Buddha Park

This famous Buddha Park (also called Wat Xieng Khouane) is located 25 kilometers south from Vientiane capital and 4 kilometers from Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge which connects Northeast Thailand with Laos.

From Vientiane city, Buddha Park can be reached by tuk tuk or public bus. This garden is open to the public everyday from 8am to 6pm and the entry fee is 10.000 KIP per person, but you must add 3000 KIP if you come there with a camera.

The park was built in 1958 by the monk Bunleua ​​Sulilat who integrated both Buddhism and Hinduism. After going to Thailand in 1975, this creator opened a similar park known as Sala Kaew Ku in Nong Khai.

The park is filled with more than 200 artistic statues linked to Buddhism and Hinduism, including an enormous 40-meter-long reclining Buddha. All these works of art are mostly made from concrete or from bricks coated with cement. Among these sculptures, you could see some impressive statues such as a deity with 12 faces and the Indra, the king of the buddhist gods, sitting on a three-headed elephant.

Near the entrance is a 6-meter-high building, called the Pumpkin Tower, divided into 3 levels: Hell, Earth and Paradise. At the top of this tower, you will have a great panorama of Buddha Park.

With a tranquil setting and shady surroundings, Buddha Park is definitely worth a visit during your tour to the capital of a million elephants.