Pakse
Excursion Bolaven Plateau & Tadlo Resort.BOLAVEN PLATEAU: located in the north-east of Champasak Province, this fertile plateau is today an important coffee growing area of both arabica and robusta coffee beans. The workers on the coffee plantations tend to come from the Laven tribe, one of the largest ethnic groups native to the plateau.\nKATU & ALAK VILLAGES: these upland Lao villages can be visited along the road between Pakse and Paksong on the western edge of the plateau. The Katu and the Alak are distinctive for the face tattoos of their women, a custom that is slowly dying out . TAD LO RESORT: small private bungalow style resort between Pakse and Salavan. TAD LO FALLS: by the Tad Lo Resort, about 10m wide – a good opportunity for a swim.

Overnight :   Hotel in Pakse.
Meal :   B

Pakse - Khong Island
By vehicle from Pakse via Wat Phu Temple to Khong Island
Journey south in Champasak Province along the east bank of the Mekong River through the villages of Ban Nongsim, Ban Hangdon and Kheo.
CHAMPASAK DISTRICT: small district of 38,000 people on the western bank of the Mekong River. The Angkor-period ruins of Wat Phu Champasak lie 8km south of the town.
SI PHAN DON (FOUR THOUSAND ISLANDS): during the rainy season this 50km-long section of the Mekong River just north of the Cambodian border reaches a width of 14km (the widest it ever reaches). During the dry months the river recedes and leaves behind thousands of islands and islets.
WAT PHU CHAMPASAK: this Khmer temple site is spread over the lower slopes of Phu Pasak and its name means 'Mountain Temple'. The surviving structures date from as early as the Chenla Kingdom (6th to 8th centuries).


Overnight :   Hotel in Khong Island.
Meal :   B

Khong Island - Khon Island
By boat from Khong Island to Khon Island
About a 2-hour journey down the Mekong River.Sightseeing on Khon Island
BAN KHON VILLAGE: main village on the island with several old French colonial buildings.
WAT KHON TAI: Lao temple built on the former site of a Khmer temple possibly from the
Chenla era.TAD SOMPHAMIT (LI PHI FALLS): raging set of rapids at the western end of Khon Island.

Overnight :   Hotel in Khon Island
Meal :   B