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A travel journal to Laos by catsholiday

Our little veranda Photo - Tadlo Lodge, Champasak, Laos More Photos
Quote: After Luang Prabang and Vientiane we spent the rest of our time in Laos on the Bolaven plateau and around Pakse and the 4000 Islands. This is a record of some of the things we saw and places we stayed.
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La Folie Lodge Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Our Island in the Mekong"

View from our patio Photo - La Folie Lodge, Laos, Asia
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I have reviewed the room and arrival at this very idyllic hotel in my previous review 'Our Island Hideaway' so in the review I will discuss other facilities in the resort and the food in the restaurant.I also described arriving on the island via the strange sort of raft and them the tractor ride up the bamboo 'road' across the sand in the previous review.THE GARDENThis was really lovely with full grown trees and so many different tropical flowers. We spent a good hour one morning walking around the gardens taking photos of the beautiful flowers in the garden.LUNCHWE opted for snack type food at lunch time as we were not exactly doing a lot. We had ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on April 28, 2025

La Folie Lodge
Done Daeng Island
Pathoumphone District, Paske, Laos

La Folie Lodge Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Our Island hideaway"

The river bank steps on the Pakse side Photo - La Folie Lodge, Laos, Asia
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La Folie Hotel, 4000 Islands ( Si Phan Don) LaosWHY THIS HOTEL?This was our last hotel in Laos and was designed to be a bit of a chill after all the rushing around we had done in Laos up till then and to prepare us for the next part of our holiday in Borneo.The hotel is on a small island , Don Daeng in the Mekong river in the Champasak area of Southern Laos. It is an idyllic relaxing escape from all the hustle and bustle of life generally. GETTING TO THE HOTELIn order to get onto the island we had to climb down a steep set of ‘steps’ on a river bank and through a larger river boat with cabins that cruise up the Mekong and then onto our boat. This was hilariou...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on April 28, 2025

La Folie Lodge
Done Daeng Island
Pathoumphone District, Paske, Laos

Tadlo Lodge Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Eating at Tad Lo Lodge"

The main buikding Photo - Tadlo Lodge, Champasak, Laos
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AROUND THE LODGEThe lodge had obviously seen better days as everything was a bit dated and tired but the setting was absolutely beautiful. How many places can you stay where you can watch elephants walk passed your room to go to bed at night and then again to come and have their bath in the morning? We sat on our veranda with a cup of tea watching the buffalo and cows grazing, the local people enjoying their picnics and the children and some adults splashing around in the shallow falls. It was a lovely relaxing place and we read and drank our tea and just chilled for a while.DINNER TIMEThe meal was included in our stay here as was breakfast so we didn’t feel ...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on April 25, 2025

Tadlo Lodge
Ban Senevang Village
Salavan Province

Tadlo Lodge Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Tad Lo Elephant experience"

Bath time Photo - Tadlo Lodge, Champasak, Laos
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THE BOLAVEN PLATEAUThe Bolaven Plateau is the main agricultural area for growing tea, coffee and other crops. It is slightly cooler as it is higher in altitude but not so much that we noticed. On the way to the lodge we did stop at tea and coffee plantations and also a few Ethnic minority villages where they grew coffee and other cash crops. AROUND THE LODGEThe lodge had obviously seen better days as everything was a bit dated and tired but the setting was absolutely beautiful. How many places can you stay where you can watch elephants walk passed your room to go to bed at night and then again to come and have their bath in the morning? We sat on our veranda ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on April 25, 2025

Tadlo Lodge
Ban Senevang Village
Salavan Province

Tadlo Lodge Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Our VIP suite at Tad Lo"

Our little veranda Photo - Tadlo Lodge, Champasak, Laos
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ORGANISING OUR STAYWhen we organised our trip to Laos we had a number of places we definitely wanted to see and this was on our list as the lodge has three rescued elephants that you can ride and also see them bathing in the river by the falls.WE contacted Nick from Selective Asia as we had really been impressed with the deal he got us on our Vietnam trip and we told him what we wanted to do, he did some planning and organising so that we could fit in with flights and then he got back to us with details. We were really pleased with the fact that we could stay here. Selective Asia have a choice of hotels but they are limited in this part of Laos and I believe this is the only one the...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on April 25, 2025

Tadlo Lodge
Ban Senevang Village
Salavan Province

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ashbourne, United Kingdom

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