Our recommendations in Pakse and Paksong
Jhaicoffee in Paksong
Specialty Coffee in Pakse
Few Slow coffee 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.
- 124 Thaluang
Local coffee beans with usually a balanced profile, medium roast. Japanese minimalist atmosphere and some desserts available.
- Rin Cafe 2
Small place busy with locals taking away their iced drinks, Rin also do pour overs with local and international beans. They roast on-site.
Caffeine
124 Thaluang
Rin 2
Yamaha PG1
Motorbike rental in central Pakse
- Miss Noy Motorbike (Yves from Belgium) : Honda Click scooters or Honda Wave semi-auto 125. Around 8$/day. He can provide a lot of informations to help you do the Boloven loop.
- Bolaven trail (Xavier from France) : He provides good motocross and also has a guesthouse in the center of Pakse for around 15$ per night.
- Style is a new comer, this is where you can find a Yamaha Pg1 for around 15$/day.
Car rental with chauffeur :
- 120€ per day (boloven loop)
- 70€ if going to Paksong and back at Souchitra the same day.
Where to go from Pakse ?
- We suggest to stop by Jhaicoffee in Paksong (📍map), many different coffee varieties to discover (Catimor, Typica, Java, Catura) and grounded atmosphere.
- Sabaidee Valley is a comfortable and peaceful place to sleep in-between Pakse and Paksong, 30$/night and restaurant on-site.
- Tad Fane waterfall : famous waterfall nearby with a zipline and a busy tea/coffee shop near the entrance (Lak40), Tad Yuang is another famous waterfall next to it
For a day trip, Pakse-Paksong is enough. For the whole boloven loop it takes at least one night stop-over.
Jhaicoffee in Paksong
Shopping in Pakse
2 big supermarkets close to each other, at walking distance from Dao Heuang Market :
- Bestco
- Friendship Supermart
You also have a Miniso at the Friendship Mall not far from there.
At the top of Pakse
Wat Phousalao is where you can visit the big Buddha and Guan Yin at the top of Pakse. Nice view and energy.
You can take the stairs from the bottom of the hill.
Beautiful statue of Guan Yin, Taoist Bodhisattva
