Laos
When
Nov to Feb
Price
From 1 900€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
5 nights
Ideal length
The Bolaven Plateau, in southern Laos, owes its exceptional fertility to volcanic soils that have made it, since the era of French colonial rule, the country's main coffee-producing region, grown in the shade using largely unchanged traditional methods. The plateau, which rises over twelve hundred metres, also concentrates some of the most spectacular waterfalls in Laos, including the Tad Fane falls, which plunge over one hundred and twenty metres into a jungle-covered gorge.
The Bolaven Plateau, introduced to coffee cultivation by French colonists in the early 20th century, benefits from exceptionally fertile red volcanic soils and an altitude that tempers the tropical climate, ideal conditions for producing quality arabica and robusta. The family plantations, grown in the shade of fruit trees using traditional methods, are visited along the coffee route, an itinerary dotted with villages of the Laven and Alak ethnic minorities.
Tad Fane falls, formed by two twin waterways that plunge simultaneously over one hundred and twenty metres into a gorge covered in dense jungle, rank among the highest and most photographed in Laos, observable from a purpose-built overlook. Nearby, Tad Yuang falls, lower but open for swimming, offer a refreshing natural pool surrounded by tropical forest.
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A Lodge Amid the Coffee Plantations
A simple lodge set amid a coffee plantation on the Bolaven Plateau, rooms overlooking the rows of coffee bushes, a tasting of coffee grown on site.
A Guesthouse near Tad Fane Falls
A guesthouse overlooking Tad Fane falls, a terrace with a direct view of the twin waterfalls, local cuisine made from plateau produce.
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