Wat Phu Champasak
About Wat Phu Champasak
Situated on the western bank of the Mekong river south of Pakse lies Wat Phu Champsak. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wat Phu was once an important and major Khmer site featuring an Khmer Hindu style temple. It is situated at the base of Phu Pasak (the Pasak Mountains) and ascends three levels up the side of the mountains into the main temple sanctuary.
Wat Phu meaning "Temple on the Mountain," predates the temples of Angkor, having been originally built in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 11th and 12th century. It is one of the oldest Hindu temples in South East Asia, and was built in homage to the Hindu God Shiva.
Wat Phu meaning "Temple on the Mountain," predates the temples of Angkor, having been originally built in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 11th and 12th century. It is one of the oldest Hindu temples in South East Asia, and was built in homage to the Hindu God Shiva.
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Apr 28, 2009
This Khmer temple is built on the lower slopes of Phu Pasak. Although it is quite small compared to other Khmer sites in Cambodia and Thailand, the location is brilliant and the fact that it is built on a slope means you get awesome views of the countryside all round as you make you way up to the top. This place is filled with atmosphere and the vegetation all around, with frangipani trees, is gorgeous.
Much of it still has to be restored, but there is enough here to look at. There is also a museum containing many artefacts found on the site.
It's a perfect place to unwind and take it easy. It's a good idea to walk all around the top part of the site as many interesting rocks are found, one representing an elephant, another a crocodile.
You can get here from Pakse which is located 46km away or from Champasak only 8km away.
We did a tour with Sabaaidi 2 Guesthouse in Pakse, which took us elephant riding in the morning and to Wat Phu in the afternoon.
Much of it still has to be restored, but there is enough here to look at. There is also a museum containing many artefacts found on the site.
It's a perfect place to unwind and take it easy. It's a good idea to walk all around the top part of the site as many interesting rocks are found, one representing an elephant, another a crocodile.
You can get here from Pakse which is located 46km away or from Champasak only 8km away.
We did a tour with Sabaaidi 2 Guesthouse in Pakse, which took us elephant riding in the morning and to Wat Phu in the afternoon.
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