01 ngo-08
Hamba Umzila we-Beaten we-Adosity Amazing yaseLaos
I-Sanchai Loongroong / Getty Images NjengaseThailand naseBali e-Indonesia ngaphambi kwalo, iLosos yayishisa isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba abahambi abajwayelekile bazi ukuthi bekuphi. Abakwa-Backpackers bafaka leli zwe elingeningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Southeast Asia ngezinkambo zabo iminyaka, izikhulu zazo zihlose i-Vang Vieng, iVientiane neLuang Prabang ohlwini lwamabhakede abo.
Iminyaka yempi kanye nokulawulwa kwamaKhomanisi kuye kwavimbela izivakashi ezihlela ukuvakashela eLosos , kodwa lokho kuyashintsha kancane kancane. Ukuguqulwa kweLuang Prabang njengendawo enkulu ye-UNESCO World Heritage Site , nokuguqulwa okuphawulekayo kukaVang Vieng kusukela ekutheni okutholakala utshwala obunobuthi obunobuthi obuya emndenini, kanti phakathi kwabanye, baye bashintsha uLosos ngokuqinile phakathi kwabavakashi.
Ukufinyelela okulula komhlaba kusuka eThailand naseVietnam ; yonke inhleko yenkambiso yamaBuddha yesifunda ngaphandle kwezixuku zePhuket ne- Siem Reap ; kanye nethuba elingapheli le-adventure enokwemvelo: lezi kuphela zihlola ubuso balokho ozothola uma uhlola iLaos.
Ngaphambi kokuqalisa uhambo lwakho lweLaos, funda nge- visa yeLaos ekufikeni kanye nezinye izinto ezibalulekile zokuvakasha zokuvakasha kweLaos sokuqala.
02 ngo-08
Ukubuyela emuva ngesikhathi esivela eLuang Prabang
UChristopher Groenhout / Getty Images Imingcele yomlando waseLaos - kokubili njengombuso futhi njengekoloni yaseFrance - ibonakala kalula kulo lonke i-capital yangaphambili yaseLuang Prabang . Kuthathwa njengendawo yokuhlala ye-UNESCO yeGugu leNdlu yasebukhosini namathempeli angamashumi amathathu, iLuang Prabang inamasiko aseLo Lao njengebheji lenhlonipho.
Njalo ekuseni, imigqa yama-monks emicibisholo emigwaqweni, ithola izipho ezivela kubazinikele emcimbini oneminyaka eyi-100 ubudala okuthiwa i- tak bat . Isimiso sihambisana nomkhosi we-T: imigwaqo yedolobha laseLuang Prabang indawo yokuhlala yasendulo yase-Luang Prabang eyakhiwe ngesitayela saseFrance sase-Indochinese, ne-pagodas yamaBuddha kanye nesigodlo sangaphambili esasikhululwe ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kunjengekadlule akukaze kushiywe.
Qhubeka nokubuyela emuva ngesikhathi esifundeni saseLuang Prabang, phakathi kwabo owawuyiKhotho yaseRoyal, manje iMoscow National Museum ; i- Wat Xieng Thong enomusa, ithempeli lasebukhosini elisengeneni manje elingena izivakashi zanamuhla ngemidwebo yalo eningiliziwe; futhi ukhetha amahhotela - eziningi zazo ezaphinda ziphindwe kusukela ezindlini zangakoloni zamakholoni noma ezindlini zasebukhosini.
noma izitolo zendawo ezitholakalayo zitholakala, i-Night Market ibophezela, izitsha ze-ceramics nezindwangu ezixubene nama-higgledy-piggledy nama-"Beerlao" amahhashi kanye nama-cozies ebhiya. Umgwaqo ongekho emakethe ukhonza wonke-unga-udla ukudla kweLoon okungaphezu kwama-dollar ama-US a-pop.
Ukuze uthole umbono obanzi welokishi elikhulu lamasiko eLo Lao, funda mayelana neLuang Prabang phezulu kufanele ubone izinto zokubuka kanye nemisebenzi. Zama ukuvakasha ngesikhathi samaholidi aphezulu aseLaos , ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi seBun Pi Mai .
03 ngo-08
Veza cishe emfuleni waseVang Vieng (no-Around It)
UJohn Seaton Callahan / Getty Izithombe Ushintsho lwamaVang Vieng olushintshiwe luhluke kakhulu embusweni walo odlule, ongaguquki ngaphambi kokuba uhulumeni avaliwe ngonyaka ka-2012. Ngaphambi kwalokho, uVang Vieng wayekhaya lezintambo eziphuza iziphuzo eziphuthumayo ezachitha izinsuku zabo zihamba ngamatayipi phansi kweNam Song Umfula nokuhamba njalo emiphakathini yomfula. Ukudakwa nezidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni kwakuyingxenye yesehlakalo nje.
