End of Rainy Season on the Bolaven Plateau: Slippery Roads & Thick Fog
Route 16 and the dirt tracks to the waterfalls are still slippery and potholed — ride slowly and get back before dark.
Bolaven Plateau (Paksong)Valid until Nov 15, 2026
Photo: Adriaan Castermans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Until roughly mid-November, Route 16 between Pakse and Paksong and the dirt tracks to Tad Fane, Tad Yeung and Tad Champee still have mud and deep potholes. Fog rolls in after 16:00 and visibility drops fast.
Keep motorbikes under 40 km/h, wear a helmet, use your headlight and plan to be back in Pakse by 17:30 — or hire a van or songthaew with a local driver instead.
DEMO sample data — road conditions must be checked with local authorities.
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