Pakse: An Introduction
Asia's best kept secret, southern Laos is only now making its way onto the radar of many travellers. A destination that promises Angkor-era temples, elephants, sleepy town and villages, dramatic waterfalls, cool plains and the most laid-back people in all Asia.
The 'gateway' to all these travel delights is Pakse - approximately 10 hours by road from Vientiane but just a short hop by air - the southern capital is seeing visitor numbers are increasing year-on-year so go now and beat the crowds!
From Pakse you are within easy reach of Champasak and the amazing Wat Phou ruins, Tad Lo & Tad Fane, the agriculturally rich Bolaven Plateau, the elephants of Phou Asa and the magical 4000 Islands (Si Phan Done).
Gateway to some of lifes greatest treasures
A few days in the south of Laos is just what every doctor ordered; the laid-back pace of life, the great outdoors, architectural marvels, the cool climate of the Bolaven Plateau and wildlife in abundance...the list goes on.