Laos · Asia

Xiangkhouang

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  • Code:XI
  • Type:province

Introduction

A cool highland plateau in northeastern Laos, home to the Plain of Jars and to Phonsavan, a town rebuilt from the ground up after the heaviest bombing campaign in the country's history.

Discover Xiangkhouang

Three main sites near Phonsavan are cleared and open, numbered Site 1, Site 2 and Site 3, and they aren't interchangeable. Site 1 is the largest and most visited, holding over 300 jars including the biggest known example, and has the best on-site facilities and information; it's the right choice for a single stop with limited time. Site 2 and Site 3 sit on forested hilltops with smaller jar clusters and a genuinely different atmosphere — quieter, less developed, and for many visitors more evocative precisely because of that. A full day covering all three, arranged through any Phonsavan guesthouse or tour operator, gives the clearest sense of how the sites vary rather than treating the Plain of Jars as a single stop.

Frequently asked questions

Site 1, the largest and most-visited of the three, with the best facilities and the biggest jars including the largest known example. Sites 2 and 3 are smaller and quieter, worth adding if a full day is available, but Site 1 alone gives a representative first look.

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