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DSwede Says: Walking along the riverfront is a nice leisurely way to spend up to a couple hours.There are lots of open-air restaurants on the sidewalk that offer anything from cold drinks and Beer Lao to local dishes for dinner. It is a perfect place to sit and view the sunset and people...
Pakse Shopping Plaza and Market
DSwede Says: Pakse has its version of a general store and department store in the Shopping Plaza. But immediately behind this is the city market. There are countless vendors selling foods and local farm produce. Along the street parallel, there are miscellaneous goods for sale....
2 Reviews and 126 Opinions The rooms are good and clean. The only issue is the water heaters don't work too good and you...
3 Reviews and 60 Opinions The Champasak Palace Hotel is a beautiful hotel, it looks like a big temple and is already a sight...
Jaidee Bar and Restaurant: Great asian dishes and real Italian chef
Jaideepakse Says: In an environment with soft background music chil out I had the chance to taste delicious Italian cuisine prepared by Italian hands alternating with plates of the place,all accompanied by good service and a family atmosphere where all kinds of information about the area is...
Bolaven Cafe: Great coffee, warmest hospitality
jwrenatw Says: Bolaven Cafe opened in 2011. It's run by the lovely Mama Tan and her passion for coffee, food and people shows! She'll make you feel like one of her own kids the moment you walk through the door (she'll feed you like you're one of her own too - some how free pastry samples...
"no name": Great streetside diner
DSwede Says: This little restaurant is the outside seating area of a grocery and general store. The food is made right next to you on an outdoor stove. The portions are quite large and the quality is good. Ate here a few times and enjoyed it every time.If you want a snack for later, the...
Nazim Indian restaurant: Cheap but good Indian
DSwede Says: Most people who read the Lonely Planet may opt to go to Jasmine's across the street, but Nazim's (chain restaurant) is a good choice. There is indoor and outdoor sidewalk seating. The portions are decent and the quality is good. Price is relatively cheap too. Had Pakal...
Ketmany Restaurant: Possibly the only ice cream not on a stick
DSwede Says: Spending too much time in the tropical heat, I often find myself craving something to cool me down. Ice cream usually does the trick. However, ice cream in Laos is not always easy to find, let alone the kind that is not served on a stick...open 6:30am to 11:00pm The...
Paksé Hotel Rooftop Restaurant "Le Panorama": Good for sundowners
Fakfak Says: Smart and relaxed open-air restaurant. Just go in the hotel and upstairs. Wide range of food and you can watch the cook preparing your meal, or just have a beerlao or two. Very polite and friendly staff. More expensive than a foodstall, but look at the sunset! Beerlao.
Fakfak Says: For nightlife, I can recommend the riverside along Street 11, approx. between corner St. 46 and southern corner St. 10. Many little restaurants, bars and foodstalls there.Definitively open after 10pm is, for example, "Lotty's" (near corner St. 10). They close at the outside...
neamman Says: I was in Pakse for a week and stayed at the Champasak Palace hotel, a little bit away from the centre. The town seemed to close at 10pm at night even the hotel bar closing up. I couldnt find anywhere that stayed open past then. As I am going back I would be happy if people...
Reply to Forum inquiry on Ubon-Pakse overland
AuTourDuMonde32 Says: Hi. I've done it. The best route in to Lao from Ubon is of course Pakse.From Pakse you can easily (by Lao and Khmer standards) organize the trip to Phnom Penh from a guest house.. or there's a bus company with a store front on the road parallel the Xe Don just north of the...
Pakse to/from anywhere on the VIP bus
DSwede Says: Every single guest house and tour agency will offer bus tickets to anywhere you need to go. The problem is that you never know just how much extra you are paying for this service. Most places will mark up 10%, but others will mark up more than 50%.KVT offers service between...
Local bus to/from 4000 Islands
DSwede Says: Yes, almost all guesthouses and travel agencies will offer mini-van transportation to Don Khong, Don Det and Don Khone starting about 50,000 kip. Departures will be in the morning and bus will take about 2 hours.However, if you enjoy traveling a bit more "local" style, you...
DSwede Says: Took local bus from Pakse to Savannakhet.Departure times from Pakse are approximately 7am ; 9am ; 1030amPrice is 35, 000 kip. Bus was about 4 hours.Price does not include tuk-tuk to get to the local bus terminal. Should pay no more than 10,000 kip for the bus station.The bus...
Fakfak Says: There are nearly daily flights at 6.30am and 7.30am. Easy booking at Lao Airlines' office in Vientiane, 2, Pangkham Road. I booked three days in advance, but there were still several empty seats on the plane. Fare was 1010000 Kip (120 USD) one way in Jan. 2009, the flight...
VIP bus between Vientiane and Pakse
seagypsy Says: I've used both the overnight VIP Bus with reclining seats and more recently, last month, the VIP sleeper bus. The catch of the overnight sleeper bus is that the VIP bus company we used did NOT tell us that it slept 2 to a bunk. Makes for a somewhat interesting bunk...
fruit stalls in the town and province: fruit shopping
picek Says: Pakse seems to be the best place in Laos for buying delicious fresh fruits. If you get to the market you'll be able to buy plenty of lichee, longan, pineapple, jackfuits, sourfruit, durian, bananas, papayas for good quality and price; but the best fruit stalls are about 10...
Lao Cotton Company: Laotian Fabrics and Clothing
janeword Says: The store sells cotton yard goods and ready to wear clothing made at a state run industy. One meter wide cotton sells for about $2.50 per meter. Clothing is reasonably priced, with silk blouses at $9 and cotton shirts and kimonos at $6.
With Xplore-Asia from Pakse to Kratie (Cambodia)
Fakfak Says: In front of Xplore-Asia's office in Pakse (Route 13) there's a nice sign providing bus trips to Kratie for 200 000 Kip (24$).After a phone call, the staff told me that the bus would only go to the border where I'd have to buy another ticket at their office there, for the bus...
Departure taxes at the airport..
Durfun Says: Just before leaving the terminal building for your flight, you are asked for 10 USD per head.Most people use this airport to go to Siem Reap, to see the Angkor complex. The waterfalls, quite far from the town, but an enjoyable journey, especially if travelling by a private...
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As with every city in Laos there is a market, Pakse is no exception. We found things in this market to be particularily cheap especially since there are no...
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Q: I'm planning to travel from Ubon in Thailand to Phnom Penh. I have a number of questions... 1. Is it necessary to go via...
A: Hi. I've done it. The best route in to Lao from Ubon is of course Pakse. From Pakse you can easily (by Lao and Khmer standards) organize the trip to Phnom Penh...
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The Plains along the Mighty Mekong
Pakse is the closest large neighbor in the south to Don Khong (Si Phan Don). Having been initiated in 1905 as a French outpost, Pakse has grown more in the recent years that it had in the entire past...
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Now this is getting more authentic
My wife's parents at one time lived in Pakse so they suggested we should drive there. We have ourselves 2 drivers and 2 vans for all 10 of us plus our lugguage so we went for it. It's a pretty long 9...
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If in Pakse, you will deal with hot hot heat. If that's not a problem for you, you'll enjoy it - it is quite pleasant city with many markets, older architecture and some very nice temples. And it...
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Everything here is authentic. When you walk down the street beening a 5'10" girl with blonde hair you kinda stick out. Every single person would stare at me. I almost felt like I was some celeberty......
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