Welcome to Laos travel

Langxiang - millions of elephants

Laos is the least developed and most enigmatic of the three former French Indochinese states. A ruinous sequence of colonial domination, internecine conflict and dogmatic socialism finally brought the country to its knees in the 1970s, and almost ten per cent of the population left. Now, after two decades of isolation from the outside world, this landlocked, sparsely populated country is enjoying peace, stabilising its political and economic structures and admitting foreign visitors - albeit in limited numbers due to a general lack of infrastructure
The lack of foreign influence offers travellers an unparalleled glimpse of traditional South-East Asian life. From the fertile lowlands of the Mekong River valley to the rugged Annamite highlands, travellers who have made it to Laos tend to agree that this country is the highlight of South-East Asia.
Country: LANGXIANG ( millions of elephants)
Cities: The Capital is Vientiane municipality ( Vientiane province is another provincial administration. Luang Prabang, the Ancient Capital of last Kingdom is still maintaining traces of the old reigns. Other major cities are Savannakhet ( with 766,000 people ) and Champassaks ( with 572,000 people )
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