Laos has been one amazing experience after another, and our final hoorah was no exception. Si Phan Don, or the Four Thousand Islands as they are known in English, is an inland river archipelago of literally thousands (although some are very small) islands located at the very southern end of Laos. Laos is a landlocked country, but in this area the pace of life slows way down just like it does on so many tropical islands in the South Pacific.
A transit boat moves through the slow flowing Mekong at sunset.
360 Pano of the foot bridge connecting Don Khone with Don Det.
This area lacked quite a bit of the adrenaline-packed activities that have made up so much our time in Laos, so we copied the locals and just chilled: going to small restaurants that overlook the Mekong, reading our books, lazily peddling our bikes around the island, slowly cruising up and down the Mekong on a long boat, and checking out the short but mighty waterfalls.
Our long boat moving us and our gear to our guesthouse on Don Khone.
The most exciting part of the Mekong is when it changes very dramatically from its pacific slow-flowing self into the behemoth falls called Khone Phapheng Falls. If you ever wondered why Laos never developed the Mekong as a major shipping thoroughfare, this is why. Over 9km of rapids and waterfalls, the tallest of which tops out at over 69 feet!
360 Pano view of the Khone Phapheng Falls.
A view of the impressive thrashing of Khone Phapheng Falls.
Very short clip of the raging waters of the mighty Mekong!
We are sad to see the end of Laos, but with Cambodia coming up we know that we have some very cool things in store for us. The only downside to the move from Laos to Cambodia is that we are going to have a 21-hour boat/three bus/tuk tuk ride between the two!!! Wish us luck and we'll see ya soon!
Cheers!
Maxell
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Location:Si Phan Don, Laos
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