We hired a tuk tuk and spent about 3-4hours at the falls. The cheapest price would could find for the trip was 350K Lak excluding entrance fee. It was such a lovely walk and the falls themselves where beautiful. We even went for a dip although the water felt freezing on initially getting in. Definitely a must do when visiting the area. I recommend taking a picnic and just enjoying the beauty and tranquility.

If you’ve been to Plitvice lakes in Croatia, this is very similar, just far less tourists and easier to get to, plus you can swim a little in it. The lakes are beautiful and what you see in the tourist photos is what you get - it really does look that good. The bear sanctuary is fantastic and you should not miss this while on your walk to the falls. To get there there are a ton of tours, which frankly are quite expensive per person especially travelling as a family, or you can do what we did and walk 30 seconds to find a driver and vehicle on the street (of which there are many). In terms of vehicles you can go for safety and pay more for a van with doors, or you can accept a certain amount of risk and go for an open back (but roofed) van, which is (or should be after negotiating) cheaper. With the latter it’s more fun with the wind in your hair, you see more and you get the lovely green smells of rural Laos on the journey, but obviously in the unlikely but statistically possible event of a crash, there’s almost certainly going to be casualties among the people in the back. Take your pick.

I was so surprised by how amazing these falls are! The main waterfall is way bigger than you think, and it’s so beautiful. The colours of the water really are a spectacular blue/green. We got there through our hostel who organised return transport for 70,000kip each. The entry is now 25,000kip so make sure you have enough cash. There are food vendors outside the main entrance, or you can bring your own food and drink. The place is really developed now, the main centre is where all the parking is and included in your entrance ticket is an electric buggy ride to the gated entrance to walk to the falls from. Don’t miss the bear sanctuary on your way to the falls, they do an amazing job rescuing the bears and making a lovely sanctuary for them. If you have the energy take a walk up to the top of the falls. I would recommend walking up and down the left hand side, I was told this by someone the day before as the right side is very slippy. Wear sensible shoes if you’re going to do this.