UNESCO World Heritage for Laos

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 2 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Laos to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Laos for descriptions.


1995 - Town of Luang Prabang
2001 - Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape