Saravane
Saravane
( or Salavan ), a southeastern province situated on the Bolavens
Plateau is devoted to agriculture and nature offering idyllic
scenery. A prehistoric site exists not far from the cascades
where a wonderful scene can be seen.
Salavan province is home to the Phu Xieng
Thong National Biodiversity Conservation Area, covering nearly
1,000 sq km in the western part of the province next to the
Mekong river. It is thought that asiatic black bear,
banteng, clouded leopard, Douc langur, elephant, gibbon, guar,
Siamese crocodile and tiger and inhabit this area.
Within a cave huge stone caskets are piled
one on top of the other, province not only beauty but
interesting thoughts as to how it originated. Tat Lo, Lodge.
It's located on the Northern edge of the Bolaven Plateau right
beside the Sexet Dam; it's only 10 meters high.
The bungalows are blended into the
embankment surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. A tour of the
area on elephant back is an exotic attraction, or exploring the
ethnic minority villages on the Bolaven Plateau can provide a
variety of interests.
Sekong
Sekong,
the best known for the Bolaven Plateau is situated in the heart
of the southeastern part of Laos; has common borders with
Saravane to the west, Champassack and Attapeu to the south and
Vietnam to the east. The province has a total population of
around 64,200.
Sekong province is rugged,wild and very
scenic, but transportation is very difficult, especially by land
in the rainy season.
Dotted through out are villages and small
towns; such as Lave, Lanam, Kaleum, Dakchung and Thateng, where
the majority of people follow and the unchanging lifestyle of
traditional farming.
Overall,
the Sekong river valley is characterized by a landscape of a
fertile plain patterned with a patchwork of rice paddies and
fruits orchard.
It's also a complex geographical conditions
form colorful Eco-Tourism resources because it's famous by rich
of untouchable tropical forest, home to many rare species of
flora and fauna