SCHEDULE DEPARTURE :

Downstream:

• From 1st November 2011 to 30th April 2012 and 1st – 31st October 2012, the cruise departs every Monday, Thursday and Friday. Every Sunday, the cruise departs with Pak Ou I boat.
  
• From 1 May 2012 to 30 September 2012, the cruise departs every Monday and Friday.

Upstream:

• From 1 November 2011 to 30 April 2012 and 1-31 October 2012, the cruise departs every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
• From 1 May 2012 to 30 September 2012, the cruise departs every Wednesday and Saturday.

PROGRAM DOWN

After meeting at Sinouk Coffee House in the central of Pakse at 9.30a.m., you will be transferred to a long-tail boat for 2.5 hour journey to Champasak. You are welcomed on board with a welcome drink and a set menu lunch is served. The highlight in the afternoon is to take a local transportation to visit Vat Phou ruins; the majestic pre-Angkorian 10th century temple complex and to visit a museum at the ruins site. You are transferred back to the boat to enjoy the tropical sunset on the deck. A set menu dinner is served on board and the boat docks for a night at Ban Muang.

The boat leaves at 6a.m. and a continental breakfast is served on board from 7a.m. The first stop is at Huei Thamo village to visit a rural life and a mysterious hidden forest temple called ‘Oum Muong’. After you are back on board, the boat starts to cruise southwards passing by the wild paradise of ‘4,000 Islands’. A set menu lunch is served on board. The second stop in late afternoon is at Ban Deua Tia where you can walk through this small Laotian village to observe a traditional way of life. A set menu dinner is served on board and the boat docks for a night at Ban Deua Tia.

The boat leaves at 6a.m. and a continental breakfast is served on board from 7a.m. The boat stops at Ban Veuthong where you are transferred to a small boat to Khone Island. You will visit the old French railway and walk across a bridge which links Khone Island and Det Island. After that, you are transferred to the mainland by small boat for a buffet lunch at a local restaurant in a fishing village; Xieng Di. A bus transfers you to Pha Pheng waterfall as known as ‘The Niagara of The East’ and you will arrive in Pakse around 4p.m.

PROGRAM UP

After meeting at Sinouk Coffee House in the central of Pakse at 9.30a.m., you are transferred by bus to Pha Pheng waterfall as known as ‘The Niagara of The East’ and then, you are driven to a fishing village; Xieng Di, for a buffet lunch at a local restaurant. After that, you are transferred to a small boat to Khone Island where you will visit the old French railway and walk across a bridge which links Khone Island and Det Island. You are back to the small boat to be transferred to Vat Phou boat which is waiting at Ban Veuthong. You are welcomed on board with a welcome drink and a set menu dinner is served. The boat docks for a night at Ban Dong.

The boat leaves at 6a.m. and a continental breakfast is served on board from 7a.m. The first stop is at Ban Deua Tia where you can walk through this small Laotian village to observe a traditional way of life. After you are back on board, the boat starts to cruise northwards passing by the wild paradise of ‘4,000 Islands’. A set menu lunch is served on board. The second stop is at Huei Thamo village to visit a rural life and a mysterious hidden forest temple called ‘Oum Muong’. You are transferred back to the boat to enjoy the tropical sunset on the deck. A set menu is served on board and the boat docks for a night at Ban Tomo.

The boat leaves at 6a.m. and a continental breakfast is served on board from 7a.m. The highlight in the morning is to take a local transportation to visit Vat Phou ruins; the majestic pre-Angkorian 10th century temple complex and to visit a museum at the ruins site. You are transferred to the boat and a set menu lunch is served on board. Then, a long tail boat takes you back to Champasak and you will arrive in Pakse around 4p.m.