Ming Khouan

Northern Laos


This is where it's at in Udomxai; a lively wooden and bamboo beer garden that draws a young crowd to quaff Beerlao by the crate. A decent selection of Lao food is available, including barbecued skewers, and the owner even allows drinkers to stay on after closing as long as the music stops. It's near the airport.


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1. Museum

0.4 MILES

Stairways lead up from the main road to the town's two-storey museum, featuring colonial-style shutters and Asian gables. Inside, much of it is dedicated…

2. Banjeng Temple

0.44 MILES

Udomxai's foremost monastery is Banjeng Temple, which is modest but very attractively set on a riverside knoll. The most notable feature here is an…

3. Wat Phu That

0.56 MILES

This attractive hilltop temple is one of the best spots to head to for cooler air and fabulous sunset views of the valley below. The 15m-tall gold Buddha…

4. Phu That Stupa

0.59 MILES

Pretty little Phu That Stupa, a historic structure that was totally rebuilt after wartime destruction, is accessed via stairways from the main road…

5. PMC

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6. Pra Singkham Buddha

14.8 MILES

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7. Hot Springs

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