Chomphet Stone Sculpture Village and Temple Complex

Attraction Chomphet, Pakse, Laos Published on: 03-05-2016

Rating
Time to visit	1 hours 30 mins
Should visit at	09:00 AM
Should leave before	10:30 AM
Good for travellers	First-time visit
Category	Attraction Cultural People watching (street) Must see Kids Free Architecture
Price range	0.00 USD

Chomphet Stone Sculpture Village and Temple Complex is good for

Family with kids Good

Senior Good

Couple Good

Solo Good

Group Good

Highly recommended by fellow travellers.

Chomphet Village and Temple Complex is a quiet little village on the outskirts of Pakse that offers buddha carvings from stone and features a giant buddha statue.

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Why Chomphet Stone Sculpture Village and Temple Complex is special ?

Chomphet Village and Temple Complex is really off the beaten track spot which is very quiet and peaceful to visit. The Budda complex holds a stunning large Buddha .The village holds its own celebrations there which is colorful. The village is quite nice with lots of sculptors which makes the place very unique in your eyes.

Stone Buddha here is well know by Lao Buddhists. People come here to experience the great architecture and traditional lifestyle of locals. It's great spot to learn about Laotian culture and the beauty of the most peaceful village iin Pask as well as admire some locals handicraft

What to explore at Chomphet Stone Sculpture Village and Temple Complex?

You can visit the sculptors. And if you continue on the road where you`d turn right to go to Vat Chomphet (there`s this big red gateway that you can see in one of the pictures above) to get to the Mekong. Chill out at the Sala on top of the river or chill your feet in the river.

This village is situted near Pakse. The village and temple complex are called Champhet. A Tuk TUK from Pakse will take you there, wait up to 2 hours for about $12. You will see stone Buddhas being carved from a block of stone to the finished item. Also cheaper ones made from precast models then finished by hand. It is interesting to see original traditions .

How to get to Chomphet Stone Sculpture Village and Temple Complex?

If you come here by bike, you`ll see the Buddha statue from road 13 on your left hand side about 4 km after the airport. That`s a little before Vat Dong Ka Long appears on the right hand side. There´s no sign on road 13 so make sure you turn left before you´ve passed the statue.

Selling points

“Very quiet and peaceful.”
“Nice local village, big buddha”
“Interesting experience"
"Local daily life"
"Beautiful temple complex"

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Chomphet, Pakse, Laos

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Address: Chomphet Village, Pakse, Laos

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To recognize it, there`s this big red gateway

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This is really off the beaten track and awesome. Very quiet and peaceful. Of course a visit to the big golden Buddha statue doesn`t take long. But you can also visit the sculptors. And if you continue on the road where you`d turn right to go to Vat Chomphet (there`s this big red gateway that you can see in one of the pictures above) to get to the Mekong. Chill out at the Sala on top of the river or chill your feet in the river. If you come here by bike, you`ll see the Buddha statue from road 13 on your left hand side about 4 km after the airport. That`s a little before Vat Dong Ka Long appears on the right hand side. There´s no sign on road 13 so make sure you turn left before you´ve passed the statue.