Champasak Historical Heritage Museum

Though the labelling certainly could be better, this is a museum worth visiting. Highlights include ancient Dong Son bronze drums, unusual stone carvings unearthed up on the Bolaven Plateau in Bachieng District, stelae in Tham script dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, Khmer stone carvings, musical instruments, and some American unexploded ordnance (UXO). Also of interest is the textile and jewellery collection from ethnic minorities such as the Nyaheun, Suay and Laven, with large iron ankle bracelets and ivory ear plugs.

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral

This modest, tin-roofed building isn’t much to look at from the outside, but the one-of-a-kind paintings...

Talat Dao Heuang

Talat Dao Heuang

This vast market near the Lao–Japanese Bridge is one of the biggest in the country. It’s at its most...

Wat Luang

Wat Luang

There are about 20 wats in Pakse, among which the riverside Wat Luang is one of the largest. The old...

Wat Phou Salao

Wat Phou Salao

The centrepiece of this hilltop temple across the Mekong from Pakse is the giant Buddha statue looking...

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