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

Monthly Discount : -30%

When entering Laos your tourist visa is 30 days, you can extend it with 30 more days in Pakse.

If you come from abroad, flights to Bangkok in Thailand 🇹🇭 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 (35$/1200฿)
3. Taxi to Souchitra from the border (around 35$) or a van to Pakse first (5$)

📝Here is the link where you must register yourself for your Lao visa within 3 days before arrival (no more form at the border) : https://immigration.gov.la/en/registration/arrival/

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

🧳 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 24°C - 36°C) : It's better to visit monuments early morning (from 8am) or afternoon (from 2:30pm) as the weather gets hot mid-day. The riverside is the best place to be as you often get a cool breeze from the Mekong. April is a month of festivities and it may get louder than usual. Tourism usually suddenly stops from the end of March as high heat begins. 

🌧️ June to October (Green season 24°C - 32°C) : the most beautiful season as the vegetation becomes 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 get lower prices and 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.

📱We've tried many weather providers and the most accurate has been Accuweather that we use with the Weawow app. Not always right but it gives a good estimation.

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 (60,000kip/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 150,000kip (7$), with the bus departing at 9:30am. 

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

Option B (40$ to 60$) :

🚕 An alternative is a private taxi to go straight to the border from Souchitra, around 35$. Before taking an other taxi or bus in Thailand.