Country: Laos

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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Pakse (L, D)
On the arrival in Pakse, meet your guide and transfer to the Hotel for check in and take a bike fitting.
In the afternoon, lunch at the local restaurant and loosen up the legs with a ride to Ban Saphay weaving village.
Distance: approx. 30 Kms.
Dinner at the local restaurant and overnight in Pakse.
Day 2: Pakse – Bolaven Plateau – Tad Fane (B, L, D)
After breakfast, depart for a day of uphill riding to Tad Fane on the Bolaven Plateau, gaining approx.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
1000 meters in altitude, stops will be made on the way at Village and tea and coffee plantations.
Distance: approx. 42Kms.
Overnight at Tad Fane Resort.
Day 3: Tad Fane – Tad Lo (B, L, D)
Continues eastwards towards Paksong before turning northwards and heading down to Tad Lo and its waterfalls. Relax with a cooling swim in the rock pools by the falls.
Lunch on the way, dinner at the hotel.
Overnight in Sayse guesthouse.
Day 4: Tad Lo – Pakse (B, L, D)
Steep climb on the first 10 Kms. roads transfers as option before continuing a roller-coaster ride finishing with 20 Kms of downhill into Pakse.
Distance: approx. 90 Kms.
Lunch on the way, dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight in Pakse.
Day 5: Pakse – Champasak - Wat Phu (B, L, D)
Cycle 45 Km to the ferry crossing over the Mekong at the city of Champasak.
After lunch cycle to Wat Phou temple for a leisurely.
Afternoon, lunch on the local restaurant, return to Champasak in the late afternoon.
Distance: approx.65kms.
Dinner and Overnight in Champasak (basic guesthouse).
Day 6: Champasak – Khong Island (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we take to the bikes for along but almost flat day of riding to Khong Island.
Distance: approx 105 Kms.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Dinner and overnight in Khong Island.
Day 7: Cycle Muang Khong (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we head out to explore Khong Island where especially the southern half of the island is very attractive and scenic.
Distance: approx 50 Km.
Lunch on the way.
Dinner and overnight in Khong Island.
Day 8: Done Khong – Khone Phapheng Falls – Done Khone (B, L,D)
After breakfast, return to the mainland and cycle on a good road to the southernmost point of Laos at the Cambodian border in Veun Kham. Riding back we make a detour to the Khone Phapheng Falls.
After lunch continues to the village of Ban Nakassang where we take a short boat transfer to Done Khone Island.
Free time to explore the peaceful islands of Khone and Don Deth.
Distance: approx 45Km.
Dinner and overnight in Khone Island.
Day 9: Done Khone – Pakse (B, L, D)
Morning spent in Khone Island cycling at leisure on the small island.
After lunch transfer to the mainland and back by bus to Pakse for the last night in Laos.
Farewell dinner at a local restaurant.
Distance: 10-15Km
Overnight in Pakse.
Day 10: Pakse – Chong Mek (B)
After breakfast, free until transfer to the airport to the Lao-Thai border at Chong Mek.