Highlights of the region include
the beautiful karst islands of Misool and Wayag and the white sandy beaches that are spread out throughout the area.
Vieng Xai: About an hour by songthaew from Sam Neua is the neat and tidy town of Vieng Xai, set among
beautiful karst limestone mountains rising dramatically out of rice fields.
Hot - air balloons float high above,
the beautiful karst hills their breathtaking backdrop, while children play in the usually slow - moving and shallow Nam Song River below as locals go about their lives, bartering and chatting with tourists.
Across the river from Vang Vieng Town,
beautiful karst mountains, twist and turn around valleys of rice fields and crops.
About an hour by songthaew from Sam Neua is the neat and tidy town of Vieng Xai, set among
beautiful karst limestone mountains that rise out of the rice fields like hulking monoliths.
Not exact matches
Take a kayak and paddle around some of the most
beautiful limestone
karsts and caves, enjoying the beauty of pristine waters and incredible scenery.
From up here, you could see the
karst - like islands in all their full glory, impossibly
beautiful shades of green floating in the distance.
It's also
beautiful on land with green
karst limestone islands that are a treasure to behold.
Nearly the size of Singapore, Langkawi is surrounded by
beautiful beaches and towering limestone
karsts.
Discover the shrines, temples and traditional architecture dedicated to Confucianism prior to exploring
beautiful beaches and captivating limestone
karsts all of which help to bring Vietnam luxury vacations to life in a cornucopia of charm and culture.
Taraw Cliff is that giant limestone
karst overlooking the
beautiful town of El Nido in Palawan.
Yangshuo once was a
beautiful town worth a UNESCO World Heritage Site but obviously the development of the last 30 years didn't make the area any better (in our opinion); the view of the
karst mountain landscape is interrupted by signs, electric wires, (lots of) plastic rubbish and all sorts of tourist attractions.
Perhaps best known for its distinctive limestone
karsts jutting out of the emerald - green water, Phang - Nga Bay offers a
beautiful opportunity to get away from the trappings of Phuket.
Krabi is home to some of the most
beautiful islands and beaches in Thailand and seeing photos of these wonderful islands and remarkable limestone
karst formations, we suddenly got interested.
With three marinas and two piers nearby, it enjoys easy access to the mystical limestone
karsts of Phang Nga Bay, and
beautiful tropical islands such as Ko Naka Yai and Ko Rang Yai, both of which offer pristine white - sand beaches.
Although the Philippines are quite difficult to reach, intrepid visitors will be richly rewarded for the effort — the island of Palawan has been nominated as the most
beautiful tropical island in the world, offering brilliant white sand beaches, remarkable inland lakes surrounded by emerald - green
karsts, and some of the best snorkeling and diving on the planet.
Tucked away in a remote part of the country, Blue Hole Mineral Springs is a
beautiful swimming hole completely encased by
karst limestone.
Haad Yao is a charming part of Krabi Province and has all the attributes that Krabi is famous for:
beautiful beaches, gin - clear water, verdant jungle and
karst limestone scenery.
A company called
Karst Stone Paper, from Australia, is doing precisely this — producing
beautiful bound notebooks filled with paper made with 80 - 90 percent crushed stone and 10 percent non-toxic resin used to bind it together.