Vat Phu

The Vat Phu Festival takes place every year, on the 15th day of the increasing moon of the 3rd month (in January-February) and coincides with the Makha Busa Buddhist Festival. For 2012, the festival of Vat Phu will start on February 5th until February 7th.
The believers come from a great distance to attend the ceremony ; some of them even come from Thailand and Cambodia; it is also the opportunity for surrounding plain and mountain populations to meet each other, maintaining these relations since time put off. To see and download the program of the festival, click here : program festival 2011-en-02/2011.pdf

Processions, recitals, and chants take place during the three days festival. Boats racing (dugouts), game "catch-ducks"; volleyball and petanque competitions are also organized. Sometimes, elephant procession, buffalo and cock fights, and dances are also showed. The local authorities want to maintain some traditions and to preserve the sacred sense of the place.
In the evening, various attractions as well as some concerts are used to occur as an usual profane aspect.

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Activity

Around Vat Phu

Various

Events 2012

Fullmoon at Vat Phu
6th april 2012

Vat Phu festival 2012
From 5/02 until 7/02

Schedule & fees

Opening everyday :

- from 8:00 am till 6:00 pm for the site

- from 8:00 am till 4:30 pm for the museum

Price lists :
(Only one ticket for de site and the museum)

30 000 kips
3 000 kips for Lao people

Possibility of visiting the site except schedules.

More precision by clicking on this link: : schedule and price lists

Partners

This site has been realized within the framework of French – Lao cooperation project : " Priority solidarity funds Vat Phu Champassak. Historic and Cultural site arrangement and development ".

Ministry of Information and Culture.
Head office of the Heritage Service of the Arrangement and the Vat Phu - Champassak site Management.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
France Embassy in Laos
Service of Cooperation and Cultural actions

Vat Phu-Champasak-Laos