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Wat Sok Pa Luang
Address Th Sok Pa Luang, Embassy Area

Keyword wellbeing, bath house, religious/spiritual

In a shaded, almost semirural setting that is entirely in keeping with its name ( wat paa means forest temple), Wat Sok Pa Luang is famous for its herbal saunas and expert massage. The masseurs are usually lay people who reside at the temple. After a relaxing sauna, you can take herbal tea on the veranda while cooling off; then opt for a massage. You're not supposed to wash away your accumulated perspiration for two or three hours afterwards to allow the herbs to soak into your pores.

A few women have commented that some masseurs may cover more territory than is comfortable. The sauna (around US$1 ) and massage (around US$2 ) operate from 13:00 to 19:00 daily. Wat Sok Pa Luang is also known for its course of instruction in vipassana (Lao vipatsanáa ), a type of Buddhist meditation that involves careful mind-body analysis. Taxi, jumbo (motorcycle taxi) and tuk-tuk drivers all know how to get to Wat Sok Pa Luang. If you're travelling by car or bicycle, take Th Khu Vieng south past Talat Sao for about 2.5km until you come to a fairly major road on the left (this is Th Sok Pa Luang, but it's unmarked). Turn left here; the ornamented entrance to the wat is about 500m on the left. For Wat Si Amphon, go a few hundred metres further and turn right on Th Si Amphon.

Other attractions in Vientiane: Lao National Museum | Papaya Spa | Patuxai | Pha That Luang | That Dam | Wat Si Muang | Wat Si Saket | Wat Sok Pa Luang | Xieng Khuan

 

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