In town the Champasak Historical Heritage Museum is famous for its three bronze bells dating from the 7th century, but there is stonework, musical instruments, jewellery and some textiles to see too. The town has a dozen or so wats: Wat Luang is ornate and well worth a visit whilst Wat Tham Fai has a Buddha footprint.
Outside town you can head to Ban Saphai and Don Kho, an island in the Mekong, both of which are silk weaving centres.
Champasak itself lies close to Wat Phu and is a great day out: colonial buildings, traditional Lao houses and wats – great!
Southern Laos, Laos
The small town of Champasak was once the seat of the Royal Family and yet is today a backwater of the Province to whom it has given its name. Just a couple of earth roads and wooden shops, a few templ...
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Ban Saphai is a village on Don Kho, an island in the Mekong 17km from Pakse and is famous for its small-scale silk industry: it’s difficult to believe that this little backwater was once the administr...
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Wat Luang has carved doors, brightly painted decoration and ornate pillars. The impressive white and gold stupa is nice and the main temple itself is ornately painted. Worth a visit.
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Wat Tham Fai has a Buddha footprint and has stupas that hold the remains of monks. Worth bobbing in if passing.
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