Xe Bang Fai Cave is located in Ban Nyabaet-Nong Ping village, in Boualapha District of Khammouane Province. It is about 154km East of Thakhek on Route 12. The Xe Bang Fai River runs across the Nakai plateau along the Lao-Vietnamese border. In the rainy season you have to ride the boat along the Nam Phanang river to the cave entrance, which takes about 10 minutes.