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Explore 27 protected areas in Laos — rated across 10 categories

Beung Kiat Ngong is a freshwater wetland complex of swamps, lakes, and marshes in Pathoumphone District, designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2010. It is the only known peatland 

Beung Kiat Ngong

Dong Ampham is a protected area located in southeastern Laos near the Vietnam border. The area features dense evergreen forests and significant biodiversity including rare primates and birds. The prot

Dong Ampham

Dong Houa Sao is a significant protected area on the Bolaven Plateau. The area contains diverse forest types including monsoon forest and cloud forest at higher elevations. It is home to several endan

Dong Houa Sao

Dong Natad is a smaller protected area located near Savannakhet city. The area consists primarily of dry dipterocarp forest and serves as an important watershed protection zone. It is particularly not

Dong Natad

Dong Phou Vieng is a protected area characterized by its mixed deciduous forests and limestone formations. The area supports significant biodiversity including several endangered species. It plays a c

Dong Phou Vieng

Hin Nam No is renowned for its dramatic karst limestone landscape and extensive cave systems. The area contains significant biodiversity including rare langurs and gibbons. It forms part of one of the

Hin Nam No

Khammouan Limestone is characterized by its spectacular karst formations and extensive cave networks. The area is home to numerous endemic species and rare wildlife. Its limestone formations create un

Khammouan Limestone

Nakai-Nam Theun is one of Laos's largest and most important protected areas. The area features remarkable biodiversity including rare species like the saola and Douc langur. It encompasses a variety o

Nakai-Nam Theun

Nam Et-Phou Louey is one of Laos's largest and most important protected areas. It contains some of the last remaining tiger habitat in Indochina and supports diverse wildlife populations. The area is 

Nam Et-Phou Louey

Nam Ghong is a provincial protected area in the far southeast of Attapeu Province, Laos, in Phouvong District along the Cambodian border adjacent to Virachey National Park. The remote, heavily foreste

Nam Ghong

Nam Ha is a significant protected area in northern Laos known for its rich biodiversity and ethnic diversity. The area features mixed evergreen forests and important watersheds. It is recognized for i

Nam Ha

Nam Kading protects important watershed areas and diverse forest ecosystems. The area is notable for its populations of rare wildlife including gibbons and hornbills. Its dramatic landscape includes s

Nam Kading

Nam Kan is a protected area known for its pristine forests and diverse wildlife. The area is home to the Gibbon Experience, an ecotourism project featuring treehouse accommodations and zipline systems

Nam Kan

A government-managed conservation area of densely forested, steep terrain (600-1,850 m) in Boun Tai District near the China border, drained by tributaries of the Nam Ou. It supports rich birdlife incl

Nam Lan

Nam Phoui is a 1,912 km² protected area in western Sayabouly Province along the Thai-Laos border, the only national protected area in the province. Its mixed deciduous and dry dipterocarp forests shel

Nam Phoui

Nam Xam National Protected Area protects rugged mountain forests in southeastern Houaphanh Province along the Lao-Vietnamese border. Home to wild elephants, gibbons, tigers, and sun bears, it covers r

Nam Xam

Phou Chomvoy is a provincial protected area in eastern Laos featuring forested hill terrain and diverse wildlife habitat. It supports gibbons, langurs and other forest fauna and protects an important 

Phou Chomvoy

Phou Dendin is a mountainous protected area in northern Laos featuring diverse forest types and rich biodiversity. The area is known for its pristine rivers and remote landscapes. It serves as an impo

Phou Dendin

A 197 km2 provincial protected forest of old-growth jungle, limestone outcrops, and mountains east of Xay town, established for watershed protection. It contains the Nam Kat, Lak Sipet, and Talae wate

Phou Hiphi

Phou Khao Khouay features dramatic sandstone cliffs and diverse forest ecosystems. The protected area is known for its waterfalls and scenic landscapes near the capital. It serves as an important recr

Phou Khao Khouay

Phou Phanang is a protected area located close to Vientiane capital. The area features mixed deciduous forest and provides important watershed protection. It serves as a crucial green space and wildli

Phou Phanang

Phou Sithone protects rugged dry-evergreen forest in the northern Annamite Mountains of eastern Bolikhamxay. Established after the 2010 capture of a saola, it is a stronghold for some of Indochina’s r

Phou Sithone

Phou Xang He is a protected area known for its diverse forest ecosystems and limestone formations. The area serves as an important watershed and provides habitat for various endangered species includi

Phou Xang He

Phou Xieng Thong is a significant protected area straddling two provinces in southern Laos. The area is characterized by its mixed deciduous forests and important wildlife corridors. It serves as a cr

Phou Xieng Thong

Xe Bang Nouan is a National Protected Area in southern Laos spanning Salavan and Savannakhet provinces, named for the Xe Bang Nouan River that flows through it. About 87% forested, it contains evergre

Xe Bang Nouan

Xe Pian is one of the most important protected areas in southern Laos, featuring extensive wetlands and lowland forests. The area is home to numerous endangered species including elephants, tigers, an

Xe Pian

A national park in the Annamite Mountains of southeastern Laos straddling Sekong and Salavan provinces, with its montane core and eastern Vietnam-border blocks lying in Sekong (Dakchung and Kaleum dis

National Parks in Laos

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Top 10 Parks in Laos

Nakai-Nam Theun

Phou Khao Khouay

Hin Nam No

Khammouan Limestone

Nam Et-Phou Louey

Phou Dendin

Nam Ha

Nam Kan

Nam Kading

Phou Chomvoy

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Khammouan Limestone

Hin Nam No

Nam Et-Phou Louey

Nakai-Nam Theun

Nam Kan

Nam Ha

Nam Kading

Phou Dendin

Phou Khao Khouay

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