Laos — Mount Phousi, Luang Prabang (ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ), Laos — part 1 of 2
Visiting a local tourist attraction
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).
There were countless steps to climb.
And when there weren’t steps, there were walkways slowly climbing upwards.