Beginning from Pakse, you will concert tours around the Bolaven Level with stops in beautiful waterfalls and villages. This kind of section of the country is original, quiet yet warmly accept you as the people here show their food.
DAY 1: PAKSE - CHAMPASSAK (B, L)
Introduction in Pakse. Then we will go for lunch time at Nadao before proceeding to the Pre-Angkorian brow of Wat Phou. Get from Pakse and travel along the Mekong Riv to Champassak. Here we go to the almost holy Khmer temple of Wat Phu. This complex presents the most eastern edge of the Khmer Disposition in the 4th hundred years. Later in the day check in at the hotel.
Option: 2 hours rub at the discretion of the client at Champassak Spa (booking recommended)
Immediately in Champassak
DAY 2: CHAMPASSAK - BOLAVEN HEAD TO (B, L)
After breakfast time, drive towards Paksong and the Bolavens Plateau that was part of the Ho Chi Minh Paths network during the second Indochina war. Our trip will offer us the chance to discover tea & coffee plantations and also to see some process to dried out and fermentation of the beans and the leaves. Then, drive to the Tad Fane twin design with a 120m bounce over the rainforest before having lunch and time for you to relax at Tad Yuang waterfall.
We continue our trip for around another hour to reach Bar Phou Oy to visit Jhai coffee fair company farmers coop on the Plateau. Be a see of the processing of the coffee beans from planting to roasting and the last cup.
In the evening home-stay in the villagers house you choose to enjoy a meal and a baci wedding ceremony to welcome and bless you.
Overnight in Bar Phou Oy
Note: 2, 5 hours transfer, 5 hours hiking
DAY 3: BOLAVEN TOUR- TAD LO (B, L)
After breakfast time, we will continue our trip to Ban Nong Luang, a village on the edge of Jingle Hua Sao Protected Place. A new local guide will lead us for a trek to the Dan Noy limestone coves to take pleasure from beautiful views over Champassak province and an really rare 1000 years rosewood tree. Then, a short and straightforward trek will lead you to the Tad Chet Chanh design to chill out in a nice site. Lunch break on the spot before getting back to the vehicle.
Found in the afternoon, we will drive to the Bit Lo Resort. Visit of Salavan (25km) enabling you to meet the MAG-UXO team and find out about landmine clearance in Laos (subject to ease of access to the staff). Then simply, we will head towards our resort for the night.
Overnight at Little bit Lo Holiday resort
Note: 2, 5 hours transfer, 5 hours hiking
DAY 4: BOLAVEN TOUR- TAD LO (B, L)
After breakfast time, a full day expedition will afford us to meet local communities. The first meeting will be focused in coffee field and a coffee glass in Ban Suanone before heading for our walk along an escarpment that brings us to different waterfalls few attended by tourist: Tad Malai, Little bit Maihai in which the views are scenic.
Few days away near Houay Tamla stream to refresh as well. Once in Ban Khannouane, visit of an oh mayne cave before having lunch break in the environment from a the top of the hill overlooking the region... before continuing to the Cave of the Tiger woods and the Mount Phou Tak Khao.
Then conference with sugarcane farmer to find out about this device and how it's transformed by local people and what is the marketplace for such product. One more face will be with cardamoms and peanuts maker.
After we reach the primary street, our vehicle will be awaiting us to go back to your resort
Over night at Tad Lo Holiday resort
Note: 4-5 hours hiking (easy)
DAY 5: BOLAVEN TOUR (B, L)
Following breakfast, time to enjoy waterfalls in the area of the lodge: Bit Lo, Tad Hang & Tad Suong. It will be easy to enjoy some free time to swim at the falls. Lunch will be hold at the vacation resort.
Inside the afternoon, drive to Thatheng where you will visit some mulberries farms and learn more on silk production in Laos. Our journey will be mainly focused to visit some ethnic town along the 20km long laterite road that works between Thatheng and Suspend Beng. This road goes through several ethnic towns: Katu, Alak, Lavens. Will need to be lucky we will be capable to meet some of them with body art on their bodies. Then simply ride to Sinouk Vacation resort at Ban Lakkhao.
Right away at Sinouk Resort
DAY TIME 6: BOLAVEN - SEKONG - ATTAPEU (B, L)
After breakfast, we will pursue towards Sekong. Along the way, we will stop in some cultural villages, and stop at several waterfalls near Sekong, on the advantage of the Bolovens Plateau: Tiny bit Hia, Tad Faek & Tad Se Noi. Have a picnic lunch will be structured there, likelihood to loosen up and swim. Then we will enter right in the heart of the Plateau to watch one of the extremely beautiful waterfalls of the region, in the central of the jungle at Nam Tok Katamtok, into an unspoiled and excellent area. It's just impressive.
Then pursue towards Attapeu
Overnight in Attapeu,
WORKING DAY 7: ATTAPEU - STARTING TOWARDS VIETNAM (B)
Lunch break at hotel, then drive towards Vietnam. After around 35km, you will go the Nam Pa Riv and reach the community of Paam where you will fulfill the recent background of the region over the Ho Chi Minh Trail where you still can see some remains of the second Indochina war with some Russian military equipments. Arrival at the overland border traversing point of Phou Khoua/ Bo Y (Attention no visa on arrival in Vietnam, you should have it in advance). The guide will help you to cross the edge and reach the Thai side.