1 day · Pakse City
Pakse City in One Day
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Wat Luang on the Sedone, the huge Daoheuang Market, the Champasak heritage museum and Prince Boun Oum’s palace, then across the Lao–Japan Bridge for sunset at Wat Phou Salao and dinner at the Mekong night food market.
Day by day
Your itinerary
Day 1
- 08:00 Stay 45 min
Start before the heat. Wat Luang (built 1935) sits on the Sedone riverbank and runs a monastic school — mornings are calm, with chanting from the halls. Cover shoulders and knees.
- 09:00 Stay 1 hr 30 min
Southern Laos’ biggest market: fresh produce, Paksong coffee beans, sinh skirts and breakfast stalls. Try khao piak sen or a khao jee pâté baguette. Agree the tuk-tuk fare before you get in.
- 10:45 Stay 1 hr
About a 10-minute walk from the market (or a short tuk-tuk hop). Stone inscriptions, Bolaven ethnic jewellery and finds from Wat Phou give good context for the rest of your trip.
- 12:00 Stay 1 hr 15 min
4. Champasak Palace Hotel (Prince Boun Oum’s Palace)
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The former palace of Prince Boun Oum na Champassak, now a hotel. Admire the architecture and lobby, have lunch nearby and sit out the midday heat before heading west.
- 16:30 Stay 1 hr 30 min
Cross the Lao–Japan Friendship Bridge to the west-bank hilltop and its giant golden Buddha facing the Mekong. Arrive about an hour before sunset and ask your tuk-tuk to wait (agree the waiting fee first).
- 18:15 Stay 40 min
An evening stroll along the Mekong promenade as the breeze picks up and locals come out for aerobics; the night food market is a few minutes’ walk away.
- 19:00 Stay 1 hr 30 min
7. Pakse Riverside Night Food Market
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Finish with street food: grilled meats, laap, papaya salad, sticky rice and a cold Beerlao. Bring small kip notes — most stalls are cash only.