Paksong is an easy and fun ride by rented motorbike or by one of the many trucks and buses that go all day over the gradual rolling rises of countryside, flanked by small villages on both sides of the road, with occasional places selling bananas, pineapples and handicrafts until at last you reach the altitude of 1300 meters on the rich dark soil of an ancient, extinct volcano.
There, in the halcyon days of French colonialism, the Arabica coffee plant was introduced and there it has continued to thrive.  The combination of factors including perfect soil and altitude and climate make for some of the best tasting coffee in the world.Once you are in Paksong you can stay at a small guest house. You can take a motorbike with friends down many of the nearby rural roads and see very interesting little villages and the friendly people who live there.

You can meet local people and spend time with them, just on the strength of your own personality. They will be curious about you, shy, but interested. You can have special, memorable encounters like nowhere else.The world has not caught up with Paksong and that's a good thing.  Its still rich in local people living their lives on the farms and plantations.