Must-see temple · Champasak Province, Laos
Vat Phou
ຜາສາດຫີນວັດພູ
Vat Phou is a temple in Champasak Province, Laos.
Vat Phou: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Vat Phou
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Vat Phou — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 14.84844, 105.81973. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Vat Phou
- Phu Kao · viewpoint · Champasak Province · ~9 km
- Unfinished Royal Palace · fort · Champasak Province · ~11 km
- Taddeiw Water Fall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~11 km
- Oum Moung · fort · Champasak Province · ~14 km
- Tad Koy Loy Far Waterfall (ຕາດກອຢ ລອລພ້າ) · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~28 km
- Tad Tameun rapids waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~30 km
- Tad Fane Waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~38 km
- Chong Nang · viewpoint · ~42 km
- Chong Huai Sua · viewpoint · Champasak Province · ~43 km
- Chong Ban Huai Phueng · viewpoint · Champasak Province · ~48 km
- Phou Dan · viewpoint · Champasak Province · ~53 km
- Tad Namphak · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~53 km
- Tad Vang Yang · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~58 km
- Tiger Waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~60 km
- Nokmoom Waterfall · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~61 km
- น้ำตกตาดผาส้วม เมืองบาเจียง จำปาสัก · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~61 km
- E-Tu waterfall 2-3 · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~61 km
- Phasuam falls · waterfall · Champasak Province · ~61 km
Other temples near Vat Phou
- Prasat Kuk Srei · temple · Preah Vihear · ~139 km
- Thao Tao Temple · temple · Champasak Province · ~3 km
- Mountain Temple · temple · Champasak Province · ~25 km
- Haiy Sok Temple · temple · Champasak Province · ~37 km
- วัดพูเงีนสุวันนะนาลาม หลัก6 เมึองปากเช เเขวงจำปาสัก · temple · Champasak Province · ~37 km
- Chinese Temple · temple · Champasak Province · ~38 km
- Phabath Temple · temple · Champasak Province · ~38 km
- Linh Bao Tu Temple · temple · Champasak Province · ~38 km
- Small Temple with 4 elephant statues · temple · Champasak Province · ~38 km
- Chinese Vat SopSe Temple · temple · Champasak Province · ~38 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Vat Phou today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Vat Phou yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Vat Phou?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Vat Phou?
Nearby: Phu Kao (viewpoint, 9 km), Unfinished Royal Palace (fort, 11 km), Taddeiw Water Fall (waterfall, 11 km), Oum Moung (fort, 14 km), Tad Koy Loy Far Waterfall (ຕາດກອຢ ລອລພ້າ) (waterfall, 28 km), Tad Tameun rapids waterfall (waterfall, 30 km).
Is Vat Phou worth visiting?
Vat Phou is listed as a must-see temple in Laos on Spotwander.