Laos

A 60-metre travertine waterfall near Luang Prabang in northern Laos, tumbling over limestone terraces into turquoise pools surrounded by protected forest, with a bear rescue centre and butterfly park on the approach trail.

A peninsula town at the confluence of the Mekong and Khan rivers in northern Laos, famous for its morning alms ceremony, gilded Buddhist temples, and French colonial architectural heritage.

A 2,240-square-kilometre protected area of mountainous forest in northwestern Laos, home to over 20 ethnic groups and diverse wildlife, offering guided trekking and community-based ecotourism experiences.

A megalithic archaeological landscape in Xieng Khouang Province of central-eastern Laos, consisting of thousands of carved stone jars scattered across upland valleys, purpose unknown, landscape scarred by Vietnam War-era bombing.

A riverine archipelago at the southernmost tip of Laos where the Mekong River spreads up to 14 kilometres wide, creating thousands of islands, sandbanks and rapids, and offering a slow-paced riverside atmosphere on Don Det and Don Khone.

A ruined Khmer-Hindu temple complex in southern Laos, oriented toward a limestone mountain and built on a north-south axis with naga-balustraded causeways and sandstone reliefs dating from the 11th–13th century.