Hello ambya,
I believe you are looking for a place in Laos called Pakse, which is
the second largest town in Laos and the most important town in South
Laos.
?Pakse is a busy commercial town built by the French early this
century as an administrative centre for the South. The town has seen
better days but the many colonial buildings lend an air of old world
charm. Pakse is known locally for its large market. An excursion from
Pakse leads to the Boloven plateau and to villages of minorities who
belong to the native populations of Southeast Asia. Here coffee, tea
and moderate climate fruits are grown. The Mekong Islands in the
Cambodian border area are also reached from Pakse. The Mekong River at
this point is about 8.5 miles wide and encompasses about 4,000 islands
during the dry season and about half of that during the rainy season.
This unique landscape forms one of the most impressive sights of this
region. One of the highlights is Southeast Asia's largest waterfall,
Khon Phapeng.?
Cambodia Hotel Reservations: Laos
http://www.cambodia-hotel-reservations.com/laos_information.html
Pakse Attractions
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Wat Phou
?This Wat is the most important attraction of South Laos, although it
is not Laotian in origin. Wat Phou was built by the Khmer. Despite of
being smaller, Wat Phou can be compared to Angkor. Not only has it
been built in the same style; it also exudes the same atmosphere of an
ancient city lost in the jungles for uncounted centuries??
The Mekong Islands & Waterfalls
?Shortly before the Mekong crosses into Cambodia, it splits into
countless branches, thus creating more than 4,000 river islands, the
larger ones even inhabited. The distance between parallel branches
reaches up to 14 kilometres. At high tide about half of the islands
disappear under water. In between some of the islets, water cascades
over rocks, forming beautiful waterfalls. The largest of them, and
actually the largest in all of Southeast Asia, is Khoug Phapheug. This
part of the Mekong is home to a rare species of freshwater dolphins.
They grow to a length of 2.5 metres, and just like the dolphins of the
sea, the river dolphins of the Mekong are said to have saved many
people from drowning.?
Sources:
Thailand Luxury Hotels
http://www.thailand-luxury-hotels.com/index.cfm?menuid=59
Asiamaya
http://www.asiamaya.com/asiaguide/laos/e-06paks/el-pak23.htm
Laos-Travelmall
http://www.laos.travelmall.com/travelmall/region/Pakse2
Option Tours
http://www.optiontours.com/l_facts4.html
?...It is on Don Khong, one of the '4,000' islands that pepper the
river's course close to the border with Cambodia, that a visitor comes
closest to the Mekong. Here, surrounded by the river, it is possible
to see the rare and endangered Irrawaddy dolphin and visit the
stupendous Khong Phapeng Falls, the most extensive series of cataracts
in Southeast Asia. The Mekong Islands of the south provide a beautiful
and bucolic haven from fast-track life...?
World Surface
http://www.worldsurface.com/browse/static.asp?staticpageid=3054
Search criteria:
islands ?disappear under water?
?mekong islands?
pakse ?mekong islands?
pakse land mountainous
pakse laos tourism
I hope the information provided is helpful. If you any questions
regarding my answer, or anything is unclear, please don?t hesitate to
ask before rating it. I will be happy to further assist you.
Best regards,
rainbow-ga |
