By bus or minivan the journey from Pakse to Don Det is scheduled to take from 2 hours to 4 hours 30 minutes depending upon which service you take.
Bus Times from Pakse to Don Det
There are currently 16 bus services a day from Pakse to Don Det available to book online.
| Pakse | Don Det | Ticket | Company |
| 08:00 | 10:00 | $19 USD | Book Best Travel and Services |
| 08:30 | 11:30 | $12 USD | Pakse Travel |
| 08:30 | 11:30 | $16 USD | Sanga Transport |
| 08:30 | 11:30 | $17 USD | MMB Travel |
| 08:30 | 11:00 | $19 USD | RG Adventure |
| 08:30 | 13:00 | $33 USD | Aqua De Bamboo |
| 08:30 | 12:00 | $15 USD | Sarah Transport Laos |
| 08:30 | 12:30 | $18 USD | Chamroeun Sila Transport |
| 09:00 | 12:00 | $12 USD | Green Paradise |
| 09:00 | 12:30 | $18 USD | Laos Easy Go Travel |
| 09:00 | 11:45 | $9 USD | Airbus |
| 09:00 | 11:45 | $20 USD | Dara Panha Sak Transport |
| 09:00 | 11:30 | $16 USD | Nakasang Paradise Travel |
| 12:00 | 15:00 | $16 USD | Sanga Transport |
| 12:00 | 15:00 | $16 USD | Green Paradise |
| 12:00 | 15:30 | $18 USD | Laos Easy Go Travel |
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Services from Pakse drop customers in a small town in the north of Don Det where most of the accommodation is located and where there is the highest concentration of bars and restaurants.
Pakse Bus Station
Bus services to Don Det depart from the Green Paradise Travel office in Pakse.
Don Det Bus Station
Bus Services from Pakse terminate at the Green Paradise Travel office on the northern coast of Don Det.
About Don Det
Don Det is a river island in the Mekong. Don Det is one of the largest of several hundred river islands in area known as Si Phan Don, which means ‘4,000 Islands’ in English.
Remote and Laid-back
Don Det is a unique and unusual destination which is very popular with younger visitors who come to enjoy a few days in a remote place with no hospital or police station and a very laid back atmosphere.
Mekong River around Don DetThere is not much to do in Don Det other swim or float in the Mekong River or cycle around the island. Don Det tends to be a place where people relax all day in hammock by the river then go out in the evening to drink in bars. The neighbouring island of Don Khon, which is joined to Don Det by a bridge, is more oriented towards older visitors and families.
Boat Tours from Don Det
There are some well organised tours which you can do from both Don Det and Don Khon to see waterfalls, other islands and even try to spot the elusive river dolphin which lives in this part of the river. The cost of the tour is often a little too high to many of the backpackers who come to Don Det, so if your finances allow it you can get a lot more out of visit to Don Det than simply lazy days by the river.