Getting There and Away

Written by Lorraine Aust, Thongchai Phommachanh
13/08/2025
Bamboo fence on a Mekong bank, around a small cultivated island near Don Loppadi, in Si Phan Don (4000 islands), Laos, with a couple working. The fence is a protection to prevent intruders from cultivating the same land. This small ground certainly doesn't belong to anyone officially, or the official owner just doesn't care. Since this tiny island is totally submerged during the monsoon, the first locals who decide to settle there after the recession of the Mekong need to give a clear signal to the neighborhood that the domain is not available anymore.
Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons

The primary transport hub for reaching Si Phan Don is Pakse International Airport (PKZ) in southern Laos. From there, the mainland gateway to the islands is Ban Nakasang, a small town on the Mekong River.

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