We get more requests from people looking to stay monthly at Souchitra during the European winter, here is a small guide : 

Monthly Discount : -30%

• 360€/month for a solo traveler or 420€ for 2 people
• 290€/month for a solo traveler when staying on the yard side with fan only

When entering Laos your tourist visa is 30 days, you can extend it monthly in Pakse at 30km from us.

If you come from abroad, flights to Bangkok in Thailand 🇹🇭 or Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam 🇻🇳 are cheaper and the access to Laos is convenient :

From Bangkok to Champasak : 

1. Flight from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani near the Lao border (≈40$) 
2. Van to cross the Lao/Thai border at Chong Mek (5$) or Taxi (40$). 1h drive, the border closes at 8pm.
3. Taxi to Souchitra from the border (40$) or a van to Pakse first (5$). Details about Pakse -Champasak on our main page.

An other option is a flight from Ho Chi Minh 🇻🇳 to Pakse (≈150$). Comfortable option, ending your trip with a taxi from Pakse airport to Champasak (around 25$).

Cost average : 

• Paris 🇨🇵 to Bangkok or Ho Chi Minh : 700$ return

• With a French passport the visa cost is 40$ for 30 days.
• Food cost in Champasak is 3-5$ per meal
• A night at Souchitra when staying long-term is around 15$

Monthly cost : ≈700-800$ for food + accomodation. 

1000$ for return transportation from France to Laos.

If you are coming from Vientiane the capital of Laos you can get a flight to Pakse for around 60$/1h. We don't recommend the night bus Vientiane/Pakse as the road is not great.

Once in Champasak there is everything needed to live peacefuly :

• restaurants and convenient shops within walking distance
• hiking and cycling loops around us, fresh air, nature and serenity
• your room is cleaned twice a week and you can message us in English or French if you need help
• laundry service at 1,5$/kg at Souchitra
• Pakse is a bigger city where you can find many things, it is at 45min from us (35km) on a good road, 3$ to get there with local bus

Weekly stay

If you are staying a week or so then the restaurants around us are tasty, convenient and affordable (≈3$/dish) for daily eating. Boupha Garden in front of us makes good breakfast, coffee/tea, smoothie. Many options for lunch/dinner, homemade bread and yoghourt for sell, sandwich and desserts.

Monthly stay 

If you stay monthly we do not have a kitchen but we offer access to a small fridge, kettle, teapot, bowls and cluteries.

Some guests bring a travel cooker to boil eggs, noodles and vegetables, this is fine to use but be mindful about cleanliness to avoid ants.

No stir-fried allowed as it sticks to the walls. For boiling/steaming with a lid it's working fine. 

Where to buy groceries : 

• Convenient shops at 200m from us
• Weekly big market in the street next to us starting the Thursday from 4 to 6pm and Friday early morning from 6am to 8am.
• Everyday market near the gas station at 3km from Souchitra, you can borrow one of our bicycles
• Big supermarkets like Bestco or Friendship in Pakse for anything else. Easy access with local bus (3$ one-way)
• French shop in Pakse if you miss homemade mustard, pickles, cream etc.

🧳 November to February (Dry season 19°C - 32°C) : this is the high season of Laos, almost no rain and relatively cool weather. All the country becomes busy with tourism and we are usually almost fully booked for 4 months. Greenery remains until late December. We offer warmer blanket for colder nights in January. 

🌞 March to May (​Summer 25°C - 38°C) : It's better to visit monuments early morning (from 8am) as the weather gets hot mid-day. April is a month of festivities and it gets louder than usual. Tourism usually suddenly stops from the end of March when high heat begins. 

🌧️ June to October (Green season 24°C - 32°C) :  the vegetation becomes all green. It rains a lot in September, apart from that it can be some rain each day or long periods of blue sky. If you can be flexible with your activities then this is the best season to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of Champasak. 

✅ The high season is good if you don't mind about tourism.

✅ The green season is good if you don't mind about unpredictable rain.

❌ Months to avoid are September (heavy rain) and April (hot and loud). 

*These are general guidelines but we cannot predict the weather.

📱Weather app : We've tried many providers and the most accurate has been Accuweather that we use with the "Weawow" app. Not always right but it gives a better estimation than others for Champasak. Windy can also be helpful but not always right either.

From Champasak to Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand 🇹🇭 : 

Option A (15$) :

1. Wait for a songthaew (local bus) at Souchitra's gate from 6:30am. 2 of them pass in-between 6:30am and 7:15am (60,000₭/50min to Dao Heuang Market in Pakse).

2. From Dao Heuang take a tuk-tuk to the KiengKai bus station at about 2km.

3. Tickets to Ubon are available from 8:30am, costing 150,000₭ (7$), with the bus departing at 9:30am. 

The journey takes approximately 4h, arriving in Ubon bus station around 1:15pm.

Option B (45$ to 80$) :

🚕 An alternative is a private taxi to go straight to the border from Souchitra, around 50$. Before taking an other taxi (40$) or bus (5$) in Thailand.

Price list for a private car with driver in Champasak :

• Paksé : 600,000₭ (23€)
• Chong Mek border  : 1,000,000₭ (40€)
• Paksong : 1,500,000₭ (60€)
• Day trip to the boloven : 2,500,000₭ (100€)
• 3 days trip : 2,000,000₭ per day (80€)

Book at least a day before on our Whatsapp so we can check for availability.

Find more about Pakse and Paksong (part of the boloven loop) on that page.