The famous motorbike loop, a 7 km river cave and serious limestone climbing.
ເສັ້ນທາງວົງຮອບທ່າແຂກ
A three- to four-day motorbike circuit through karst valleys, caves and the Nakai plateau.
ຖ້ຳກອງລໍ
A 7 km river cave you travel through by longtail boat, in total darkness beneath a mountain.
ຖ້ຳພະຝາ (ຖ້ຳພະ)
A cliffside cave found in 2004 containing more than two hundred old bronze Buddha images.
ປີນໜ້າຜາທີ່ກຣີນໄຄລມເບີໂຮມ
A climbing camp with hundreds of bolted routes in a karst valley near Thakhek.
ພະທາດສີໂຄດຕະບອງ
A revered riverside stupa a few kilometres south of Thakhek.
ພູພຽງນາກາຍ ແລະ ອ່າງເກັບນ້ຳນ້ຳເທີນ 2
An eerie landscape of drowned forest on the loop's high plateau.
ຂົວມິດຕະພາບໄທ-ລາວ ແຫ່ງທີ 3
Links Thakhek with Nakhon Phanom in Thailand.
Checked September 2026. Opening hours, prices and boat or train timetables change, so confirm locally before you go. Photo credits
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