HOW TO GET HERE

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

FROM PAKSE

Pakse is the main city 30km from Champasak.

International Airport, (Flights from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Vientiane and Luang Prabang for Internal routes).

International Buses leaves Ubon Ratchatani (Thailand) at 9.30 am and 3.30 pm everyday, arriving in Pakse at 12.30 pm and 6.30 pm.

Buy a ticket the day before leaving, with Miss Noy or any Travel Agency in Pakse ; leaving daily at 8.00 am from Pakse by bus or minivan, arriving opposite the river Mekong bank in Ban Muang, you have to take a boat transfer to get the Champasak bank (about 1h30). The ticket fee is 60 000 K (boat included).

On request, a boat leaves Pakse at 8.00 am returning at 1.00 pm to Pakse. The ticket fees is 80 000 K, and can be booked the day before 3.00 pm, when you book a Half-day Package with us.
A beautiful way to discover the Mekong bank and the local life. (about 2h)

A possible private comfortable mini-van service (8 pers max), can be arranged from Pakse. Champasak-Spa is happy to book your seats on this service, when you book a Half-day package with us. You will pay your ticket at the driver.
Price is usually 250 000 Kips for the full minivan, (about 45mn, by the new road, no crossing the Mekong river).

As a sustainable project for champasak people, Champasak-Spa does not take any commission on the fees ticket transportation. We just want to promote the work of drivers from Champasak.

You can also book easily a similar service with Pakse drivers at any GH and hotel in Pakse.
Many drivers in the street can offer the service to you…avoid the samlot (local motorbike /sidecar) not safe enough for such a trip.
Prefer the private minivan, or private the tuk-tuk to come directly to Champasak by a beautiful road.

For the Budget travelers, you can get a sangtwae (a big truck), at the Talat Daoheaung, Morning Market in Pakse, leaving from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm. No fix timetable, they leave when the truck is full of people (and foods, and chicken…). This is a local experience can be enjoyable if you are not too packaged, and no suffering from dust, nor heavy rain, nor hot weather. Think to take a bottle of water for any local transportation in Laos, as you never know how long will take the journey. (about 1h, by the road, no crossing the river). Ticket fee is 20 000 Kips.

FROM OR GO TO 4000 ISLANDS

A bus leaves at 10.00 am from Nakasang, arriving in Champasak around 3.00 pm.
You can buy this ticket at your GH on the 4000 islands, or at your travel agency.

If you want to GO back to Pakse :

For the Budget travelers, you can get a sangtwae (a big truck), passing on the road in front of your GH or hotel at 7.00 am. May be 3 trucks come at the same time, and not sure after 8.00 am. This is a local experience can be enjoyable if you are not too packaged, and no suffering from dust, nor heavy rain, nor hot weather. Think to take a bottle of water for any local transportation in Laos, as you never know how long will take the journey. (about 45mn, by the road, no crossing the river).
Ticket fee is 20 000 Kips, they stop at the Talat Daoheuang, the Morning Market.

On request, a boat leaves Pakse at 8.00 am returning at 1.00 pm to Pakse.
The ticket fees is 80 000 K, and can be booked the day before 3.00 pm, when you book a Half-day Package with us.
A beautiful way to discover the Mekong bank and the local life. (about 2h)

A possible private comfortable mini-van service (8 pers max), can be arranged from Champasak. Champasak-Spa is happy to book your seats on this service, when you book a Half-day package with us. You will pay your ticket at the driver.
Price is usually 250 000 Kips for the full minivan, (about 45mn, by the new road, no crossing the Mekong river).

As a sustainable project for champasak people, Champasak-Spa does not take any commission on the fees ticket transportation. We just want to help our guests, and promote the work of drivers from Champasak.
You can also book easily a similar service with at your GH and hotel in Champasak.

If you want to go to 4000 islands :


A boat leaves at 8.00 am from Champasak tourism Office to get Ban Muang village, where a bus comes to pick up you, arriving around 12.00 am on 4000 islands.
You can buy this ticket to your GH/Hotel in Champasak for 60 000 kips, the day before or your travel agency in Pakse.

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