Savannakhet

A variety of transportation options allow you to reach Savannakhet Town from Vientiane and nearby provinces, as well as Thailand and Vietnam. You’ll find accommodation to meet all budgets, and travel agents can arrange an amazing experience throughout the province. And when it comes to dining, you’ll find great local dishes everywhere and Western menus … Read more

History Savannakhet Outskirts Circuit: Savannakhet’s most sacred site, That Ing Hang, headlines the province’s attractions. Some say Indian King Asoka created a monument in 225 BC to sanctify the site where Buddha is believed to have delivered a sermon resting under a Hang tree, thus the name. It is also thought that the Phathat (funeral … Read more

Savannakhet has unlocked the doors to almost 6,000 rooms at a range of accommodation and prices. Most of the 200-plus establishments, some in refurbished French colonial buildings, are in sprawling Savannakhet Town. You’ll find guesthouses, hotels, and resorts in tree-lined neighbourhoods, around the old market, along the Mekong, and in the serene outskirts. While many … Read more

  Tham Phaseng: Head to the legendary Tham Phaseng Caves and inspect the sacred stone statue of Buddha chiselled from a natural fossil. The caves’ legend recounts tales of tigers and giant snakes, which have battled at the site over the centuries. Locals have found tiger footprints in the area but no evidence of giant … Read more

  Tuk tuks are available in Savannakhet Town and at bus stations throughout the province to explore the various attractions. Sawng taews (Pickup trucks with benches) to outlying areas depart from the Savannakhet Town bus station at Savanxay Market and bus stations in district centres. They generally leave when full in the morning. Bicycles and … Read more

  Fossilised remains prove dinosaurs once roamed what is now Savannakhet, and archaeological findings suggest humans lived in the area at least 4,000 years ago. Excavations have turned up Bronze Age artefacts and ancient copper mines, remnants of terraced agricultural systems with diversion dams and channels, stone tools, and pottery shards. According to legend, the … Read more

  The province’s Phouthai often mix with the similar Tai people, and many consider them as a separate group. Though several practice Buddhism, they cling to their traditional animist beliefs. Each Phouthai village has one or more female shamans, called moi yau, who mediate between the people and spiritual worlds by going into a trance. … Read more

  Lao Airlines offers 5 weekly flights – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – to Savannakhet International Airport departing Vientiane at 08:10 with a stop in Pakse. The carrier also offers direct flights from Bangkok on the same days, with departures at 13:40.    Six local/express busses to Savannakhet depart daily from Vientiane’s Southern … Read more

  Just a walk around Historic Downtown Savannakhet reveals almost 20 attractions, while the Savannakhet Outskirts present easy-to reach natural, cultural, and historical sites. Jump on the one-day Champone and Mekong River South circuits to examine unique oddities from the past, and venture to the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail.       Historic Downtown Savannakhet A … Read more

  Start with a town heritage tour that takes in French colonial structures, including Chaleun Theatre’s Art Deco façade, Saint Theresa Catholic Church, the Deer House, and the residence of the first Lao Prime Minister Kaysone Phomvihane. Near That Ing Hang, you’ll find the ruins of the ancient Phonsim settlement and the town wall atop … Read more