Wat Phou & Old Champasak in One Day

Day 1

1. 1

   08:30 Stay 1 hr

   

   1. Champasak Old Town

   ເມືອງເກົ່າຈຳປາສັກ

   Heritage & UNESCO Southern Champasak (Wat Phou – Si Phan Don)Free

   Leave Pakse at 07:30 — about 40 km (roughly 50 minutes by charter van or taxi). Stroll past the French colonial houses on the main street and have coffee by the Mekong.

   1. Tuk-tukຕຸກຕຸກ10 km≈ 15 min Check fare
2. 2

   09:45 Stay 3 hr

   

   2. Vat Phou (Wat Phou) Temple Complex

   ປາສາດຫີນວັດພູ

   Heritage & UNESCO Southern Champasak (Wat Phou – Si Phan Don)

   The pre-Angkorian, UNESCO-listed temple at the foot of Phou Kao. Climb the stone stairway to the upper sanctuary; there is little shade, so go in the morning with water, a hat and modest clothing. Lunch at the cafés by the entrance.

   1. Taxiແທັກຊີ45 km≈ 1 hr 15 min Check fare
3. 3

   14:00 Stay 1 hr 30 min

   

   3. Kiet Ngong Elephant Village & Xe Pian Wetlands

   ບ້ານກຽດງອງ

   Nature & Waterfalls Southern Champasak (Wat Phou – Si Phan Don)

   (Optional) Cross on the Ban Muang ferry to Route 13 and head to Kiet Ngong in the Xe Pian protected area for wetlands and community-run elephant visits — choose activities without riding. Skip it and Wat Phou is about 45 km straight back to Pakse.

   1. Taxiແທັກຊີ60 km≈ 1 hr 20 min Check fare
4. 4

   17:30 Stay 1 hr

   

   4. Pakse Mekong Riverside

   ແຄມຂອງປາກເຊ

   Viewpoints Pakse CityFree

   Back in Pakse for the last light on the Mekong, then dinner at the nearby night food market.