Xieng Khouang is a province in the northern Laos,
offers the awesome beauty of high
green mountains and rugged karsts formations. The provincial capital of Xieng Khouang
is Phonsavan, a town that was established when Muang Khun was wiped out during the
Vietnam War.
Nowadays, Xieng Khouang attracts more and more tourists to Southeast
Asia thanks to the mysterious Plains of Jars.
What to do?
The surrounding mountains in Xieng Khouang are breathtakingly beautiful, untouched,
and home to several tribes of indigenous people with their colorful traditional
dress and simple life style. Its distance off the main tourist paths is a main reason
why Xieng Khouang has been kept so pristine. However, the number of visitors to
the Plain of Jars - which Unesco is working to establish as a World Heritage Site
- has been on the increase year after year.
When to go?
The best time to visit Laos overall is the cool season, between November and February.
Don't forget to bring warm clothes.
Xieng Khouang is a highlands plains, the weather
here is pleasantly cool, and during the end of the year, can get quite chilly at
night.
