Pakse

Pakse is a city in the Champasak province of Southern Laos. It's one of the biggest towns in Laos and a major transportation hub for southern Laos. If you plan to go to the Bolaven Plateau or Si Phan Don you will probably have to spend some time here.

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  • Beautiful water falls and clifts....wear comfortable flip flops, bug spray, and sun block!  Monica R.
  • The red clay is pretty when its wet... After a visa-crunch and 14 hour overnight bus ride through southern Laos, and a busdriver who blared Lao pop karaoke tapes at top volume, Pakse was a welcome site. Extensive Laotian travel is exhaustive, mentally and physically. You feel bones rattling in your …  Katie W.
  • If you don't like rain, mud, or walking much, I suggest not to go to Pakse during rainy season (June-August). However, if you can stand all that, you might appreciate the jungles and waterfalls in southern Laos near Champasak and Pakse. I found it more beautiful walking around in the rain. …  Amanda R.
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Pakse Travel Guide is based on Pakse by Ian Reide, Julien, Darren, Globe-trotter, Cardboardbird, iGuide and others. Pakse Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.