Laos — Mount Phousi, Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), Laos — part 1 of 2

Visiting a local tourist attraction

Nick’s Wanderings
3 min readApr 22, 2023

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September 2015

Mount Phousi is a hill near the centre of Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), Laos, and offers stunning panoramic views across Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), and the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers. Visitors are advised to catch the sunrise or sunset from the hill as they are spectacular. However, I didn’t have time for a sunrise or sunset visit, so I climbed the hill during the afternoon.

The hill is not very high, about 100 m, but it is a hard climb in the heat of Laos. The hill has several Buddhist shrines, including the 16th-century Wat Tham Phousi temple.

The route to the top is via a series of steep steps (see the photos below)

As I approached the start of the hill, I did wonder if I was in the right place, as I was wandering down a street in the suburb of Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ).

Photo by Author — approaching Mount Phousi, Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), Laos
Photo by Author — approaching Mount Phousi, Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), Laos

There were countless steps to climb.

Photo by Author — the steps up Mount Phousi, Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), Laos
Photo by Author — the steps up Mount Phousi, Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), Laos

And when there weren’t steps, there were walkways slowly climbing upwards.

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Nick’s Wanderings

The bio is always the difficult bit. I’m a geek, a traveller and a photographer. I’ll be writing about blogging and my travels, plus the occasional ‘tech’ post.