| 4 days Southern Mekong |
Code : ORA-AB-07 |
Itinerary (Pakse - Don Khong - Don Khone - Pakse)
Private tour:
Departure everyday from Parkse
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Day 1
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Pakse
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Pick up at your hotel. From Pakse, head east across the BOLAVEN PLATEAU, a fertile coffee and tea growing area. This area is rich in ethnic groups, predominently Laven.
Enroute the road between Pakse and Paksong on the western edge of the plateau, visit TAD E-TU WATERFALL and TAD FANE WATERFALL, the highest in Champasak Province, and the nearby TAD YUANG WATERFALL.
Afterwards head north towards SALAVAN, stopping at KATU & ALAK MINORITY VILLAGES, where some of the older women wear distinctive facial tattoos. ,br>
On the return to Pakse, visit TAD LO, TAD HANG and TAD PHA SUAM WATERFALLS.
Overnight in Pakse.
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Day 2
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Pakse - Don Khong
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From Pakse, journey south along the east bank of the Mekong. Near Champasak city, cross by ferry and continue to WAT PHOU (meaning "Mountain Temple"), one of the best preserved examples of major Khmer architecture, some 200 years older than Angkor Wat itself. The core monument of this site consists of a main temple on the upper terrace, six shrines on the middle terrace, two palaces and Nandin Hall on the lower terrace. Surrounding the Wat Phou temple complex are the ruins of associated temple monuments, such as the HAW NANG STUPA and HAWNG THAAN TAO.
Continue back across the Mekong and southwards towards Don Khong.
Visit Muang Sene for the sunset.
Overnight in Don Khong.
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Day 3
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Don Khong - Don Khone
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Explore DON DET ISLAND and DON KHON ISLAND. The islands are connected by a former railway bridge (the railway stopped operating 1945). The larger island Don Det is famous throughout Laos for the cultivation of coconut, bamboo and kapok. Visit BAN KHON VILLAGE, the main village on Don Khon Island with several old French villas.
Continue to TAAT SOMPHAMIT (LI PHI FALLS), a raging set of rapids at the western end of Don Khon Island.
Overnight in Don Khone.
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Day 4
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Don Khone - Pakse
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By boat and vehicle from Khone Island to Pakse with sightseeing at Khone Phapeng.
KHON PHAPHENG FALLS: south of Don Khong Island the Mekong River features a 13km stretch of powerful rapids with several sets of cascades. The largest, Khon Phapheng, flows close to the eastern shore of the Mekong River near the village of Ban Thakho.
Arrive at Parkse. Transfer to your hotel.
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| ALL PRICES ARE NET INCLUSIVE OF TAX & PER PERSON. THEY ARE IN DOLLARS U.S. |
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PRIVATE TOUR (Numbers of persons. Prices per person sharing twin / double room)
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| HOTEL CATEGORY |
1 PERS. |
MIN. 2 PERS. |
MIN. 3-6 PERS. |
MIN. 7-10 PERS. |
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT |
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445 US$ |
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| Superior |
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465 US$ |
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Validity :
Our package tour rates are valid from
January 1st 2011 to October 31st 2011 |
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OUR PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF:
Accommodation and meals as described, all transfers within the journey, all entrance fees, english, french or german speaking guides (other languages available upon request), boat trips.
Note :
Note :
CATEGORY OF HOTEL : 1) STANDARD , 2) SUPERIOR , 3) DELUXE
Pakse : 1) Pakse Hotel 2-3* (Deluxe), 2) Pakse Hotel 2-3* (Run of House), 3) Champasak Palace Hotel 3* (Superior)
Don Khong : 1) Villa Muong Khong 2-3* (Standard), 2) Villa Muong Khong 2-3* (Standard), 3) Villa Muong Khong 2-3*
(Standard)
Don Khone : 1) 2) 3) Sala Done Khone 1-2* (Run of House)
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