Below are some of the major travel highlights for Indochina. For more in-depth attractions of each country on this route, click on the country names below or select a route to see the highlights on this section of the journey. Click on the icons below to focus on specific types of features (click again to return to all).
| In-depth highlights: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam |
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Religious Monuments of Vientiene - Angkor (via Hanoi/Saigon)
| Vientiane | |
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Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is a relaxed and laid-back city. Its attractions include the Patuxai (or Victory) Monument - Vientiane's Arc de Triomphe, Wat Sisaket - the oldest temple in the city packed with silver and ceramic Buddhas, Wat Prakeo - the temple which used to house the Emerald Buddha, and the That Luang stupa - Laos's most famous religious and national monument, said to contain a bone of the Buddha. | |
| Pak Ou Caves | |
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The Tam Ting Caves at Pak Ou, near the confluence of the Mekong and Ou rivers, are a Buddhist holy site which contain thousands of Buddha statues of all shapes and sizes, many brought here over 400 years ago when Luang Prabang was under threat from the Chinese. | |