Namuhla, ukudlula ngokweqile kukaVang Vieng kuyinto eyedlule. Uhulumeni uvale yonke imigwaqo emine yomfula eVang Vieng, futhi isikhalazo sezidakamizwa sisuswe kakhulu. I-clientele ishintshile, kusukela kuma-backpackers amancane kuya kumaqembu okuvakasha yaseKorea.
Ukuhlambalaza kuqhubeka njengenjwayelo, kodwa ezinye izikhungo zithole ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu, kusukela kumahotela amasha we-boutique okukhonza abahambi abanamabhajethi amakhulu kunazo zonke ze-zip-line adventure phezu kwe-waterfall.
Ngaphandle kwakho konke lokhu, uVang Vieng akakaze alahlekelwe yilokho okulethe abakwa-backpackers lapha kuqala. I-Nam Song River ihamba kancane kancane kwezinye zezintaba ezinhle kakhulu zezintaba ozozibona esifundeni. Ekude nesikhungo sendawo yedolobha, abagibeli bangakwazi ukugeza ukubhukuda e-Blue Lagoon, behlola ama-Four Caves, futhi bakhuphuka i-Sunset Hill ngokubukwa okubukeka kokuphela kokusuku.
Ukuze uthole okunye okuhlangenwe nakho okudingekayo kwendawo, funda ngamatayipi e-Vang Vieng .
04 ngo-08
Hamba Umlando Wendlafa Yezimbi
UMathewu uMika Wright / Getty Izithombe Izinkulungwane zezimbiza eziqoshwe ngamatshe ezitshengisa ithafa elizungeze iPhakeng lakaQieng Xiu Khouang enyakatho yeLaos zinezingqungquthela zomlando zokugcina eziseleyo. Ngokwethenjelwa phakathi kuka-500 BC kuya ku-200 AD, izitsha zamatshe ezinikezwa iChafa lamaJars igama lakhe azilahli kalula izimfihlo zabo.
Ama-urns ezinobukhulu obuhlukahlukene ahlakazekile ngamakhulu amakhilomitha angama-square, neqoqo liqoqiwe cishe ngamaqoqo amathathu. Iqembu elisondelene nempucuko, iSayithi 1, lingasetshenziswa kalula kusuka enhlokodolobha yasePhonsavanh yesifundazwe, kanti amanye amaqembu amabili aqhubeka phambili, ahlala phakathi kwamapulazi namasimu elayisi.
Okuqhubekayo ukusuka edolobheni oya kuyo, kuyingozi nakakhulu ukuthi i-Plain of Jars ithola: ILaos yayibhujiswe kakhulu ngesikhathi seMpi YeVietnam eminyakeni yama-1960 nango-1970, futhi ama-Laotians angenakulindeleke aqhubeka ehlukunyezwa njalo ngonyaka.
Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe emithonjeni yamaJars, funda isingeniso sethu e-Plain of Jars .
05 ka-08
Sula Isiqhingi Sokuphila eSi Phan Don
UMathewu uMika Wright / Getty Izithombe I-Laos ingase ibe yindawo engenqamuki, eyiqiniso, kodwa iziqhingi ezisekelwe emuva zingatholakala ngaphakathi kwemingcele yayo. Vele wenze indlela yakho eya e- Si Phan Don eMfuleni iMekong, onqunywe ngabakwa-backpackers ngokuphila kwawo okubuyiselwe emuva nokufinyelela kwezinye zezimangaliso zemvelo ezivelele kakhulu zaseLaos.
Leli gama lihunyushwe ngokuthi "Izinkulungwane Eziyisihlanu Zesiqhingi", kodwa ngempela udinga ukukhumbula ezintathu: UDon Det, osondelayo emngceleni weCambodia owenza isiqhingi esithandwa kakhulu, ekwahluleleni kokusakazeka kwamahhotela ezabhajethi, izindawo zokudla kanye namabhizinisi okuvakasha; U-Don Khon , okunye okulula, okungeyona indawo yokuvakashela uDon Det; noDon Khong (cabanga g ekugcineni), isiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke eqenjini elinokukhetha amahhotela e-boutique.
Ngemva kokudla ukudla kweLao kwenye yezindawo zokudla eziningi eziqhingile eziqhingini, qasha ibhayisikili ukuze uhlole imigwaqo yesiqhingi, noma uhambe nge-kayaking phakathi kwezinyawo ezingaphezulu kweMfula iMekong eseduze.
Uzothola okuningi uma uya phambili. Ekude neSi Phan Don, uzothola amaKhone Phapheng Waterfalls , isethi esinamandla sezinyosi ezakha amanzi amaningi aseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia; futhi i- Vat Phou , inhlekelele yase-Angkor-esikhathini esasingase ilahlekelwe emahlathini aseChampasak.
06 ka-08
I-Decompress e-Capital Vientiane
Jose Fuste Raga / Getty Images Uma bekhipha imiklomelo yezindleko ezingenamikhono e-Southeast Asia, iVientiane izoyitholela phansi. Akumangalisi ukuthi izivakashi eziningi zinquma ukuyilahleka: ayinayo i-cachet yamasiko eLuang Prabang noma izimangaliso zemvelo zikaVang Vieng.
