点评:Kong Lor Cave is definitely worth the effort to get to. Love the 1) travel to get there, 2) the end of the world feeling in the valley and 3) the visit of the cave.
In Dec 24 I took a bus from Vientiane. It leaves at 10 am and cost 180,000K, takes 7-8 hrs. It was not busy. I suggest you make your way to the bus station yourself instead of buying the ticket in town for bus+hotel pick up, I paid 400,000. I stayed 2 nights at Kong Lor. I left on a local bus at 630 for Thakhek and connected to Pakse at 12. I reached Pakse at 8:15pm. Long day, but doable.
I was there just before xmas and it was not very busy. So in the evening it is very quite and has a very calming feeling. Some guesthouses offer food, but it is not that there is a thriving resto/bar scene.
Visiting the cave (abt 15 min walk from village), you are put on boats with max 3 ppl. If you are on your own the price is nearly double. I waited abt 10 min and was paired with 2 other ppl. We took abt 1,5hrs to get thru the cave, spend 20-30min on the other side, and then returned abt 45 min. The ceiling is always high, so not really scary. On the way to the other side, there is one stop where you climb lots of steps to see parts of the cave and return to the boat, a little bit later there is a part where one gets off the boat and walks part thru the cave before re-joining the boat, all well-lit. Being barefoot is not a good idea for the stairs and walking thru the cave, but sometimes feet will get wet when getting off the boat. Not really a good trip for ppl with mobility issues.
On the other side are some vendors who sell food, coconuts etc. We spend abt 20 min there and returned. Driving thru the cave it can get a little chilly, so having a long sleeved shirt might be a good idea. Overall I loved the trip, although it takes a bit f effort to get there.
翻译:孔罗洞绝对值得一去。我喜欢 1) 前往那里的旅程,2) 山谷中的世界末日感觉,3) 参观洞穴。
12 月 24 日,我从万象乘坐巴士。它于上午 10 点出发,花费 180,000 克朗,耗时 7-8 小时。车上人不多。我建议你自己去巴士站,而不是在城里买巴士+酒店接送的票,我花了 400,000 克朗。我在孔罗洞住了 2 晚。我于 6:30 乘坐当地巴士前往他曲,并于 12 点转乘巴色。我于晚上 8:15 到达巴色。漫长的一天,但可行。
我是在圣诞节前到达的,那里人不多。所以到了晚上,那里非常安静,给人一种非常平静的感觉。有些宾馆提供食物,但那里的餐厅/酒吧生意并不兴隆。
参观洞穴(从村庄步行约 15 分钟),您将被安排在最多 3 人的船上。如果您独自一人,价格几乎是原来的两倍。我等了大约 10 分钟,和另外 2 个人一起。我们花了大约 1.5 小时穿过洞穴,在另一边花了 20-30 分钟,然后返回大约 45 分钟。天花板总是很高,所以并不可怕。在去另一边的路上,有一站,您可以爬上很多台阶,看看洞穴的一部分,然后返回船上,稍后有一段路,人们下船,穿过洞穴的一部分,然后再重新上船,灯光明亮。赤脚爬楼梯和穿过洞穴不是一个好主意,但有时下船时脚会被弄湿。对于行动不便的人来说,这不是一次很好的旅行。
另一边有一些卖食物、椰子等的小贩。我们在那里待了大约 20 分钟,然后返回。开车穿过洞穴可能会有点冷,所以穿一件长袖衬衫可能是个好主意。总的来说,我喜欢这次旅行,尽管到达那里需要一点努力。