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9 Days / 8 Nights — Southern Laos Adventure

Get to know the heart and soul of South East Asia.

An adventure-focused journey through the wild south of Laos — ziplining and via ferrata on the Bolaven Plateau, remote ethnic minority villages, and the legendary 4,000 Islands of the Mekong.Pakse · Bolaven Plateau · Sekong · Attapeu · 4,000 Islands

Itinerary

Scenic 9 Days / 8 Nights — Southern Laos Adventure

Tour Quick Facts

Start Pakse
End 4,000 Islands
Duration 9 Days
Group size
Style Luxury Private Tour

Arrive in Pakse, the third largest city in Laos. Laos Travel's guide and driver will transfer you to town. Spend the rest of the day exploring Pakse before relaxing and enjoying dinner at your hotel or a local restaurant. In the evening, stroll along the Mekong or Sedone rivers — Pakse is known for its relaxed atmosphere and leisurely pace.

Included Activities

  • Leisure time / No scheduled activities

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Drive approximately one hour to the village of Ban Nong Luang. Stroll through town and talk with villagers about daily life in this remote part of Laos. After a safety briefing, hike through aromatic coffee fields, vegetable gardens and steep ravines, taking in a treetop canopy walkway. Pass Tiger and Kamet waterfalls and stop for a swim before beginning the zip-lining adventure. Retire to your tree house, situated over 30 feet above the forest floor.

Included Activities

  • Village walk & local life
  • Canopy walkway hike
  • Tiger & Kamet waterfalls swim
  • Zip-lining adventure
  • Overnight in treehouse

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Wake up in the trees, enjoy breakfast, then a short hike to the first zipline. Today's highlight will likely be the 400 metre flight between trees. After ziplining, enjoy a refreshing swim in Red Rock Stream. Spend the night relaxing in your treehouse accommodation.

Included Activities

  • Zipline canopy tour (400m flight)
  • Red Rock Stream swim

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Transition from the forest canopy to the forest floor for a challenging uphill hike past massive trees through rich forest, reaching a steep cliff face traversed via via ferrata — a series of iron bolts and rungs implanted in the rock, a safe and thrilling experience. After another trek back to town, drive to Paksong in the heart of the Bolaven Plateau, renowned for coffee production and export.

Included Activities

  • Forest floor trek
  • Via ferrata cliff traverse
  • Drive to Bolaven Plateau coffee region

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Drive northeast towards the Vietnam border to Sekong, visiting an Alak village along the way. The Alak are an ethnic group of southern Laos practising a form of animism, living in smaller houses arranged in a circular pattern around a central communal home. Continue your journey to Sekong for the night.

Included Activities

  • Alak ethnic village visit

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Drive south to Attapeu Province to visit the Brao ethnic group, one of the highlights of the trip. This unique ethnic minority has a rare preserved culture, with Brao women known for wearing large ivory earrings and facial tattoos. Spend time getting a feel for remote life in this region close to the Vietnam border.

Included Activities

  • Brao ethnic group cultural visit

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Rise early for a 5-hour drive to southern Champasak and the island of Don Khong, passing dramatic landscapes and villages along the way. On arrival, tour the colonial holdovers — old French villas and the narrow gauge railway built during World War II. The remainder of the day is free at leisure.

Included Activities

  • French colonial villas & WWII railway

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Embark on a traditional long-tail boat to cruise the Siphandon riverine archipelago, exploring peaceful rural islands. Visit the awesome Liphi Waterfalls, nicknamed the "Corridor of the Devil", a natural border between Laos and Cambodia. Continue to the 10km-long Khone Pha Pheng Falls, Southeast Asia's largest waterfall by volume. Enjoy a local-style lunch, then travel back to Pakse, visiting the ancient ruins of Wat Phou in Champasak Town en route — a UNESCO World Heritage Site predating Angkor Wat by almost 500 years.

Included Activities

  • Liphi Waterfalls — Corridor of the Devil
  • Khone Pha Pheng Falls — SE Asia's largest by volume
  • Wat Phou UNESCO ruins

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

A transfer will take you to Pakse Airport for your onward travels.

Included Activities

  • Leisure time / No scheduled activities

Meals

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
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Inclusions and activities

Flights

International & Domestic Flights Included

Meals

  • Meals as specified in the itinerary (B/L/D)

  • 2 bottles of mineral water per person per day on excursions

Transport

  • Air-conditioned vehicles for all transfers

  • Private excursions throughout the journey

Accommodation

  • Comfortable hotels as indicated, all taxes included

  • Daily buffet breakfast

  • Standard check-in 2:00pm / check-out 12:00pm

Included activities

  • All program services and entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
  • Temple visits, river cruises, waterfalls, cultural villages as listed in the day-by-day

Optional activities

  • Camel/jeep-style add-on excursions where noted
  • Spa, cooking class & cultural shows on request

What's Excluded

  • Laos e-visa (free guidance provided)
  • International & domestic flights unless specified
  • Meals/entrance fees not specified in itinerary
  • Tipping & personal expenses
  • Peak season surcharges
  • Travel insurance
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