Kodwa i-Vientiane inezintelezi ezithile ezifihliwe ngaphesheya kwendima yayo njengesikhungo sokuthutha abantu abaza emoyeni noma abavela eThailand. Bheka ngaphesheya kwezinhlaka zayo zezithonjana - i-blocky golden spire yeBun That Luang ; inqwaba yamaBuddha ku Wat Sisaket ; kanye nobukhulu obukhulu obungapheliyo be- Patuxai - futhi uzothola ukuvuthwa kwamasiko okuthula okuqhubekayo ezungeze amabhulothi ayo amakhulu.
Ngemuva kokumnyama, iVientiane inikeza indawo yesehlakalo ye-Laos 'engcono kunazo zonke , ne-cocktail lounges kanye nezindawo zokugcoba ezifanayo ukujoyina i-patronage. Izitayela ezikhonza ukudla komgwaqo waseLo Lao zincintisana eduze nezindawo zokudlela ezikhonzayo emhlabeni jikelele. Kuyo yonke indawo, uzokujabulela ukuphila okuphuthumayo, okubuyiselwe emuva kweVientiane, ukuhamba ngokukhulu ukuvela eBangkok noma ku Siem Siem.
Hlala kancane ngaphambi kokuba uhambe endaweni yakho elandelayo eLaos noma ngaphesheya komngcele: uzoba ngcono kuwo.
07 ngo-08
Lahleka e-Tham Kong Lo Cave
Henn Photography / Getty Izithombe Umhume omude kakhulu eLaos ungatholakala emahoreni ambalwa 'eningizimu yeGoli Vientiane. I-Tham Kong Lo yaqoshwa ezintabeni zaseLimpopo ze-limestone eminyakeni eyizigidi ezimbalwa ezedlule; i-Nam Hin Bun River egeleza emhumeni manje isebenza njengendawo yokuheha abavakashi futhi njengendlela yokuthutha kubantu abahlala emaphandleni 'okuvulekayo.
Ukwelula komhlaba emfuleni kuyaqhubeka cishe ngamamayela amane; kusuka emzaneni waseBang Kong Lo, ungashaya isikebhe esithuthumayo ukuze ungene emhumeni, lapho uzobe ukhona khona embukisweni ohlinzekwa yizikhukhula ezimibalabala ezigcwala emangcwabeni angaphakathi.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, uzokwehla futhi uhlole iTham Kong Lo ngezinyawo, umangaze ekamelweni lomhume wamamitha angu-300-high kanye ne-stalactites kanye ne-stalagmites ukusika ngokungenalutho.
Ukuze uthole okunye okuhlangenwe nakho emhumeni, funda isingeniso sethu eTham Kong Lo Cave .
08 ngo-08
Ukushayela phansi uMfula iMekong
Southern Lightscapes-Australia / Getty Izithombe Izwe elivinjiwe ezweni, iLosos linikeza inani elimangalisayo lamanzi asekelwe, lapho i-cruise yayo idlula uhlu.
I- Mekong neNam Ou Rivers - imifula emibili yaseLo Lao inamandla okuhlala nezikebhe ezinkulu - isekela inethiwekhi ehamba phambili yomfula i-Luang Prabang enyakatho nePakse eningizimu. Kusukela lapho kuhlala khona umfula, abahambi bangabona ezinye zezimoto zamasiko eziphezulu zaseLosos, ngenkathi behamba ngezintaba nezintaba ezivelele kakhulu zezwe.
Kusukela eLuang Prabang , ungakwazi ukuhamba lapho ufika khona lapho i-Nam Ou River ihlangana khona neMekong, lapho ama- Pak Ou Caves abamba khona izithombe eziningi zeBuddha ezibekwe khona ngabazinikezeli. Njengoba uhamba phambili eNam Ou, uzoyeka eNkong Khiew Village , lapho ungahamba khona "emanzini amakhulu"; kanye nedolobha laseMuang Ngoi , elibhekene namatshe amaningi emaphandleni nasemiphandleni yasemaphandleni.
Kusukela ePakse , uhambo lwenkathi yakho lithatha izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezinsuku ezintathu edabula eLosos 'eMekong-emangaliseni eningizimu naseningizimu, phakathi kwazo izidumbu zamaTang Phou Angkorian; "iziqhingi eziyizinkulungwane ezine" zaseSi Phan Don ; kanye ne- Khon e Phapheng Waterfall , enkulu kunazo zonke e-Southeast Asia.
Izikebhe zokuhamba ngesikebhe zilingana nobukhulu kanye nezinga lokunethezeka, kusukela ngejubane elihamba ngezimoto ezinjengezinyawo ezinkantolo ngenkathi zigijima phezulu, zihamba ngamapayipi abuyele esimweni esisezingeni elihle nama-cushy cabins kanye nenkonzo ye-butler.