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Savannakhet Motorcycle Tour to the Tripitaka Library, Monkey Forest, and Nong Pa Pha
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Motorcycle tour to the Tripitaka Library, Monkey Forest, and Nong Pa Pha http://www.hotsia.com > Savannakhet > Motorcycle tour to the Tripitaka Library, Monkey Forest, and Nong Pa Pha Travel Savannakhet Travel information for Savannakhet Phra That Ing Hang and Bueng Wa Savannakhet Bus Station Mukdahan-Lao Land Border Checkpoint Savannakhet-Mukdahan River Border Checkpoint The Tripitaka Library is located in Phon City, Savannakhet Province (Click here for the travel route map) For this trip, I recommend renting a motorcycle to tour in a circular route.
View the map of Savannakhet Province supported by Japan (JICA). This route has fairly easy roads. Ride out of Savannakhet on main road 35, a well-paved asphalt road. Then continue riding about 40 kilometers to the Tripitaka Library, passing Nong Pa Pha (Softshell Turtle Pond) before touring in a circular route to the Tripitaka Library, Monkey Forest, and Bueng Sui. Start with Nong Pa Pha or Softshell Turtle Pond, where hundreds of softshell turtles live, the largest weighing 50 kilograms. I did not see any turtles myself, but there was a sign explaining about them.
If you want to see them, children call out “Kwai Tu” and the turtles will come up to be seen. You might wonder what Kwai Tu is; it refers to young buffalo with short horns. I tried calling but no turtles appeared, so I continued to the Tripitaka Library. From Nong Pa Pha, ride a few more kilometers to reach the Tripitaka Library. This hall stores hundreds of ancient palm-leaf manuscripts. It is very old and is a wooden hall situated in the middle of the water. Next to the library is another pavilion over the water.
The locals say that Phra Thep built it to help preserve the ancient palm-leaf manuscripts. Not far from the library, ride your motorcycle across the Xe River. In Laos, all rivers are called Xe, which can be confusing. Let’s just say this is another Xe River branch. I crossed during the dry season in January. On the other side is the Monkey Forest, home to several monkeys, though not the hundreds I had hoped to see. If you get hungry like me, ride into the village to find sticky rice and fried fish to eat.
Then continue to visit Bueng Sui, a lake larger than Bueng Wa. Stop for a while; it’s less hot here compared to Bueng Wa. After the tour, I rode back to Savannakhet, arriving at my accommodation around 4 PM. This route is interesting for the Tripitaka Library and the chance to visit villages as you wish. mr.hotsia recommends hotels in Savannakhet. Video of the Tripitaka Library storing ancient palm-leaf manuscripts 35 Starting point for the motorcycle tour to the Tripitaka Library 16 22 57.906 N, 105 15 32.369 E View the location on the globe at
16 32 55.877 N, 105 16 48.684 E 16 32 54.155 N, 105 16 48.834 E The Xe River I had to cross by motorcycle 35 Click here to view GPS 16 29 17.592 N, 105 2 11.453 E 16 27 7.805 N, 105 11 53.466 E Roadside views along the way 16 27 7.799 N, 105 11 53.46 E 16 25 8.67 N, 105 15 5.555 E 16 23 0.599 N, 105 15 32.303 E 16 23 0.443 N, 105 15 32.561 E 16 22 57.84 N, 105 15 32.393 E 16 32 55.89 N, 105 16 49.038 E 16 32 55.32 N, 105 16 48.078 E
The old temple next to the Tripitaka Library 16 32 55.361 N, 105 16 47.958 E The river I had to cross by motorcycle 16 32 23.22 N, 105 15 21.455 E The Monkey Forest disappointed me with only a few monkeys 16 32 14.868 N, 105 15 6.48 E 16 32 14.675 N, 105 15 6.467 E A monkey eating bananas bought by visitors, the leader is much fuller than the others
