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Access to Vat Phou

 

The site of Vat Phou is located in Champasak district, in Champasak province. It is in the southern Laos, between the Mekong river and Phou Kao mountain.

 

 

 

Arriving in Pakse
- by flight from Vientiane (Laos), from Siem Reap ( Cambodia) or from Bangkok (Thailand)
- by local night bus from Vientiane, by international bus from Ubon Rattchatani, Thailand (2 daily buses), by local bus or private van from the 4 000 Islands (Southern Laos).

 

 

Several options to access the Vat Phou Monumental Complex and to Champasak District :

- by "songthaw" (local bus) leaving from Pakse Market (Talat Dao Heuang), or from the Southern Bus Station (km 8 on Road 13), both crossing the Mekong river
- by "songthaw" to Ban Muang, then take a ferry to cross, then a tuk-tuk to a guesthouse or other location
- By the road R14 allows access to Champasak from Paksé via the west bank of the Mekong (40km).
- by slow boat from the jetty of Pakse (booking at travel agencies in Pakse)
- By scooter/ Motorbikes - many rental Agencies in Pakse.

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