Northern Laos
![Getting to and around northern Laos](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/644127ecf7b76c1b85693f67/1682952939596-UVDV67DGWEEJGE4CD48R/Northern+Laos+-+map.jpg)
Getting to and around northern Laos
The gorgeous Ou River Valley: Nong Khiaw, Muang Ngoi, and Muang Khua
![Huay Xai, the enchanting Gibbon Experience and the 2-day Mekong Slow Boat](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/644127ecf7b76c1b85693f67/1682953186420-EXWLVF7K2ZEXO083AK9U/Northern+Laos+6+-+Gibbon+1.jpg)
Huay Xai, the enchanting Gibbon Experience and the 2-day Mekong Slow Boat
Luang Namtha for unforgettable trekking in old-growth jungle amongst the hill tribes
Muang Xay / Oudomxay: a travel hub with two names
Phongsali: trekking in the very remote far north
![Sam Neua, the Vieng Xai caves, and Nam et-Phou Louey NPA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/644127ecf7b76c1b85693f67/1682969770911-VZ0MBS55VJ96YU9YV9HS/vieng-xai-cave-city-tunnels.jpg)
Sam Neua, the Vieng Xai caves, and Nam et-Phou Louey NPA
![Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/644127ecf7b76c1b85693f67/1682969815123-KETJXVGXLIA5TTJ2ZW7Y/plains-of-jars-3%5B2%5D.jpg)