Cycling to Vat Phou (3-4h trip)

🚴​ A ride to Vat Phou takes 45 minutes one-way. 20km return. The visit takes around 1h30. Count at least 3-4h for this trip. 

🍴 We suggest leaving before 8am as it gets hot from 12pm. Early breakfast at Homemade from 6:30am. The site opens from 8am and close at 6pm.

• Hong Nang Sida, 2km on the left of Vat Phou, smaller site similar to Vat Phou, 30 minutes visit.
• Vat Muang Kang along the Mekong river (7km from Souchitra). Beautiful path along the river called the bamboo mekong trail, going all the way down to Tomo Temple (20km).

☕ Coffee shops to ride to : 

• Oudom is a modern café with A/C and terrace at 600m from us on the left, they also have a massage at the front.
• Davanh coffee, the traditional style, a Lao lady under an old house with a lot of flowers. Just after the first bridge at 2km on our left. She has fresh coffee, tea and often fresh fruits to make juice.

🌄 For sunset (≈4 to 6pm) you could ride to :

• Thongna Sky (1km right on the big road) for a drink down the mountains with sunset view.
• The River (4km right, after the bridge of the big road) for lunch/dinner with Lao/European options, beautiful resort along the Mekong. No sunset view but enjoyable atmosphere.

With time we've learned the all process of bike maintenance and repair here in Champasak. We ride ourselves, if you are travelling by bike maybe we can assist you.

• Don Daeng Island, 13km, an enjoyable walk around the island. By bike is very bumpy and maintenance would be difficult if a mechanical problem happens.
• The rice fields are usually very bumpy and sandy or muddy but fine by walk, 13km loop from Souchitra. Nice view of the mountains.

We have a large map near the reception showing the different paths of Champasak.

A medium/hard hike, you need to be fit and experienced with steep forest paths.

The mountain is near Souchitra, departure at 7am in tuk-tuk to the bottom of the mountain and return around 3pm. A local will guide you up there for the cost of 40$ per group including transport.

We don't take any commission, this is to help that family down the mountain, but be aware of the difficulty of the hike. 

Pictures taken in January 2026.