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Xieng Liap Cave
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Worth a few minutes stopover during the Thakhek loop. The shops nearby we parked the scooter tried to ask money in the name of ‘Entry Fee’ but remember, you only have to pay if you decide to get on the hanging bridge. We read online that it is free and decided to ignore their request and walked to t...
4.30 (149 reviews)
(~9.77 km from centre)
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Tham Nong Pa Fa (ถ้ำหนองปลาฝา)
Tourist attraction
🫤 Entry fee is 5.000 Kip, for the boat drive below the cave it's another 10.000 Kip (per person, no matter how many). Both are not worth it. If you have the time you can do it but you won't miss something if you don't. Photos are prohibited, but I made a snap for you to take a look: there is nothing m...
3.50 (87 reviews)
(~8.4 km from centre)
5
The Giant Wall
Tourist attraction
😐 😀 The 15-meter high natural giant stone wall near the road to Thakhek city where you can stop by taking photos if you ride a motorcycle. It's free for everyone.
❗ Caution
1. Currently, the entrance seems not clear because of dirty road, but you can find the small gravel road to go inside. Be brav...
3.60 (40 reviews)
(~8.57 km from centre)
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Elephant Cave
National forest
😐 The cave itself is okay, bit you won't miss something if you don't go there. It's not very deep and mostly full of Hindu and Buddhist statues. Entry fee is 5000 Kip.
Next to it there is an abandoned Viewpoint. It's for free but most likely the most dangerous hike I did in Laos. The start looks easy...
3.50 (36 reviews)
(~4.51 km from centre)