2025 Bolikhamsai Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in July)

How to get there - Take Highway 13 South for about 83 km, drive a little past Wat Phra Bat Phon San, there will be a sign to turn down to Wat Tha Phon San ວັດທ່າໂພນສັນ, drive for about 2 km and you will reach the temple. When we went, they were pouring concrete roads, about 200 meters before the main road, which they expect to finish soon. We went in December 2021. Tourist attractions - Wat Tha Phon San is located next to the Mekong River, opposite Wat Ratchapho Ngoen, Tambon Rattanawapi, Amphoe Rattanawapi, Nong Khai Province. It is a temple built in the same period as Wat Phra Bat Phon San, located on a hill next to the river. It is a sacred temple where you can make a wish. Others - There are villagers selling flowers, incense, and candles on the bridge leading to the temple (if you want to bring other things to offer, you should bring them with you). #bolikhamxay #laos

Phra That Phra Bat Phon San is located in Ban Phon San, Tha Phabat District, Bolikhamxay Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic. Phra That Phra Bat Phon San is an ancient temple and a tourist attraction in Bolikhamxay, approximately 83 kilometers from Vientiane. The temple is located on Highway 13 South. Wat Phra That Phra Bat Phon San has a large, majestic Phra That Phon San. Inside the temple, there is a pavilion and an old monk's hut. Inside the temple, there is a stone floor with holes. In the chapel, there is also a footprint of the Lord Buddha inside for Buddhists and tourists to come and pay homage and ask for blessings. In front of the temple, there are flowers, incense, and candles for those who come to make merit at Wat Phra That Phra Bat Phon San. Inside the temple, there is peace and quiet. The merit-making ceremony of Phra That Phra Bat Phon San is held on the 15th day of the waxing moon in the 2nd month of every year (around January). #bolikhamxay #laos

Despite its size, it is rarely visited. Phou Khao Khouay National Park is only 40 kilometers northeast of Vientiane, and can be reached by using Route 13 to Tha Khaek. The park, which translates to "Buffalo Horn Mountain," has some stunning scenery and a diverse range of species, ranging from dense rainforest to cold, foggy pine forest, river, and waterfals, including the Tad Leuk and Tad Xay, which may both be explored in the same day. It is the closest National Park to Vientiane, yet it is also one of the most difficult to reach for the average traveler. Many of the previously highly promoted activities and accommodations that were set up to be the next great thing are now dead or collapsing, and the tourist heyday has come and gone. Nonetheless, the park is a beautiful piece of nature that is less than two hours away from the city. #cityoverlook#travelguide#hiking#nationalpark#naturalwonders#summervacation#hikingtrails#urbanexplorer

#passionpassport Tad Leuk (Leuk Waterfall) From Wat Phabath 16km and 20km in from the South 13 Road in Thaphabath District, Bolikhamsai province, Laos. It situated in Phou Khao Khouay NPA, This beautiful waterfall is the most accessible attraction in the park and ideal for relaxing in a huge Phou Khao Khouay jangle, you can swimming in the clear and cold water, camping and trekking with fantastic views, amazing landscapes. There is a Visitor Center and a "Nature Trail’’ where you get more information or their services. open Everyday, entrance fee: 10,000 - 15,000kip #waterfall #naturelover #naturewonder