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picek Says: There are no many organized tourism related activites in Pak Lay yet and some visitor will find it boring here. On the other hand, Pak Lay is nice provincial town to stay for a day or two and walk around if not too hot. It is rural district capital. In the main streets there...
picek Says: Unfortunatelly I was always passing by these rice terraces by 'public' transport without taking any photos but they looked really nice with hills and forests covering slopes around and farmers taking care of the fields. They're about 15-20 km from Pak Lay towards Thongmyxay...
Jenny guesthouse: .. on budget
picek Says: That's cheap guesthouse on the Mekong river bank which will provide you with good views if you take right rooms. If you take cheapest ones for 60 000 KIP in the first ground, you'll get a fan room, quite clean but dark and humid with hot shower in the private bathroom....
KP Guesthouse: ...near the market
picek Says: That huge guesthouse dominates the center of Pak Lay area and it is hard to miss it: it's located at the top of the small hill behind the market, orange-red coloured and has many rooms. Each room has it's own balcony. We paid 70000 KIP for the cheapest (single room with big...
picek Says: There are several restaurants scattered around the town - if you can't without some 'western oriented' dishes you may try those near or attached to guesthouses although your choice will be more or less very limited (remember the remoteness and difficulty to supply goods)....
picek Says: Since Pak Lay is small town and doesn't yet have many vistiors there aren't many places to hang out untill very late. Streets get dark after sunset since they don't use public light and most smaller restaurants will be closed in afternoon. However, you can dine or drink beer...
slow boat to Kaoliew - Vientiane
picek Says: Slow boat will be the best and most comfortable option for you to get to Vientiane, however keep in mind that it leaves only a few times a week at about 9.30 and it takes min. 8 hrs of travelling. Boats leave from the port (built with Australian help) in the middle of Pak...
speed boat to Kaoliew - Vientiane
picek Says: To travel by speed boat to Kaoliew you'll need to go to speed boat station by tuk-tuk or walking but it's bit far from the main districts - it's in the Southern part of the town. Before boarding you'll need to go through some kind of 'immigration' (and the same procedure if...
picek Says: If you want to go to Sayabouly capital you'll need to take pick up or songthaew from the pick up station. It's 2 km from the town to the North, by the main road to Saya. The price is 45000 KIP (in 2009) per person and it takes between 4 - 6 hours to get there. The road is...
picek Says: You'll probbaly take a local bus which leaves daily in the mornings - if there won't be the slow boat because it doesn't run every day. However, bus ride will be less comfortable, sometimes slower than boat, more dusty - before you get to Hin Heup to Rd 13 you'll already eat...
picek Says: If you arrived by bus from Vientiane or pick up from Sayabouly, you'll find yourself in the outskirts of Pak Lay (it is about 3 km from center to pick-up station). To get to the centre you'll probably want to take tuk-tuk (you can share with other people) or walk (but if...
pick up to Thongmyxay district
picek Says: Thongmyxay is the district by the Thai border which takes about 1,5-2,5 hours driving by the pick up from Pak Lay. Unfortunatelly that's the only transport option (privately based) to get there so far and you'll be sitting in the open air if you're not the first customer....
Pak Lay Market: ... try it in the market
picek Says: Pak Lay main shopping place is the market. Probably you won't really do a lot of shopping there unless you need to buy foods and things for household. There aren't handicrafts and souvenir shops in Pak Lay so far, but you can buy some silver, gold, coins at good prices...
get torch for night expeditions around the town
picek Says: If you desire to walk around the town after the sunset it's good to have torch with you. There are no public lights yet and roads aren't paved - watch your step or help yourself with your own source of light.
picek Says: Pak Lay doesn't see much tourists due remoteness... However, you'll meet some in town probably. You won't need to go far to be alone with Lao, take any road and any direction, you'd see scarcer villages and more forests, birds, clean rivers.You can take a pick up by the...
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Pak Lay doesn't see much tourists due remoteness... However, you'll meet some in town probably. You won't need to go far to be alone with Lao, take any road and...
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First time I visited Pak Lay was only for a short, overnight stay. We were on the way to remote village in Thongmixay where my husband was originally from and what I only briefly saw first time was......
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