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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. The town of Taman, or Sekong town, is located on the west bank of the Sekong River. There is a large Vietnamese community here, with ATMs and banks available. Accommodation costs 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 main 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, 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 be the main city of Sekong in the future. There is very little information about Dak Jung online, and even the name is confusing whether it is Dak Jung or 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 language of the Trian tribe, who are numerous in Sekong province, especially in Dak Jung town, it should be called "Dak Jung" because the word 'Dak' is 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 almost finished, and travel time is about 4-5 hours. During the rainy season, it is best not to go as it takes days or you might have to sleep in the forest or risk slipping and falling to death. Dak Jung has been planned to be the main city of Sekong, serving as the fastest route to Vietnam, entering Danang.
No need to transport goods by boat to Khlong Toei port; this route passes through Ubon to Sekong, then Dak Jung, and into Danang, Vietnam. The distance from the Chong Mek border in Ubon Ratchathani to Danang city in Vietnam via this route is only 300 kilometers in a straight line. Therefore, Laos has developed this city with Vietnam building a dam here, making it a tourist attraction and establishing this route as an important main route to Danang.
In 2009, the checkpoint at Dak Jung town on 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, waterfalls both discovered and undiscovered, which I believe are many since this 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 if you want to take photos in Dak Jung, you must get permission from the Dak Jung Advertising and Culture Office first.
I followed the procedure immediately. The head of the advertising department kindly arranged for someone to take me to visit the "Trian tribe" houses. Many thanks to them here. Besides tribal tourism, at the border there is a trading point and the Setaman dam built by Vietnam, which is also a tourist spot. Dak Jung has local houses that serve as accommodation in one area.
Accommodation costs 100 baht per night. There are restaurants selling pho and made-to-order food near the market, including rice meals, because the Trian tribe eats regular rice, not sticky rice like lowland Lao people. I ate regular rice like the Trian people, which is similar to Japanese rice. The road from Taman (Sekong) to Dak Jung will be completed in 2016. When that time comes, Dak Jung will become a tourism gem like a white elephant in the forest.
But for me, I chose to travel before the road was finished to enjoy the ultimate atmosphere when entering the Trian village where no tourists had ever arrived before. mr.hotsia recommends hotels in Sekong.