Pakbeng

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The main street which runs down Pakbeng
The main street which runs down Pakbeng

Pakbeng is a small village in Laos, located on the Mekong River about halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, Laos. Pakbeng is connected by a sealed road with Oudomxai along the Nam Beng river.

The town is a major stop for the boats running from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai; the slow boats which run between Huay Xai and Luang Prabang over a period of two days spend the night moored in Pakbeng. There are several small guesthouses that usually have attached restaurants as well as small amounts of groceries to be purchased for the next day's journey on the Mekong. Due to the large number of foreign tourists passing through the village a small (illegal) trade in both marijuana and opium has developed.

There is a small wat to be found in the hills not far from the village.


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