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Pak Ou Caves


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 2 attractions in Ban Pak-Ou
Traveller Description: Located 25 km from the city, these caves are filled with Buddha images.
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Attraction type: Cavern/cave, Religious site
Address: Ban Pak-Ou
Laos

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29 Oct 2009

The caves are located about an hour by boat from Luang Prabang, and a common day trip. However, once you arrive, you realize that the caves are very small, you only have to take a few steps inside, and after climbing up 100 steps to get there, the upper cave is so humid you almost collapse. It only takes a... more

18 Jan 2009
3
people found this review helpful

Lots of tour agencies in Luang Prabang will try and sell you this tour as it's the easiest to organise and commissions earned are hefty! Get to the boat pier near the palace museum from 8:30am. Better to go early in the morning before the heat gets unbearable, but bring some warm clothes! Long tail boats leave regularly with 6... more

15 Dec 2008
2
people found this review helpful

Nothing spectacular about them at all ... and everyone else on the boat felt the same. Just gigantic holes in the cliff face filled with Buddha statues purchased from town. No stalagmites or stalactites. Waste of money. Waste of time more

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