Our recommendations in PakseÂ
Specialty Coffee in PakseÂ
Few places we enjoy going to get a pour over
- Caffeine
Local Lao coffee and international coffee beans with a fruity profile. Light roast and low biterness. Very clean and fresh place with a/c. Excellent cappuccino also.Â
- 124 Thaluang
Local coffee beans with usually a balanced profile, medium roast. Japanese minimalist atmosphere and some desserts available.Â
- Rin CafeÂ
Local coffee beans with a more chocolatey profile. Usually medium toward dark roast.Â
Motorbike rental in central PakseÂ
- Miss Noy Motorbike (Yves from Belgium) : Honda Click scooters or Honda Wave 125. Around 8$/day. He can provide a lot of informations to help you do the Boloven loop.Â
- Bolaven trail (Xavier from France) : He provides good motocross and also has a guesthouse with prices similar to us in the center of Pakse.
Where to go from Pakse ?
- Boloven loop : we suggest to stop by Jhai Coffee in Paksong, many different coffee varieties to discover (Catimor, Typica, Java, Catura) and nice grounded atmosphere.
- Sabaidee Valley is a comfortable and peaceful place to sleep when starting the loop (30$/night) and restaurant on-site.
- Tad Fane waterfall : famous waterfall on the loop with busy tea/coffee shop near the entrance (Lak40)
- 4000 Islands : famous destination further South, mainly for young backpackers.
Shopping in Pakse
2 big supermarkets close to each other, at walking distance from Dao Heuang Market :
- Bestco
- Friendship Supermart
This is where you can find pretty much everything.
At the top of Pakse
Wat Phousalao is where you can visit the big Buddha at the top of Pakse. Nice view and energyÂ