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Beautiful Luang Prabang

20 years of World Heritage in Luang Prabang

Liam is a travel consultant in our Bristol office, and just returned from a recce trip to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. In this post, he compares Luang Prabang today with the town ten years ago, when he last visited. In early December 2015, Luang Prabang celebrated its 20th anniversary as a UNESCO Heritage Town, and […]

Preah Vihear

Preah Vihear: World Heritage Site declared safe for tourists at last

Most travellers to Southeast Asia will never have heard the name Preah Vihear, so it may come as some surprise to hear that, along with Angkor Wat, the obscure northern temple is one of Cambodia’s two World Heritage Sites. Of course, for anyone who read our recent post, World Heritage Indochina, it will come as […]

Phong Nha National Park

World Heritage Indochina

Indochina – that is, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos – has a collection of 12 World Heritage Sites, ranging from Khmer Empire masterpieces to colossal caves, from imperial cities to vast national parks. InsideVietnam Tours customers can visit the best of them on our World Heritage Indochina Self-Guided Adventure, but if nothing but the full set […]

Kinh thanh - UNESCO World Heritage city of Hue

Explore Imperial Hue with Google 360

Sites all around the scenic UNESCO World Heritage city of Hue have been beautifully captured by Googles 360 street view cameras, enabling anyone to explore the palaces, temples and tombs of this historical cities former emperors. Amongst many others, the imperial Hue royal place, Phu Cam Church, An Dinh Palace and Perfume River are all ready and […]

Laotian monks in Luang Prabang

Getting to know Laos through Vientiane

I had no expectations of Vientiane. Most visitors to Laos head straight for the UNESCO World Heritage town of Luang Prabang skipping the country’s capital. But my day tour of Vientiane was one of the unexpected highlights of my two week journey through Laos. For while Luang Prabang is simply unique and a world-class cultural […]

Thuc Don restaurant noodles

Top Ten Things Not to Miss in Vietnam

When we asked our Enfys for suggestions on ‘must do’ experiences in Vietnam, she gave us a huuuuge list. Here is just ten of her suggestions of ‘must do’s’ in Vietnam…..more to come from Laos and Cambodia soon. Take a cooking class: From Pho to spring rolls, one of the best things about Vietnam is […]