Category: Cultural and Heritage Tourism

Influences from successive empires – among them the Khmer and Sukhothai – have left behind a number of historical ruins that modern tourists can still

Rice terraces, ancient churches and “dreamweavers” only scratch the surface of the Philippines’ rich cultural pickings available to every tourist brave enough to venture off

The sites listed here allow visitors to relive the cultural ferment brought on by centuries of trade and colonization within the sultanates and territories that

Indonesia’s cultural treasures date as far back as the dawn of humankind, reaching full flower with the Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms in Java, whose traces

Both Islam and Malay heritage intertwined provide the basis for Brunei’s culture; see both up close in the country’s museums and mosques. 1.1. Urban Heritage

Between ancient Ha Noi and the Nguyen dynasty in Hue, travelers will find a thousand years of history waiting to be retold in these cultural

For its small size, Singapore’s streets possess a wealth of history and culture more fitting for a country four times its size – from ethnic

Once the heart of a great empire, Myanmar takes pride in the temples, palaces and city ruins built by previous generations of rulers, and left

Laos’ culture manifests in a variety of ways, most compellingly through temple ruins, a sedate heritage town and a mysterious plain of jars. 1.1. Plain