# Hin Nam No Tour | Xe Bang Fai Cave, 2 Days from Thakhek | UNESCO

2-day tour to Hin Nam No UNESCO World Heritage Site. Xe Bang Fai Cave by boat, riverside overnight at Nong Ping, Tad Xieng Lue waterfall. From Thakhek.

Hin Nam No National Park is a protected area in Khammouane Province, Laos, known for its dramatic limestone karst, primary forest, and the Xe Bang Fai Cave system. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 13 July 2025, becoming Laos's fourth World Heritage Site and its first natural one, as a transboundary listing with Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $220 per vehicle, up to 6 passengers

**Included:** Private AC minivan, driver, fuel, hotel pick-up/drop-off in Thakhek, driver's food and accommodation
**Not included:** Meals, national park fees, river boat hire, camping fees, waterfall entrance fee

## Itinerary

**Day 1**
1. Depart Thakhek, 8:00 AM
2. Ban Pakphanang — river gateway village, Bualapha district
3. Xe Bang Fai River boat ride — approx 90 minutes upstream to Nong Ping
4. Xe Bang Fai Cave — one of the world's largest active river cave passages, up to 200m wide and 120m high, 6.4km active passage
5. Overnight at Xe Bang Fai Campsite (Nong Ping) — equipped tents, bungalows, community-run kitchen

**Day 2**
6. Tad Xieng Lue Waterfall — approx 80m, 30-minute jungle trek
7. Tha Falang — river swimming stop on the return
8. Return to Thakhek, late afternoon

## Key facts

- UNESCO inscription: 13 July 2025 (Laos's 4th site, first natural one; transboundary with Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Vietnam)
- Xe Bang Fai Cave: first explored by a Frenchman on a bamboo raft in 1905
- Campsite at Nong Ping run by a local women's group, serving home-cooked Lao food
- Cave can close between June and September depending on the year — contact us before travel for the latest update

## Book

WhatsApp +856 20 926 512 10 or use the form at [hin-nam-no-national-park-tour#book](https://thakhektours.com/hin-nam-no-national-park-tour#book). We reply within 24 hours.