Things To Do

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A list of tips and advice for Laos and Thailand.

Xieng Khuan Buddha Park

From https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/xieng-khuan-park-0: "The more than 200 statues, filled with cryptic symbols, concentrated in a small area give the Xieng Khuan park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy. Among these ferro-concrete sculptures are skeleton thin Buddhas, a giant pumpkin with with a demon head for an opening and three floors representing Heaven, Hell and Earth as well as a gigantic 40 meter long reclining Buddha."

COPE Visitor Centre

The Vietnam War is still heavily present in Laos, the country that experienced the most bombings by the American military. Between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. dropped two million tons of explosives on Laos, and the effect can still be felt today. Unexploded ordnance (UXO) riddle the landscape, and cluster bombs in particular continue to injure and kill many people in rural areas. An organization called COPE—short for the Cooperative Orthotic & Prosthetic Enterprise—was created to help with the recovery of the victims of bombs, by providing custom prosthetics, rehabilitative services, and education to rural communities affected by the bombs to attempt to prevent future accidents. There is a free visitor center described as a "must visit" site for visiters to Laos.

Ock Pop Tok Living Craft Centre

Classes on fabric dyeing, weaving, batik, and bamboo weaving. Comes highly recommended!

The Silk Road Cafe

Lovely cafe run by the Ock Pop Tock Fabric Center with two locations. Two Thursdays a month they also do a movie night!

Elephant Village Sanctuary & Resort

Responsible and ethical way to visit elephants in Luang Prabang.

Kuang Si Waterfall

You can get there by tuk tuk, taxi or bike. To bike, check out this company: https://laos-adventures.com/42820

Utopia Bar & Restaurant

"Zen by day, groovy by night." Best place to get a daytime fruit shake and nighttime beer.

Luang Prabang Yoga

Highly recommend the yoga at Utopia at 7:30am! (See the picture at the top of this page.) Be sure to get there a little early as it can fill up.

Patuxay Monument

Pha That Luang Vientiane

Nearby the wedding festivities on Friday.