Mekong River, Pakse, Champasak Province

Road to Watphu

Tardfane Waterfall

Unseen Champasak, Laos

Attapeu Province, Laos

Attapeu is the province located in the most southeastern tip of Laos . It is also the best know for the Bolaven Plateau, sharing borders with Sekong in the North, Champasack in the West, Viet Namin the East and Cambodia in the South. The Bolaven Plateau is located in the Champasack Province and easily accessed fromPakse. Attapeu is where one can find many minority peoples. Nine major tribes are in Attapu: Alak, Katang, Kaleum, Katou, Suay, Nge, Lave, Tahoy, Nyajeung. The capital town, samakkhixay is built in a large picturesque valley surrounded by mountains and theloop upstream. Attapeu Province is rugged, wild and very scenic. Transportation is very difficult, especially by land in the rainy season. Parts of the Ho Chi Minh Trail can be explored from Attapeu, although using a local guide is essential. In the early morning you can visit the traditional market, where many different minorities go to buy andsell their products. Nong Fa Lake Located a 3-day walk from SanxayDistrict in the northeast of Attapeu. Situated amid serene natural beauty and fenced by peaks of mountains. This virgin lake has all year round sky blue water.in Xepaine Forest is 61 kilometers from Samakkhixay District. 23 meters height and 120meters width. - Tad Samongphak Waterfall runs from Houay Samong to Xepiane River, 10 meters height and 30 meters width. - Tad Phok Waterfall is 25 kilometers from Samakkhixay District. - Tad Phaphong Waterfall, runningform Xexou River, full of the colorful rocks. - Nonglom Lake, 3 kilometers formSamakkhixay District. It's the best place for picnic. - Old Pagoda and Xaysetha Stupa in Xaysetha District. it was constructed in 1579. - Wat Sakae Temple, Sacred Buddha image, respects in the Lao's New Year. - 11 DPM 912 and Hochiminh Road, in Sanxay District. - Kavanghin Place, it's the official place of cheuang at 56 kilometers from Phouvong District. Tourist Sites in Attapeu Province. From: http://www.vietvisiontravel.com/Laos_trave...

Sekong Provice, Laos

Sekong is situated in the southern of Laos. Bordering provinces with Vietnam to the east, Champasack Province to the west, Salavanh Province to the north and Attapeu Province to the south. History: In 1962-1975 this province named eastern province. The location of province was at Bantok village of Lamam district. In 1976 it was combined together with Salavanh until 1984 and it has been divided from Salavanh province again to be a Sekong province till now. Sekong, the best known for the Bolaven Plateau is situated in the heart of the southeastern part of Laos ; has common borders with Salavanh to the west, Champasack and Attapeu to the south and Vietnam to the east. The province has a total population of around 64,200. Sekong province is rugged, wild and very scenic, but transportation is very difficult, especially by land in the rainy season. Dotted throughout are villages and small towns; such as Lave, Lanam, Kaleum, Dakchung and Thateng, where the majority of people follow and the unchanging lifestyle of traditionalfarming. Overall, the Sekong river valley is characterized by a landscape of a fertile plain patterned with a patchwork of rice paddies and fruits orchard. It's also a complex geographical conditions form colorful Eco-Tourism resources because it's famous by rich of untouchable tropical forest, home to many rare species of flora and fauna. From : http://www.asiakingtravels.com/../Sekong.html

Paksong, Laos

Paksong, the Lao Coffee Capital There, in the halcyon days of French colonialism, the Arabica coffee plant was introduced and there it has continued to thrive. The combination of factors including perfect soil and high altitude and climate make for some of the best tasting coffee in the world. Famous around the world. Just fifty kilometers up a smooth and gradual quiet road from the southern Lao city of Pakse lies the small town of Paksong , the center of coffee growing in Laos, the Lao Coffee Capital . Paksong is an easy and fun ride by rented motorbike or by one of the many trucks and buses that go all day over the gradual rolling rises of countryside, flanked by small villages on both sides of the road, with occasional places selling bananas, pineapples and handicrafts until at last you reach the altitude of 1300 meters on therich dark soil of an ancient, extinctvolcano. 5000 families In the Paksong district are 5000 families envolved with coffee farming, they live around Paksongand all families do their shopping at the market and the little specialized shops in Paksong. Some family coffee traders moved permanent from the district into the village Paksong. Climate Night temperatures around 17. Itscooler than in the rest of Laos, daytemperatures around 23 degrees. The only place at the Bolaven Plateau with WiFi is at koffie's place in Paksong. Coffee workshop. Special for the coffee minded travellers, see how coffee grows in Lao and learn how you can wok roast Coffee.. at home! Paksong Coffee Tour. A highly informative coffee tour inthe Lao Coffee Capital. Extreme trekking. For die harts in a good shape there is an organized extreme-trekking with a guide... Guest Houses. On your way to Paksong and in Paksong are 5 guesthouses and a hotel. Best cup of coffee in the world Paksong is a special place in Laos where you can enjoy the best cup of coffee in the world, visit an organic coffee farm and see how the Lao people live and work. There's a market on the left side of the big town square, about 400 meters deep by 200 meters wide, with people selling every kind of vegetable, chicken and fish. You can have a lunch of noodles and vegetables and browse the stalls. Lao Coffee for sale. Buy your organic farmtrade coffee in the fairest way, online and direct from 1 of the 5000 Bolaven families in Paksong. Lao Hilltribe ladies sell exotic plants and roots from the nearby mountains. Travel Info. Motorbike, bus and flight information to and from Paksong. Waterfalls. Because of the fluctuating groundlevels between 700 and 1300 meters there are a lot of waterfallsin Southern Lao. Little villages Once you are in Paksong you can stay at a small guest house. You can take a motorbike with friendsdown many of the nearby rural roads and see very interesting little villages and the friendly people who live there. You can meet local people and spend time with them, just on the strength of your own personality. They will be curious about you, shy, but interested. You can have special, memorable encounters like nowhere else in Lao. The world has not caught up withPaksong and that's a good thing. Its still rich in local people living their lives on the farms and plantations. ... From: www.paksong.info