7 Best Places to Visit in Laos Before You Die

4. Si Pan Don

Literally meaning 4,000 islands, the island scattered about the south part of the country doesn’t add up to 4,000 islands and they aren’t in the sea. Being that this country is landlocked, these islands are actually located on the Mekong River as it forks out and spills into Cambodia. The endangered Irrawaddy dolphins can be found playing about, there are a few waterfalls, but otherwise, just lots of chilling on a hammock on one of the few inhabited islands in the area is the activity of choice