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