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NAM HA NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA (LAOS) THAM KONG LOR (LAOS) Laos’ first established National You'll be glad to see the light at the Protected Area is home to a rich other end of this extraordinary BAN BO LUANG (THAILAND) tapestry of ethnic groups, 7.5km-long river cave in Laos’ remote award-winning ecotreks and some of Khammuan Province. Formerly an important stop for the last wild tigers in the Mekong trading caravans, today this Htin region. village in Nan Province boasts a CHINA remote and scenic location between HANG SAN DOONG the Lao border and two national Ha Giang Cao Bang (VIETNAM) parks. Fansipan Deep inside Phong Nha-Ke Bang (3143m) Thai Lang Son National Park, this spectacular cave is Nguyen accessible only on hiking and Mohan Dien Bien camping trips offered by park NAM HA NATIONAL Phu Halong City PROTECTED AREA Boten HANOI rangers. Oudomxay Haiphong (Muang Xai) MYANMAR Mae Sai Halong Ninh Binh Bay (BURMA) Chiang Rai Luang Prabang BAN BO Hainan Island Tha Wang Pha Phu Bia (China) (2819m) LUANG Dien Chau Chiang Mai Ang Nam Vinh Gulf of Ngum LAOS Tonkin BAI HUONG (VIETNAM) Lampang VIENTIANE Just a short boat ride from the tourist Vieng Kham THAM Bhu Mi (Thang Beng) KONG LOR mecca of Hoi An, this remote and Phoi Dam Udon Thani PHONG NHA-KE BANG Dong Hoi beautifully situated fishing village in

NAM TIONAL PARK the Cham Islands now has a

Phitsanulok eko Mae Sot Seno (Xeno) Dong Ha homestay program.

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Khon Kaen g Hué THAILAND River Danang BAI HUONG Hoi An Nakhon Sawan PHA TAEM Khong Sedon Nakhon NATIONAL PARK Sanasombun Ratchasima C e n t r a l Ubon BOLAVEN Khao (Khorat) Ratchathani Laem PRASAT PREAH PLATEAU Saraburi Andaman Lake VIHEAR Sea Si Phan Kanchanaburi Aranya Muang Khong VIETNAM Prathet Don H i g Nakhon Pathhom BANGKOK Qui Nhon

Chonburi Sisophon h l a CAMBODIA GANH DA DIA Cardamom Tonlé

PHA TAEM NATIONAL Buon Ma s d n PARK (THAILAND) Sap Thuot Jungle Beach Ko A cliff provides fantastic views of the Samet S O U T H Ko Chang Krong Koh C H I N A normally vast Mekong River as it Krong Phnom Phan Rang S E A narrows to a wild, rocky channel. Ko Kut Udong PHNOM PENH & Thap Cham Koh Kong Trails into the park interior pass CHI PHAT Cu Chi prehistoric wall paintings. Chau Doc Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Sihanoukville Kampot Ko Tao (Kompong Som) Zadetkyi Khun Can Tho Mekong Ko Pha-Ngan Phu Quoc Delta BOLAVEN PLATEAU (LAOS) Isthmus Island Soc Trang Ko Samui Surin Is of Kra Mount a steel horse and ride past thundering waterfalls, remote THAILAND minority villages and lush , then chill out in delightful backpacker PRASAT PREAH VIHEAR retreat Tat Lo. CHI PHAT (CAMBODIA) (CAMBODIA) This award-winning ecotourism Make the overland pilgrimage to this project offers trekking, mountain- majestic mountaintop temple on the biking, kayaking and birdwatching Thai border. Improving roads are in the lush Cardamom Mountains of making it more accessible than ever, the wild . so go now to beat the masses.