South Laos Explorer

Upon landing at Pakse airport (30mn drive) or Ubon Ratchathani airport (Thai border side- 2h30mn), a driver will greet you and transfer you to Champasak where you will spend the next 3 nights. After check-in, feel free to stroll through the narrow streets of Champasak where, with the many colonial-era houses (often left in ruins), there is still a very nostalgic “Indochina” atmosphere.
No arrangement for meals.

After breakfast, depart for a trip between the 4,000 islands. You drive to the pier located in front of Done Khong Island where your boat is waiting for you. Continuation of the journey towards the islands of Done Det and Done Khone for a pleasant cruise of nearly an hour and a half. Discovery of Done Khone and what remains of the old railway line, a legacy of the colonial era. Continue to Liphy Falls. Lunch at leisure (not included) in a restaurant along the Mekong.
After this break, you embark on a canoe for a peaceful ride down the Mekong to see the lifeblood of Southeast Asia. On the way back, make a little detour to the Khone Phapeng Falls, it is here that the monotony of the Mekong breaks, over 14 meters high. These are the most important falls in Southeast Asia, the “Niagara Falls” of the region.
Back to the hotel for the evening.

This morning, you go to the famous temple of Vat Phou, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Its foundation dates from the 5th or 6th century, and it is therefore older than the cities of Angkor. Visit the site and its museum. Then you take the boat to discover the island of Don Daeng. The island of Don Daeng is an ideal site to discover bucolic landscapes and scenes of life that seem "out of time". Three marked routes will allow you to crisscross the island's dirt roads, crossing here and there small villages with wooden houses and rice granaries, passing in front of schools where children will not fail to greet you. The island also has a few temples that you can visit.

There will be lunch at leisure (not included) in a local restaurant. This afternoon you board your boat again for a cruise along the Mekong to discover the temples of Wat Muang Kang, one of the oldest temples in the region still active and which houses a library. Then, you will visit the temple Vat Muang Kao not far from the old church of Bassac dating from the 19th century. Then head back to the hotel for the evening.

Option 1: end of program
After breakfast, depending on the time of your flight, depart by private car back to Pakse Airport or cross the border to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (2h30mn drive), if time allows you can visit the Pakse market and have lunch in a local restaurant. Or, you could decide to explore even deeper into the heart of Laos, Eastern Thailand, Vietnam, or even Cambodia.

Option 2 : extension to Bolaven Plateau
If you continue to venture onwards, after breakfast a guide will be waiting for you in the lobby before starting a day to discover the Bolaven Plateau, renowned for its pleasant microclimate and the fertility of the soil. You set off for Tad Lo to enjoy its cool temperatures and the beauty of its three waterfalls. On the way to Tad Lo, you stop at one of the tea & coffee plantations on the plateau. You stop to visit a village of the Katou ethnic group before taking your lunch (not included) at Tad Lo. In the afternoon, you set off for the River Sayxet and the village of Nge De Khiang Tad Soung. At the end of the afternoon, you arrive at Tadfane and its impressive waterfall formed from two sources over 200m high - the highest falls in Laos.

After breakfast, depending on the time of your flight, depart by private car back to Pakse Airport or cross the border to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (2h30mn drive), if time allows you can visit the Pakse market and have lunch in a local restaurant. Or, you could decide to explore even deeper into the heart of Laos, Eastern Thailand, Vietnam, or even Cambodia.

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