Product Description

A Golden Buddha, a Plain of Jars and four thousand islands, Laos has them all. Footprint's fully revised and updated 5th edition provides all the essential information for all free-spirited travellers wanting to get off the beaten track in Southeast Asia's most enigmatic country. It includes objective recommendations of all the best places to stay, from elegant auberges to simple bamboo huts, where to find the best French bakeries, and tips for the adventurous traveller on everything from visiting hill tribe villages to exploring the Ho Chi Minh trail.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151268 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Customer Reviews

Laos footprint guide - oh so helpful!
The 2008 version of this footprint guide is a great travelling companion. The background information on the country is really interesting and helps you understand cultural sensitivites. The actual info on places to stay, eat and how to get around are really good. I don't like taking Lonely Planet guides away as all of the pre or immediately post-uni lot always have that and footprints are now my favourite guides and suggest places that other guidebooks don't. Only small quibble would be that the maps aren't great, but it was easy enough to pick up free local one's in most places. Still better than other guidebooks!

Best guidebook to Laos
Footprint Guides are known for their individual slant and respectful attitude. The Laos guide is no exception. It contains all the usual information about where to eat and sleep and how to get about (though, as with any guidebook, there are inevitable inaccuracies as information goes out of date so fast) but it does rather more, helping the more independent minded traveller to get off the beaten track but also to be mindful of local sensibilities.