Laos - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 366

draw. Designated a World Heritage Site
in 1995, the city is endowed with a
legacy of ancient, red-roofed temples and
French-Indochinese architecture, not to
mention some of the country's most
refined cuisine, its richest culture and
most sacred Buddha image. Yet for all its
undeniable beauty and charm, there's no
doubt that Luang Prabang has been

transformed by its ever-growing
popularity with Western visitors, with
almost every property in the historic
centre now serving the travel industry in
some form or another, and foreigners
now outnumbering locals across much
of the old city. All the more reason,
once you've had your fill of the good
life, to strike out on foot, by bike or by

5

Wat Chom
Phet

Wat Xiengmene

Wat Long
Khoun

Wat Tham Sackkalin

Ferry
Landing

Ferry
Landing

Vehicle Ferry

Wat
Pa Phai

Royal
Palace
Museum
Phralak
Phralam
Theatre

Charter
Boats

G S A

Wat
Xiengmouane

Wat
Nong

Spa
Garden

Haw
Pha
Bang

Wat
Mai

Green
Discovery

Wat Xieng
Thong

Wat Saen

Wat Sop

Tiger
Trail

S I S A

Bangkok
Airways

AT M

Wat Khili

AT M

Dry
season
only

Big Brother
Mouse

Wat Pa
Phoutthabat

Wat Pa Houak Wat Pak

Khan

Approaches
to Phousi

Bamboo Bridge
(dry season only)

That
Chomsi

Wat Phan Luang

Wat Phonsaat

AT M

Wat Aphai

Wat Pa Kha

Wat
Aham

SHOPPING
Handicrafts night market
Hmong Market
Monument Books
Ock Pop Tok
SA Paper Handircrafts

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6
2
3/5
1

Wat Phon Sang

Wat
Visoun

Red Cross
Sauna

Exchange

ACCOMMODATION
Chitlatda
Jaliya
Khammany Inn
LPQ Backpackers Hostel
Merry 2
Muong Lao
Namsok
Pathoumphone
Sok Dee
SpicyLaos/Lemon Laos
Suan Keo
Thanaboun
View Khem Kong
Villayvanh
Wat That
Xayana Guesthouse &
X3 Capsule Hotel

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15
10
7
16
14
3
9
1
11
4
8
2
13
6
5

Bike &
Motorbike
Bridge

Vietnam
Consulate

Wat Taohai