The mighty Mekong

I came to the Mekong (Southeast Asias lifeline) at Si Phan Don, where the Mekong splits up in a delta around thousands of islands, before merging back together to drop down a wide waterfall into Cambodia. Imagine all the water of the mighty Mekong dropping down. however the falls are not very tall, but the falls are wide instead and basically consist of numerous cascades along a 13 km stretch.


A boat took me to a place downriver where the rare Irrawady Dolphins like to hang out. Besides that there is not much to do on the island except of going for a little run in the heat and hanging out on the Mekong river bank and enjoying iced coffee and Lao food, before taking the long haul to Siem Reep, Cambodia...