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Phu Hin Bun NPA

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Phu Hin Bun NPAThe Phu Hin Bun NPA is a huge (1.580 sq km) wilderness area of turquoise streams, monsoon forest and striking karts topography across central Khammuan.It was made a protected area in 1993 and it's no overstatement to say this is some of the most breathtaking country in the region.Passing through on foot or by boat it's hard not to feel awestruck by the very scale of the limestone cliffs that rise almost vertically for hundreds of metres into the sky.Flora clings to the cracks in the cliff face, at once wonderfully isolated and desperately exposed.Although much of the NPA is inaccessible by road, local people have reduced the numbers of key forest-dependent species through hunting and logging, but there is still enough to see.

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Phu Hin Bun NPA (Tham Kong Lo)

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Tham Kong LoImagine a river disappearing at the edge of a monolithic limestone mountain and running 7 km through a pitch-black, winding cave and you'll start to get an idea of Tham Kong Lo, truly one of the natural wonders of Laos.Pronounced thàm kawng láw, the cave-cum-tunnel is quite awesome - up to 100 m wide in some places and almost as high. it takes a motorised canoe nearly an hour to pass through.Boat pilots hired for the journey can lead visitors to natural thâat (stupas) that are actually groups of glittering stalagmites in a dry cavern branching off the main tunnel.Be sure to bring a torch (flashlight) and wear rubber sandals; the gravel in the riverbed is sharp and it's usually necessary to disembark and wade at several shallow points.

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Savannakhet (That Ing Hang)

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That Ing HangThought to have been built in the mid-16th century, this well-proportioned, 9m-high thâatis on of the holiest religious edifice in southern Laos.The Buddha is believed to have stopped here when he was sick during his wanderings back in ancient times. He rested by leaning (ing) on a hang tree (thus Ing Hang). A relic of the Buddha's spine is reputed to be kept inside the Thâat.Not including the Mom-inspired cubical base, That Ing Hang was substantially rebuilt during the reign of King Setthathirat (1548-1571) and now features three terraced bases topped by a traditional Lao stupa and a gold umbrella.A hollow chamber in the lower section contains a fairly undistinguished collection of Buddha images.That Ing Hang is about 11,5 km northeast of Savannakhet.

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Don Daeng

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Don DaengStreched out like an old croc sunning itself in the middle of the Mekong, Don Daeng is a little like an island that time forgot.It's classic middle Mekong, with eight villages scattered around its edge and rice fields in the middle.The small and mostly shaded track that runs around the edge of the 8 km-ling island is mercifully free of cars - bicycles, slow-moving motorbikes and the old dok dok (mini tractor) are all the transport that's required.The village of Hua Don Daeng, at the northern tip of the island, is where first tourist accommodation has been built.The simple community guesthouse, with two rooms and mattresses on the floor, makes the perfect base from with to explore the island.

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Kiet Ngong

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Kiet NgongAt the edge of the Se Pian NPA, the mainly Lao Loum villagers of Kiet Ngong have had a centuries-long relationship with elephants.The elephants have traditionally worked moving logs or doing heavy work in the rice fields.typically each elephant has a different owner and in many cases the relationship between owner and pachyderm has existed for the majority of both lives. But as elephants are expensive to keep and machines now do much of their traditional work, the village has turned to tourism to help pay their way.Almost everyone who comes to Kiet Ngong takes the elephant ride to the summit of a hill called Phu Asa, named for a group of 19th-century nationalists who fought against the Siamese.The flat-topped hill is topped by an expansive archaeological site. Unmortared slate-brick columns, topped by larger slabs, stand about 2m high and enclose a rectangular space about 180m...

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Don Khon

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Don KhonThere must be some rule in Laos that says the further south you go the more relaxed it becomes, because just when you thought your blood pressure couldn't drop any more, you arrive in Si Phan Don.The name literally means Four Thousand Islands, and the few you are likely to visit on this scenic 50 km-long strech of the Mekong are so chilled you're liable to turn into a hammock-bound icicle.During the rainy season this section of the Mekong fills out to a breadth of 14 km. During the dry months the river recedes and leaves behind hundreds (or thousands if you count every sand bar) of islands and islets. The largest of the permanent islands are inhabited year around and offer fascinating glimpses of tranquil river-oriented village life.The islands off Don Det & Don Khon were an important link for supply lines between Saigon and Laos during the French colonial era. In order to bypass...

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Don Khon (Li Phi Falls)

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Li Phi FallsAbout 1.5 km downriver from Ban Khon is a raging set of rapids known as Li Phi falls. Li Phi means trap spirit and locals believe the falls act as just that - a trap for bad spirits (of deceased people and animals) as they wash down the river.The falls can be reached via the main path heading southwest out of ban Khon. There are plenty of small eat-drink shops at the falls.

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Don Khon ( Dolphins)

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Irrawaddy DolphinsThe Irrawaddy Dolphin is one of the Mekong River's most fascinating creatures, and one its most endangered. From the thousands that populated the Mekong and its tributaries in Cambodia and Southern Laos as recently as the 1970's, it's now estimated there are less than 100 left.The dark blue to grey cetaceans grow to 2.75 m long and are recognisable by their bulging foreheads and small dorsal fins. Among the Lao and Kmer, Irrawaddy dolphins are traditionally considered reincarnated humans and there are many stories of dolphins having saved the lives of fishermen or villagers who have fallen into the river or been attacked by crocodiles. This cultural beliefs mean neither the Lao nor the Kmer intentionally capture dolphins for food or sport.General gill netting, grenade and dynamite fishing in Cambodia, as well as water pollution has inevitably taken its toll on the...

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Pak Ou Caves

by glasstech

June 27th '06 Whilst heading down the Mekong en-route to Luang Prabang we made a stop off at the Pak Ou caves. Amazing! Perched high above the mekong river one peers into different cracks and caves to the thousands of Buddas images.

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Muan Phu Khoum

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Muan Phu KhoumSurrounded by jagged mist-shrounded mountain peaks, Muan Phu Khoum lies near the heart of the Hmong country.During the second Indochina War both parties fought for control of the town, because of its strategic location on the route to the Plan of Jars.There is a nice market, a few shops and a single guesthouse.

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Q:  do any VT have any experience with the VIP overnight sleeper bus from Vientiane to Luang Prabang??? is it reasonably... 

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A: I took the VIP bus from Luang Prabang to Vientienne in 2010. There is a toilet on the bus. I was on the upper deck and the airconditioner was very weak. So it was a VHB... 

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