Phonsavan, Laos: travel guide
Capital of Xiangkhouang province and the base for the Plain of Jars, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2019. Also the centre of Laoss UXO clearance work, with two visitor centres explaining the legacy of the Secret War.
- Country
- Laos
- Currency
- LAK
- Time zone
- Asia/Bangkok
Top places to visit in Phonsavan
Plain of Jars Site 1 (Thong Hai Hin)
Heritage · 4.5 rating · about 2 h
Xiengkhouang Provintial Museum
Museum · 4.1 rating · about 1 h
UXO Survivors' information Centre
Museum · 4.7 rating · about 1 h
Mulberries organic farm
Cultural · 4.8 rating · about 1 h
Lao War Memorial
Heritage · 3.9 rating · about 0.5 h
Vietnam War Memorial
Heritage · 4.1 rating · about 0.5 h
Wat Banthern
Temple · 4.2 rating · about 0.8 h
Wat Yon
Temple · 4.1 rating · about 0.8 h
Wat Suntiphab
Temple · 4.0 rating · about 0.8 h
Golden Buddha
Heritage · about 0.5 h
Where to stay in Phonsavan
Hotels
- Maly Hotel USD 28 to USD 55 per night
- Anoulack Khen Lao Hotel USD 28 to USD 55 per night
- Mimi Hotel USD 28 to USD 55 per night
Where to eat
- Bamboozle Asian, Burger, Fish
- QueenQueen Restaurant Thai, Lao
- Nisha Indian
- Simmary Lao
- Hùng Thành Seafood
- Not&Bo Lao
- Suli kitchen Lao
- Craters International
Getting around
- Walking
Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.
Best time to visit Phonsavan
- May WMO 1991-2020 normal for May: 160.6 mm, 14 days with >=1 mm (station 48930 Luangprabang, 120 km away - used as a proxy, no station at Phonsavan). max_temp_c left NULL: the proxy is 120 km away, too far to carry a temperature. Phonsavan sits on the Xiangkhouang plateau at ~1,100 m against the station's 304 m, so only the monsoon TIMING is transferred, not its magnitude.
- Jun WMO 1991-2020 normal for June: 199.9 mm, 15 days with >=1 mm (station 48930 Luangprabang, 120 km away - used as a proxy, no station at Phonsavan). max_temp_c left NULL: the proxy is 120 km away, too far to carry a temperature. Phonsavan sits on the Xiangkhouang plateau at ~1,100 m against the station's 304 m, so only the monsoon TIMING is transferred, not its magnitude.
- Jul WMO 1991-2020 normal for July: 283.2 mm, 20 days with >=1 mm (station 48930 Luangprabang, 120 km away - used as a proxy, no station at Phonsavan). max_temp_c left NULL: the proxy is 120 km away, too far to carry a temperature. Phonsavan sits on the Xiangkhouang plateau at ~1,100 m against the station's 304 m, so only the monsoon TIMING is transferred, not its magnitude.
- Aug WMO 1991-2020 normal for August: 329.4 mm, 21 days with >=1 mm (station 48930 Luangprabang, 120 km away - used as a proxy, no station at Phonsavan). max_temp_c left NULL: the proxy is 120 km away, too far to carry a temperature. Phonsavan sits on the Xiangkhouang plateau at ~1,100 m against the station's 304 m, so only the monsoon TIMING is transferred, not its magnitude.
- Sep WMO 1991-2020 normal for September: 176.7 mm, 15 days with >=1 mm (station 48930 Luangprabang, 120 km away - used as a proxy, no station at Phonsavan). max_temp_c left NULL: the proxy is 120 km away, too far to carry a temperature. Phonsavan sits on the Xiangkhouang plateau at ~1,100 m against the station's 304 m, so only the monsoon TIMING is transferred, not its magnitude.