Since its December debut, the ship has offered a rare view of Laos' culture and scenery to a new wave of cruisers that ...

While most tourists visiting Laos head to the ancient royal city of Luang Prabang, the capital Vientiane with its temples, ...

Nearly everything is obtained from personal gardens, the river, local farms ... Freshly caught catfish on display at the daily market in Laos. Photograph by National Geographic/Jock Montgomery ...

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, yet, paradoxically, life revolves around water. Running the length of the mainly mountainous country is the mighty Mekong River, which floods ...

The country is traversed by the Mekong River, which runs through much of Laos, meaning that despite being landlocked, you'll ...

Hills rise gently on both sides of the mighty river, water buffaloes grazing on the banks. A fisherman in a longboat casts his net, while the heat of the day slowly descends on Laos from the pale ...

Landlocked Laos is comprised of thickly forested and mountainous terrain. The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, ...