Explore Pak Ou's caves, filled with thousands of centuries-old Buddha images ● Cross the Mekong to Kuang Si's turquoise waterfall and its rescued moon bears ● Climb Vat Phou, a Khmer mountain temple older than Angkor Wat ● Cruise Si Phan Don's Four Thousand Islands, watching for rare Irrawaddy dolphins ● Stand before Khone Phapheng, the widest waterfall in Southeast Asia ● Sip fresh Bolaven coffee before a final evening at Vientiane's Pha That Luang

Lan Ha Bay cruise through limestone karsts ● Sapa's rice terraces and vibrant Bac Ha Sunday market ● overnight sleeper train through northern highlands ● Luang Prabang's dawn alms ceremony and gilded temples ● scenic Lao-China Railway through 75 mountain tunnels ● Buddha Park's surreal sculptures and COPE Centre's powerful story.

Climb the pre-Angkorian ruins of Vat Phou, older than Angkor Wat ● Cruise Si Phan Don's Four Thousand Islands ● Cross the Mekong to Kuang Si's turquoise waterfall ● Wander Luang Prabang's gilded temples ● Cruise Lan Ha Bay overnight past limestone karsts ● Explore Hanoi's Old Quarter and a water puppet show ● Wander lantern-lit Hoi An and cruise Hue's Perfume River ● Descend into the Cu Chi tunnels and tour Ho Chi Minh City's Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum ● Drift through the Mekong Delta's floating markets by boat

Climb the pre-Angkorian ruins of Vat Phou, centuries older than the Angkor temples still to come ● Cruise Si Phan Don's Four Thousand Islands ● Cross the Mekong to Kuang Si's turquoise waterfall ● Wander Luang Prabang's gilded temples ● Cruise Lan Ha Bay overnight past limestone karsts ● Wander the lantern-lit lanes of Hoi An ● Descend into the Cu Chi tunnels, then drift through the Mekong Delta's floating markets by boat ● Confront Cambodia's history at Phnom Penh's Tuol Sleng Museum and the Killing Fields memorial ● Walk among the towers of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom