Day 1 : Vientiane - Pakse -
Champassak (L,D)
Pick up at the hotel and
transfer to Vientiane Wattay airport for
flight to Pakse. Meet upon arrival at
Pakse airport and transfer to the pier.
Board a local long-tail riverboat and
cruise down the Mekong River, heading
south towards the former royal capital
of Champassak. Arrival in Champassak and
check-in at the hotel.Lunch at the
hotel.Visit the pre-Angkorian Vat Phou
Temple (6th-13th centuries). Vat Phou
Temple lies on a hillside and offers
spectacular views on the surrounding
plains and on the Mekong River. Hindu
Khmer probably chose the site because of
the spring that flows from near the top
of the hill. Vat Phou Temple was listed
as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in
2002. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
Day 2: Champassak - Ban Khiat
Ngoang (B,L,D)
Breakfast at the hotel.Drive to the Suay
minority village of Ban Khiat Ngong. The
Suay men are traditionally engaged in
elephant training, especially for the
timber trade. Ban Khiat Ngong village
has a community project offering basic
but comfortable accommodation in the
240,000 square kilometer Xe Pien
National Biodiversity Conservation Area,
which consists of a combination of
wetlands and highland primary
rainforest. This day, explore the
highlands and take an elephant ride
trough the primitive jungle to visit the
enigmatic ruins of Phou Asa
Temple.Picnic lunch. Return to Ban Khiat
Ngong village, located in the wetland
area. At sunset, short walk to reach the
Ban Khiat Ngong pond and see myriads of
birds flying back to their nests. Dinner
and accommodation at the guest house.
Day 3: Ban
Khiat Ngong (B,L,D)
Breakfast at the guesthouse.
Full day trekking through the wetlands
to observe the amazing diversity of the
fauna and flora. The area is home to
rare species of birds such as Blyths
Kingfishers, Crested Warblers, White
Shouldered Ibis, Painted Storks and
White Breasted Waterhen. Most of these
birds being migratory, the best
traveling period lasts from October to
March. Picnic lunch en route.Dinner and
accommodation at the guest house.
Day 4: Ban Kiat Ngoang - Khoang
Island (B,L,D)
Breakfast at the guesthouse.Drive to Ban
Hatsaykhoune and take a ferry to cross
the Mekong River towards Khong Island,
located in the scenic Siphandone region
(Four Thousand Islands). Khong Island,
with its lovely fishing villages, its
serene monasteries and its lush
vegetation offers a unique opportunity
to experience the peaceful Lao way of
life. Lunch at local restaurant. Take a
bike-ride to explore Khong Island. Visit
Vat Hangkhong, considered as the oldest
temple on the island, Ban Huay village
and continue to Muang Sene to enjoy the
sunset over the Mekong River. Dinner and
accommodation at the hotel.
Day 5 : Khong Island (B,L,D)
Breakfast at the hotel.Cruise
along the backwaters to explore
Siphandone. During the rainy season, the
Mekong River reaches a breadth of 14 kms,
the river’s widest reach along its 4,350
km journey from the Tibetan Plateau
towards the South China Sea; when the
river recedes, it leaves behind
thousands of islands and islets. Visit
the surrounding islands of Done Ket and
Done Som for a glimpse into the
traditional lifestyle of the fishermen.
Continue to Done Khone Island.Lunch at
local restaurant in Ban Khone.Visit Done
Khone Island and hike along its ancient
railway built by the French in 1897 in
order to bypass the powerful rapids when
transporting goods from Cambodia.
Continue to Sumphamith Waterfall. In the
dry season, the Irrawaddy Dolphins, one
of the world’s rarest large mammal
species, congregate at the base of the
rapids to hunt the fish that survive in
the deep pools. Spend a relaxing hour
watching these extremely shy and
endangered freshwater dolphins. Return
by boat to Khong Island. Dinner and
accommodation at the hotel.
Day 6: Khong
Island - Khone Phapheng - Pakse (B,L)
Breakfast at the hotel.Board a local
long-tail riverboat to reach the fishing
village of Ban Phiengdy and continue by
car to the magnificent Khone Phapheng
Waterfall, the largest cascade along the
Mekong River. A fault line caused the
cascade, which is 6 km wide at this
point, and the astonishing force of the
water has cut dramatic gorges through
the brittle bedrock.Lunch at local
restaurant. Drive back to Pakse and drop
off at the hotel. End of our service
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Vientiane - Pakse with airport taxe
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cruise as stated
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Water
during trekking time
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International Airfares.
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International departure tax
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Meals
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Visas
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