Day 1: Pakse – Champassak - Vat Phou
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Departure from Pakse for Champassak, heading south aboard a Local longtail riverboat, zigzagging through mild rapids and sand banks.
Arrive at Champassak in time for a riverside lunch, followed by a guided tour of the mysterious pre-Angkorian 10th century temple of Vat Phou, the boat’s namesake. As dusk falls board the Vat Phou for a relaxing cruise down-river, enjoying the tropical sunset on the deck.
Dinner is served on board, while the boat docks for the night alongside a remote Laotian village.
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Day 2: Huei Thamo - Oum Moung Temple - Khong Island
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Breakfast on board as well as sail for the village of Huei Thamo, only a few minutes walk away from the spectacular hidden forest temple of Oum Moung.
Afterwards rejoin the boat for a cruise southwards and lunch on the deck, while we continue our leisurely sail further south to the wild paradise of the “4,000 islands”, visiting Khong Island and the village of Muang Khong, where the traditional way of life has not changed in centuries.
Back on board for a sunset cruise and a quiet dinner, under the stars, serenaded by the songs by the songs of the buffalo toads.
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Day 3: Ban Veuthong - the "Niagara of the East" - Xieng Di – Pakse
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07.00 Breakfast on the deck, while cruising to the small village of Ban Veuthong, where we board a local car-ferry to reach the mainland and the amazingly scenic splendor of the Khong Pha Peng waterfall, “the Niagara of the East”, close to the Cambodian border.
On arrival at the small fishing village of Xieng di, we will board a small long-tail boat to Khong Island, at the very south of this natural water dam, where if you are very lucky, you might glimpse a rare glimpse of the river dolphins!
p.m. Lunch amid the bygone splendid of another age; colorful French colonial houses and an old customs post, alongside a stone quay. Back to “civilization, for the two hours ride to Pakse. Arriving at about 4 p.m.
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