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Destination: Saravane
Province
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General Information |
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Located
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In the southern
of Laos |
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Total
Area
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10,691 square meters |
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Population
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300,000 |
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08
Districts
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Saravane, Ta Oy,
Toumlane, Lakhonepheng, Vapy,
Khongxadone,
Lao
Ngarm and Samouay |
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Capital
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Saravane |
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The area was previously
volcanic and is characterized by
striking mountainous landscapes with wide vistas. Travelers can visit
some of
this still relatively isolated district, where the ethnic people
maintain their
traditional life styles. The Bolaven Plateau is an important
agricultural base.
Its wide range of climate zones and fertile volcanic soil has made it a
major
producer of coffee and various other fruits and horticultural corps for
exports |
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Saravane
City |
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| It’s a capital,
administrative, economic and cultural
center of Saravane Province; it is located on the Riverbank of Sedone
River. In
the past Saravane town was completely burned and destroyed during
Indochina war
in 1971. Nowadays the town has been rehabilitated and developed
steadily under
the well-designed urban development plan. The remains of two French
style
buildings from the French colonial time are still found in Saravane.
Besides a
colorful Market, there are hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, shops,
handicraft
center and others |
| You can play Petung with
the local people sportive at 5:00
pm beside the market |
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Toumlane
District |
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| Toumlane is 48 km from
Saravane town; it is among the
oldest district in Saravane Province, where the road No. 23 constructed
during
the French colonial time is passing by to Muong Phin (Savannakhet
Province).
This road has not been used since 1950; it’s in the very bad condition |
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| The local ethnic living
in this district is mostly Katang,
some Lao Lum and other. They are living basically on lowland rice
cultivation
combining with some highland cash crops, livestock, poultry and famous
traditional textiles |
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Ta
Oy and Samouay Districts |
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| Ta Oy and Samouay
Districts are located in geographically
mountainous region, from Saravane to Ta Oy is 80 km and to Samouay is
about 160
km passing through Ta Oy district. The road conditios is not so good.
There is
a checkpoint for two countries )Laos and Vietnam) in Samouay. This
checkpoint
is used only for Laotian and Vietnamese citizens and not allowed for
foreign
tourists. During the war, the road in Ta Oy, Samouay and Toumlane used
to be
the famous Ho Chi Minh trail and there are loys of bomb craters and
unexploded
ordinance (UXO). The local Ethnic living in these regions are Ta Oy,
Katang,
Pako, kado and Kanay, which are mostly living on slash-and-born
cultivation and
collecting forest products |
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