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Laos Travel Sekong
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Sekong is a peaceful town bordering Vietnam, adjacent to Salavan and Attapeu provinces. This province has a newly launched tourist city called Dak Jung. Meanwhile, Taman town, or Sekong town, is located on the west bank of the Sekong River. There is a large Vietnamese community here, ATMs, banks, and accommodations priced at 200 baht for fan rooms and 400-500 baht for air-conditioned rooms. The market is not very lively, but once the road to Danang is completed, Sekong province will become an important province in Laos.
I have written about Dak Jung, which will be the future capital city. The Trian tribe of Dak Jung. Traveling to Dak Jung, encountering bombs at Tha Taeng, Dak Jung town (also spelled Dak Jung, Dak Jung, or Dak Jung). Dak Jung is a border town with Vietnam, located in Sekong province. Sekong province, also known as Laman town, has Dak Jung as another city that will become the capital of Sekong in the future. There is very little information about Dak Jung online, and even the name is confusing between Dak Jung and Dak Jung.
Dak Jung or Dak Jung, I am not sure which to call it. After researching Wikipedia, which mentions the Dak Kang language, the native language of the Trian tribe, who are numerous in Sekong province, especially in Dak Jung town, it is likely best to use "Dak Jung". The word 'Dak' is from the Trian language (pronounced Ta-Hriang). Many rivers in Vietnam start with this word, possibly originating from the Paotriang. Dak Jung is about
100 kilometers away (see travel to Dak Jung). In the past, it took weeks to reach this town, but now the road is nearly complete, taking about 4-5 hours. During the rainy season, it is best not to go as it takes days or requires overnight stays in the forest, with risks of slipping and falling to death. Dak Jung has been designated as the capital of Sekong and is the fastest route to Vietnam, leading to Danang.
No need to transport goods by boat to Khlong Toei port; this route passes through Ubon to Sekong, then to Dak Jung, and into Danang, Vietnam. The distance from the Chong Mek border in Ubon Ratchathani to Danang via this route is only 300 kilometers. Therefore, Laos has developed this city with Vietnam building a dam here as a tourist attraction, making this route a key path to Danang.
In 2009, the checkpoint at Dak Jung near the Vietnam border was officially opened as an international checkpoint. With a passport, you can travel to Vietnam via this route. Tourism in Dak Jung includes natural attractions such as discovered waterfalls and many more yet to be found, as the town was only recently opened. When I visited Dak Jung, Lao police checked my passport and charged a 20,000 kip fee. They also advised that to take photos in Dak Jung, permission must be obtained from the town's Advertising and Culture Office first.
I followed the procedure immediately. The head of the advertising department kindly arranged for someone to guide me to visit a Trian tribe village. Many thanks to them. Besides tribal tourism, the border area has trading points and the Setaman dam built by Vietnam, which is also a tourist spot. Dak Jung has only one local homestay available.
Accommodation costs 100 baht per night. There are also restaurants selling pho and made-to-order dishes near the market, including rice meals. The Trian tribe eats regular rice, not sticky rice like the lowland Lao people. I enjoyed Trian-style rice, which is similar to Japanese rice. The road from Taman (Sekong) to Dak Jung is expected to be completed in 2016. When that happens, Dak Jung will become a tourism gem like a white elephant hidden in the forest.
For me, I chose to travel before the road was finished to experience the ultimate atmosphere when entering the Trian village, which had never been visited by tourists before.