Don Det, Lao Peoples Dem Rep Travel Blogs

Stop...... Hammock Time
Sep 27, 2006 (18 photos)

... boat and crossing the mighty Mekong River. Our final destination (as much as we can have a final destination during a journey like this) was Don Det, one of the 'four thousand islands' of southern Laos. And I know what you're thinking - "Laos is a land ...

Lao - the south....
Dec 11, 2003 (5 photos)

... where we hired a motorbike to go to Champasak (Wat Phu), Elephant riding, and Tat Fan waterfall, then further south to Don Det Island. Nitty Gritty: We joined the express bus from Vientaine bus paying 15000Kip extra for the privilege, but the bus ...

Siem Reap to Four Thousand Islands, Laos
Oct 10, 2007 (26 photos)

... to the bus) tuc tuc to the bus station (4), open backed truck with benches and roof  to the harbour (5), boat to Don Det island (6) finally our feet to the final resting place (7). Phew what a morning. After finding what could only be described as ...

Island Hopping
Sep 14, 2006 (10 photos)

... passing other small boats along the way and people washing by the riverside with kids swimming and waving frantically as we passed. Don Det although more remote without 24 hour electricity and no paved roads, or roads at all really, on the island it ...

Hammocking
Sep 15, 2006 (1 photos)

Never ventured too far today, not that you can go that far on the island anyway. After waking up late-ish spent the morning going for a short walk before deciding that was enough exertion for one day and flumping into the hammock strung out on the ...

Paradise Lost
May 27, 2006 (42 photos)

... four of us jumped in. Half an hour later, we were at the dock, a boat was procured and we were on our way to Don Det. Last time I had been here, there were three guesthouses and two restaurants for the six of us that were there. Now they were everywhere. ...

The South
Aug 23, 2000

... this way were shocking. I had jumped on a bus as it was going that way. When it arrived in Tha Khaek, I jumped off. Why. Don't know really, but sometimes we do these things. The Lonely Planet said it was a good place. By this stage, I was getting worried, ...

4,000 islands of lazy fun (and pork)
Nov 19, 2005 (21 photos)

... the quietly flowing waters of the river below. Many guesthouses have opened to accommodate this, along both sides of the main island Don Det. I chose the sunset side, a little quieter and relaxed than the other side, and with the evening views wonder why ...

Island Living
Sep 11, 2005 (10 photos)

Si Phan Don, translated to 4000 Islands, was to be our base for the next couple of days. We chose Don Det to stay on and as we arrived, we realised there were so many little bungalows to opt for, all virtually the same and as basic, so we chose Mr B's, the ...

Back in Hammock
Jul 20, 2007 (15 photos)

... astronomical. Anywho, basically i did a lot of walking around the island, got thoroughly lost a few times and eventually returned to Don det very very tired, sweaty and craving a cold shower and a hammock. Stopped at the tat Sophammit falls on the way back ...

Happy Times n Lost Passports
Mar 28, 2005 (34 photos)

... southerly distance to go meet Chris in Ko Tao, I thought I'd better make my way down for the last stop in Laos, the island of Don Det, this is a neat wee river island at a wide section of the Mekong. No sooner had I arrived, than I realised my passport had ...

Laos Lout: Si Phan Don
Dec 11, 2004 (10 photos)

... had to grin and bare another agonising 2 hours with sore asses before reaching Ban Nakasang, the market port where our boat awaited. Don Det was the island we chose. We found some nice little bungalows along with Belinda, from Melbourne, who was on our ...

4000 Islands in the Mekong
Jul 10, 2005 (12 photos)

... ride the locals decided that open windows were bad. We went further south in a truck to the port where you are dropped opposite Don Det and have to bargain for the price of your boat ticket. The Si Phan Don Islands are actually in the monstrous Mekong ( ...

don det - 4000 islands
Feb 16, 2008 (5 photos)

... so it was nice that no one forgot as much as i'm trying to forget my age! Son got me some cotton buds, something that you don't think you'll miss until your without them for a while!! We're off to drink mohitos and sway in hammocks... we're so glad we're ...

Island bliss, Mekong style
Mar 9, 2005 (14 photos)

... stretches out to about 13km across, and lazy Westerners lounge around on the islands that dot the region. Very nice. We're on Don Det, which seems to be about 2 or 3km long and has lots of little bungalows and westerners, but no power (actually, you ...

kayaking is not for me.
Oct 23, 2009 (5 photos)

... some sunset beers.  We cycled on the island (that hurt!!) and generally had some craic and the third night we stayed on Don Det, the 'party' island. Not much partying when we were there but good craic none the less.  This island only had 4 hours ...

