Wat Ho Phra Keo, the former home temple of the Emerald Buddha (Pra Keo) before it was whisked off to Bangkok by the invading Thai army. It’s been converted into a museum and houses several artifacts, antiques and old buddhas including a miniature emerald Buddha, that is a replica of the original. More

Not that interesting if you have ever visited a Wat before. If you've been to Si Siket, you can give this place a skip More

Go early to beat the crowds, just across the road from Wat Si Saket. Nice shady garden setting and interesting temple structure to wander around. Many large bronze Buddha images on the terrace area, unique More

We had the amazing experience of visiting Ho Phrakeo in Vientiane. It's awesome how two buildings with the same purpose can be so completely polar opposite. Ho Phrakeo is a quiet, dignified stone building rich with carvings and surrounded by simple, yet lush landscaping of native plans. There is an overlying feeling of serenity and quiet to the temple grounds... More

Once the private chapel of the King of Laos, and the only surviving part of the old royal palace it now houses some of Laos' finest examples of Buddhist art. More

A beautiful temple that contains some interesting historical and religious artefacts. We only wished there was more information about these artefacts and their significance to Buddhism or to Laos. More

It was rather crowded with tourist when we visit. Contain interesting relics and statues. Rather small so expect to finish/complete visit in an hour. More

LOGISTICS Diagonally opposite Wat Si Saket, you can walk here from the tourist area of Vientiane or alternatively do it as a part of a cycling tour of the city featuring Wat Si saket > Ho Pra Keo > COPE visitor centre > Patuxai > Phat That Luang. The area around the first 3 is quite busy but once you... More

Inside the temple you can see many different relics and statues. It is very dirty but interesting to look at. More