Pak Ou Caves
Pak Ou Caves
two caves above the Mekong with thousands of Buddha statues
Location:
Houay Do, Laos
Duration:
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Personal highlights
- Pak Ou Caves: fantastic caves in the rock along the Mekong River
- Two Caves: carved into limestone with a history of thousands of years
- Tham Ting (lower): bright and packed with thousands of Buddha statues
- Tham Theung (upper): some more Buddha statues in a pitch black cave
- Tourism: many foreign visitors are coming by boat from Luang Prabang
Image sources
- Pak Ou Caves from the river
- Boats in the Mekong River
- Stairs up the Pak Ou hill
- Buddha statues in the cave
- Inside the dark cave