Name: Wat Phu
Address: Muang Champassak, Laos, LA
Telephone: +856 20 91 271 011

Wat Phu is a place of worship, located at Muang Champassak, Laos. They can be contacted via phone at +856 20 91 271 011 for more detailed information.

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Added by Jopie, at 26 November 2016

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Jinyeung Chae

16 April 2018

Amazing and Nice view! You must visit!
Harvey Koffman

21 February 2018

Very atmospheric. Khmer ruins, some in very good repair. It's an easy place to visit, with a fairly steep climb up stairs
Maarten Munnik

20 January 2018

In one word: A tourist-trap.
Ridiculously expensive and not much to offer.
It is "run" by a private company (same as the mekong waterfalls further south) that seems only interested in cashing in ASAP and are not shy of photoshopping their promotional photos.
As far as the ruins, a definite let down. A few piles of stones and two (relatively) intact buildings.
Don't waste your precious vacation-time and money on this.
C.H.A.N. VEERAPHATTARAKUL

11 January 2018

The story was very excited but it ruined by site management. There 's not make the place clean or anything but if you came wait for the sun set on top near the temple that fantastic highly recommend.
Alice

10 January 2018

This is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of culture. The temple is really amazing. The view on the top of the hill are beautiful. You must spend at least 2hours to explore the main area of the Wat Pou. Or you can spend more time to go hiking here. There are 2 hiking routes. The medium one take you about 3-4hours. The difficult one takes you about 4-5hours.
David Haberlah

01 January 2018

The dramatic natural setting including the Lingam-shaped mountain and spring are as spectacular as the Hindu-turned Buddhist temple complex. It’s fascinating history is well explained in the museum.
David Esteban

12 December 2017

I had a great time there, still a lot of restoration work to do, but the place is amazing.
Chananchida Boonvijit

15 October 2017

Excellent place, we had a great time there
Kattapa Laochinnachat

24 September 2017

Claim to be 2nd UNESCO world heritage site after Luang Prabang but this place lose its magic by low expertise of management organisation.

Admission system is poor, no sign, no instruction, no site plan, no qualitative kind of service in whatever charged 50,000 LAK (7$)

We have to stop, paid for a park fee (excluded) get in to buy a ticket which seem nobody care to check it, walk back then get in to found 2nd place where parking fee charged.

Walk in with garbage, plastic bags, and most mess to the entrance which well-built since 1,000 years ago. Site was not well preserved in compared with Ankor Wat

At sanctuary on top, there is no available sign or location map. Make me wonder what did they done with 50,000 LAK from us.

Unluckily, the beautiful of this site had fall by poor management. If well restoration, good management, and fine maintenance - this site is one worth what visit.
Shota Tokuda

05 May 2017

40 mins from Pakse via rented van with Laotian Thai-speaker driver. One of the landmark in Champasak. Khmer-style temple marked as an UNESCO world heritage site.
Mark Jones

01 May 2017

Wat Phu is a Khmer Historical site, approximately 49 kilometres South West of Pakse. Travel time from Pakse is around one hour and is an easy run on a motorbike, across the bridge and down the western bank of the Mekong. There is plenty of signposting on the way but if you’re in doubt just use the Google maps tracker. The historical site is approx. six kilometres back from the river and tucked in against Phou Khao (mountain). Once you arrive at the carpark you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how well set up the site is. There is an entrance area with the obligatory entry fee to pay plus a nice restaurant and souvenir shop. The entry fee is about USD 5 which includes a tuk-tuk ride along a grassy track between the Barrays. The distance from the entrance to the drop off point is roughly two kilometres. However there is little shade on the way so if you decide to walk, be prepared to perspire. The approach to the historical site itself is by way of a cobblestoned path which is flanked by evenly spaced metre high columns. This wide pathway is the approach to the palace ruins. If you’ve visited other Khmer sites in Cambodia or Thailand the similarities in building construction and art work are easily identifiable as one gets closer. The two opposing stone buildings are the North and South palaces with both being in various states of disrepair. Beyond the palaces is another stone pathway leading up to the seven sandstone terraces. At the top of the terraces is a sanctuary with some Khmer/Hindu carved figurines, similar to those seen at Angkor, on the outer wall corners. Within the sanctuary are a number of Buddha statues adding some colour to the rustic grey and brown hues of the sandstone. Behind the sanctuary are some interesting features. Directly to the rear is a flat granite cliff face with a number of small freshwater springs trickling out from the overhang. Along the base of the cliff a small track leads off to the right and ascends to a little plateau where a large footprint has been carved into the smooth face of the cliff. Apparently it is a representation of the Buddha’s foot. Dropping back down to the grassy flat area just behind the sanctuary, another trail leads off to the left where more rock carvings can be seen. The first and most imposing is that of an elephant, carved into a boulder almost the same size as a full sized tusked behemoth. Another flat rock has a depiction of a crocodile carved into it. The crocodile stone has acquired some notoriety as being possibly the site of an annual human sacrifice described in a sixth century Chinese text; the identification is lent some plausibility by the similarity of the crocodiles dimensions and those of a human. After taking some time to view the sanctuary and the surrounding stone carvings some nice photos can be taken from the edge of the plateau, looking out over the ruins and Barrays.
K O

25 March 2017

When i went to Wat Phuu on the beginning Dec , still remained with green around there.. I feel that a color of old stone inside the green is better beauty than dry season.
2016-12
Tomer A

13 February 2017

Visited the temple today and was really disappointed to see that its full of garbage. It can be a beautiful place if the locals will keep it clean. Unfortunately, they didn't.
I expected more from a site that is UNESCO protected.
It's not as impressive as Angkor Wat, but it is a nice place for a few hours trip.
Per Sundberg

19 January 2017

Fantastic pre -Angkor sight. Linghaparvata once dedicated to Shiva. Now a buddhist sight.
Chu Chu

08 December 2016

It took us about 1 hour from Pakse via Motorcycle. Beautiful scenery alone the way. There were only about 5 people in the park while we stayed 4 hours. A must visit site in southern Laos I would said. Best to avoid crowd if one can.
Philip Craig

03 December 2016

A fascinating historical site of Lao ancient history.