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Day 1 Pakse From Pakse, travel
eastward to Bolaven Plateau, famous for
its fertile ground of coffee and tea
plantations, countless waterfalls and
various ethnic minorities, predominantly
the Laven. Located between Pakse and
Paksong, Tad E Tu Waterfall offers a
serene place for refreshing swimming in
its small pool at the bottom. Next three
kilometers away, vsit is
Tad Fane Water,
the tallest twin waterfalls in Bolaven
and probably in Laos. Heading north to
Salavan with a stop at villages of
ethnic minorities. On the return to
Pakse, visit the most beautiful
waterfalls of Tad Lo and nearby Tad Hang
and Tad Pha Suam Waterfall. Overnight in
Pakse
Day 2 Pakse - Wat Phu or Vat Phou -
Don Khong (Breakfast: Hotel )
Breakfast at the hotel. Head south to
Champassak City to visit one of the
oldest archaeological site in Laos, the
Wat Phu, or “Mountain Temple” (6th-13th
century), built by the pre-Angkorian
Khmers about 200 years before Angkor
Wat. Wat Phu is situated at the foot of
the holy mountain - Phu Kao, and offers
a splendid scenery of the surrounding
plains and the Mekong River. The stone
complex is consisted of two ruined
palaces and a hall on the lower terrace,
six shrines on the middle and a temple
sanctuary on the upper. Wat Phu has been
designated as the World Heritage Site by
UNESCO in 2002. Continue further south
to Tha Ban Hat and cross the Mekong
River by a ferry to Tha Ban Na for the
journey to Don Khong Or Khong Island,
located within the region of Si Phan
Done (or Four Thousand Islands). Don
Khong, with its peaceful villages and
lovely people, offers a great unique
experience in this unexplored southern
land. In the late afternoon, visit to
Muang Sene to enjoy the sunset over the
Mekong River. Overnight in Don Khong.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 3 Don Khong - Si Phan Don (Four
Thousand Islands)
Breakfast at the hotel. Take a scenic
cruise on the Mekong River to the twin
islands of Si Phan Don, - Don Det and
Don Khone Island, connected by a former
railway bridge. Don Det and Don Khone
offers a go back in time experience with
its typical Lao way of life - serene
village, smiling locals and kids, rice
paddy fields, coconut and bamboo trees,
river and fishing nets, all are an
unforgettable and lovely scene of the
islands. If you are lucky, there is an
opportunity to see Mekong dolphins in
the river. At Ban Khon Village, you can
see many old French colonial houses.
Hike along the historic railway built by
the French in 1897, but stopped
operation in 1945. Also a great place
for taking photographs. Continue to see
the amazing Li Phi Waterfall (or locally
called Taat Somhamit), raging set of
rapids at one end of Don Khone. Return
to Don Khong for overnight.
Meal: Breakfast.
Day 4 Don Khong - Khone Phaphaeng -
Pakse
Breakfast at the hotel. Make a
farewell to Don Khong and take a ferry
across the Mekong River from Tha Ban Na
to Tha Ban Hat. Continue by car to visit
the magnificent
Khone Phapheng
Waterfall, the Southeast Asia’s largest
and most spectacular waterfall. Known as
Niagara, Khone Phapheng offers Enjoy a
dramatic scenery of formidable rapids
cutting through rocks and gorges at Khon
Pha Pheng Waterfall, known as Niagara,
where you can view and take great
photos. Drive north to Pakse and drop
off at your hotel.
Meal: Breakfast |
