened to foreign visitors in the 1990s, the small town's striking river landscape lined with towering karst has lured travellers. There are mysterious caves to explore, lagoons of turquoise water to dive into and sheer cliffs to climb. it is also considered as the little Khaosan Road of Laos. Within the town of Vang Vieng are numerous monasteries date back the 16th and 17th centuries such as Vat Kang, Vat Chua Pan, Vat Si Vieng Song (Vat That), Vat Phong Phen and the most visited one Vat Si Suman. Surrounding the town are Hmong villages that can be visited and experience first-hand cul