"Es war ein Feriendorf fuer Leute..."
Dec 17, 2008 (10 photos)

... im Verleih fuer 8000 kip (70 cent) pro Tag gibt, sind eigentlich noch zu schnell fuer das Tempo hier. Habe gestern Don Det zu Fuss umrundet, bin vor Sonnenaufgang los und nach Sonnenuntergang wieder angekommen - obwohl die reine Gehzeit ohne Pause ca. ...

Four Thousand Islands (Si Pan Don)
Feb 6, 2007 (17 photos)

... in and went tubing for the afternoon down the river. This proved to be the format for the next week that we spent here on Don Det, being such a small island (you can walk around it in an hour or so) there is little to do but hammock swing and watch ...

The Island Life
Aug 12, 2008 (36 photos)

Don Det lies in the middle of  Si Phan Don, also know as the Four Thousand Islands.  It is in the middle of the Mekong River at the very southern tip of Laos, before you enter Cambodia.  It is the very essence of relaxed.  And we stayed ...

Hanging in the hammocks
Nov 7, 2005 (5 photos)

For the last 3 days we have been staying on Don Det island, one of the 4000 islands in the middle of the Mekong River. It is a really chilled out and remote place with the electricity only being switched on for 2 hours a day. on our second day here we took ...

The Four Thousand Islands
Mar 24, 2006

Have arrived on Don Det - its an island in the mekong in an area called Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands). Its really nice and peaceful here, especially after getting up at 4 to fly down to Pakse and then 4 hours sat in the back of a truck over some ...

Downtime
Nov 25, 2007

... travelling with and he was pretty pissed about the guy after we left... Since Vientiane we've been on a small island called Don Det in an area in the Southern-most part of Laos called the 4,000 Island (Si Phan Don) which is an ...

Si Phan Don - 4,000 Islands - no worries
Apr 24, 2006 (15 photos)

... at the border we caught a pick-up truck then boat to Don Det in Si Phan Don otherwise known as 'four thousand islands.' Don Det was very cool, and probably the most relaxed place on earth! It was strange, usually when you arrive somewhere new for the ...

It's Been a Bad Day. Please Don't Take a Picture.
Mar 4, 2006 (5 photos)

... (sensing a theme here?). They were beautiful and one of them boasts being the biggest in Southeast Asia. (M: Also, the food on Don Det was pretty great. Delicious stir fry and noodle soups, etc. Also Beer Lao is good stuff. Especially Beer Lao Dark.) ...

Spider Island and some awesome Tree Jumps
Mar 16, 2008 (29 photos)

So, all we do all day is sit around our hammocks staring at this one tree across the river. We talk a lot about this tree: this tree can be jumped from! Finally, we get off our lazy bums and decide to explore across the way. This island is ...

don det, we should have stayed in Khong!
Jun 9, 2006 (8 photos)

Don det does NOT have electric! Neither does don Khon, right next door! The temperature has now reached 70 degrees in the shade :( I think im going to melt! We searched in vain for a guest house with fans...they just dont seem to exist in our price range. ...

Messing about on the river
Mar 18, 2005 (5 photos)

... anyway as I was on my own and the price was per boat not per person) and decided to hightail it for Pakse by bus. I enjoyed Don Det but others had spoken of it as a highlight, whereas I would say there's lot more to see and do in the north if time is ...

A lil'bit of Chillaxing
Mar 9, 2008

... island hopping staying in a few different places and exploring but we've settled down, living in a bamboo hut on an island called Don Det, with my own and hammock, that overlooks onto the river in which is preferential for me to wash in rather than the ...

Christmas Island
Dec 27, 2006 (25 photos)

... to music and watching Ronald match wits with the owner in a few games of chess.   On my final afternoon in Don Det, I rented a kayak and paddled around to see a few more of those 4000 islands.  Definitely one of the highlights of my ...

4000 islands
Oct 8, 2006 (5 photos)

also part of si phan don, but more south. same same, no luck with the dolphins.  given that it is the low travel season/mosoon season, there are very few travelers and it feels like you own the place and you get the VIP treatment cuz ...