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Luxury Travel in
Laos- Luang Prabang
Listed as THE destination for 2008 by The New
York Times, the city of Luang Prabang has enjoyed an unprecedented amount of
attention from travellers to Indochina. Luxury
travel to Laos has long been predicated on the
surprising number of luxury hotels in the small,
relatively untouched town of Luang Prabang
A quiet, small town populated by numerous wats
and a surprising number of chic, luxury hotels, Luang
Prabang, referred to in turns as 'The Jewel of
Indochina', has, amongst its attractions, abundant
eco-tourism opportunities, a glimpse as to the lives
of the people of Indochina- all amidst the backdrop
of upscale hotels, stores and eateries.
Luxury tourists
frequently congregate around the small town of Luang
Prabang, with its multi incarnations of luxury
hotels, the latest on the list being the Amantaka by
the luxury Aman Resorts chain.
Urbane Nomads
tailors luxury itineraries around Laos that could
include spa treatments drawn from ancient practices
of Hmong Shamans or treatments facilitating massage
techniques carefully cultivated in the monasteries
of Laos and once administered exclusively to royals
or a dinner in a garden lit by hundreds of candles
to a more adventurous stay in a tree house where you
get to indulge the inner child in you by ziplining
through pristine Laotian jungles straight into your
treehouse (and then spend the morning waiting for
the sounds of that elusive gibbon) and trekking in
the jungles after.
With Luang Prabang
(and Laos) now featuring on the radar of the luxury
traveler, increasingly varied luxury travel
solutions are becoming available. The new Aman
outpost signaling the herald of luxury travel,
luxury cruises and new luxury boutique hotels all
provide for sophisticated choice for the luxury
traveler.
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