Wat Phu

This place is worth the walk! When you are at the visitors museum area, there is a car the comes to pick you up to take you to the drop off point where you start your walk upwards. The two temple ruins at eh base have so much detail put into it, it's worth walking inside the stone. Make sure you are wearing tennis shoes because there is a staircase that is extremely steep and also has tiny ledges so make sure to hold onto something on the way up and down. At the summit has a place where they sell water which is about 7000 Kip for the large bottles. The top has beautiful ruins of an old temple, but take the time to look around the temple as well. To the far left of the monk's house, there is a carving of an elephant, but if you follow the back walls of the mountain you'll come across a broken old staircase and some sort of sacrificial slab. A lot of people actually miss this when coming here so many people do not know about it. To the right of the temple ruins is a small well. The inside of the temple definitely shows it age, but please do take off your shoes before you enter just to show respect. If you turn around and stand at the ledge, you can actually see the two base temples and the road that car took. It's such a wonderful sight! If anyone takes the time to go through the visitor's center, I highly recommend that people donate so that they can maintain the ruins. I did read that France and India were helping with the reconstructions! The visitor's center has ancient artifacts incased on the left and information and the history to the right side. Right at the entrance is a book where people write on what the center can improve on or your take on the place. I thought that it was really interesting to see many languages written in there. I too wrote something in the book as well! Love this place.

I can feel the Khmer soul is staying here no matter where it is. Take care of this master piece, I will definitely go there for sure!!

A fantastic complex of temples and ruins. It is beautiful and tranquil. A definite just see if you're in Southern Laos.

Very interesting & amezing place to visit

A temple that was built in pre-Buddhist times. On the slopes, with a beautiful view of the Mekong Valley, and the pools that are within the complex. Quite modestly maintained, unlike the new road, from the town of Pakse, about 30 km away, and easily accessible by bicycle @capriolo bike Nearby is the picturesque village of Champasak, the former capital.