This excursion to the Four Thousand Islands gives you the best insights into this fabulous area. Furthermore, you will enjoy the beautiful Bolaven Plateau, stunning waterfalls, villages stretching out on the islands, and a boat ride to see freshwarter dolphins in one of their last remaining habitats. Travelers heading to Cambodia can finish the trip at the border town of Veunkham.

Itinerary:
Day 1: Pakse - Bolaven Plateau - Tad Fane - Tad Ngoung - Paksong - Champassak
We depart at 8:30 am from Green Discovery Laos office in Pakse. About 12 km from Pakse you can visit the Lao coffee company Dao Huang. We then drive up the Bolaven Plateau, passing numerous tea and coffee plantations. The Plateau is the homeland to several Mon-Khmer ethnic groups and was part of the Ho-Chi-Minh Trail during the Second Indochina War. We then go to see the breathtaking Tad Fane and Tad Ngoung waterfalls, the latter of which is a good spot for swimming and to have lunch. We visit the local market at Paksong and Jhai’s Coffee fair-trade farmers co-op on the Plateau and make our way back to Tad Phaseum waterfall to visit some ethnic minorities (Laven,Ta oy, Aluk, etc) before continuing to Champassak.

Overnight at Souchita G/H or similar accommodation
Approximately: Transfer 4-5 hours / hiking 2½-3 hours

Day 2: Champassak - Wat Phou - Ban Kiet Ngong - Don Khong - Don Khone
Early in the morning we visit the Khmer temple ruins of the world heritage site, Wat Phou. Return to the GH for breakfast. Next we drive to Ban Kiet Ngong for an elephant trek to the mysterious area of Xe Pian National Protected Area (NPA) to view wildlife and nature. We lunch at Kingfisher Eco-lodge. After lunch we continue south to Don Khong Island to watch the locals make sugar from (Ton Tan) sugar tree using the fruits. Then we head south to Ban Nakasang and take a long-tail boat to Don Khone. Enjoy the sunset along the Mekong with local fishermen.

Overnight at Sala Don Khone or similar accommodation
Approximately: Transfer 3½ hours/ elephant riding 2 hours, hiking 2 hours, boat 1½ hours

Day 3: Don Khone - Liphi Waterfall - Don Det - Don Khone
Today is quite a relaxed day. We cycle to the old French wharf and along the old French railway line to Liphi falls. Return for lunch at Seng Aloun Riverside Restaurant. Late in the afternoon we continue cycle to Don Det. Stop for a cool drink and tubing the Mekong back to Don Khone.

Overnight at Sala Don Khone or similar accommodation
Approximately: Cycling 4-5 hours / hiking 1 hour / tubing 1½ hours

Day 4: Don Khone - Dolphin Area - Khone Phapheng - Veunkham - Pakse
After breakfast take a boat downstream for about 25 Minutes to see the freshwater Irrawaddy Dolphin. After spending a relaxing hour, watching and photographing the dolphins we undertake the 40 minutes to the Lao-Cambodian border by car to visit the biggest water fall in South East Asia (Khone Phapheng waterfall). We have lunch at the falls before we make our way back to Pakse or continue to the Cambodia border.

Approximately: Transfer 3 hours/ sightseeing 3-4 hours / boat 1 hour

Information

• PS-PT-003 (4 days)

* Maximum group size 12 pax

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