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This is the itinerary:

29/11 Arrive Phnom Penh

30/11 PP – Kratie

1/12 Kratie

2/12 Kratie – Don Khong

3/12 Don Khong

4/12 Don Khong – Pakse via Wat Phu Champasak

5/12 – 8/12 Bolaven Plateau by motorbike

8/12 Pakse – Tha Khaek (VIP night bus)

9/12 Caves etc around Tha Khaek by motorbike

10/12 Tha Khaek – Vientiane

11/12 – 12/12 Vientiane

13/12 Vientiane – Vang Vieng

14/12 Vang Vieng

15/12 Vang Vieng – Luang Prabang

16/12 – 18/12 LP

19/12 LP – Siem Reap

20/12 Angkor

21/12 Angkor – PP

22/12 PP and flight home

What do you think?

I've already booked the flight from Luang Prabang to Siem Reap, but the rest of the itinerary is still open to change.

I've been to Angkor once before, thus the brief visit this time.

Could I safely skip the Tha Khaek portion and head straight from Pakse to Vientiane? If I did, how long would the bus trip Pakse-Vientiane take? Would it be worth my while to fly?

Is two days in Vientiane excessive?

Anything else?

Any constructive comments much appreciated.

(Cross-posted on the Cambodia branch).