Travel Guide Uo Moung

45 km south of Pakse, near Route 13. During the French colonial era, merchant ships coming from Cambodia stopped at Ban Tomo. Today, one can visit the ruins of a Khmer temple dating from the beginning of the 10th century, contemporary of Vat Phou, named Uo Moung. The white building in the middle of the site houses a bronze Buddha in the Sukhothai style. One of its features is a lingam with two carved faces, which is quite rare. This sleeping site in the depths of the forest is of great interest and offers the remains of a vanished civilization. Access is not very convenient, however. The entrance to the site costs 10,000 kips. It is open from 8am to 4pm.