Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
North bank of Sekong
ACCOMMODATION
Golden River Hotel
Riverside Guesthouse
Stung Treng Guesthouse
Tonle Guesthouse
Dry-season dock
2
4
3
1
Jetty
Sekong River
EATING
Ponika's Palace
Riverside Guesthouse
Rainy Season
Dock
2
1
Food Stalls
Transport
Stop
Riverside
Guesthouse
Tours
Pasay
Fish Statue
Xplore
Asia
Wat Pre
Ang Tom
Canadia Bank
Rith Mony
Buses
Acleda
Bank
Phnom Penh
Sorya
Market
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0
200
STUNG TRENG
metres
4
Kratie & Banlung
although the statue is about the size of a dolphin, the real fish is quite modest,
weighing 1-1.5kg.
Further west along the riverfront is the attractive
Wat Pre Ang Tom
, reconstructed in
1992 after being destroyed by the Khmer Rouge. The central vihara, a glorious
gold-and-pink confection, is so lusciously decorated it looks almost edible, while in
the corner opposite stands an enormous bodhi tree, sheltering a cluster of pagoda-
style shrines.
Mekong Blue silk-weaving centre
5km east of town along the river • Mon-Sat • Free •
W
mekongblue.com • Around $4 return by moto, $6 by tuk-tuk
One easy-to-reach destination is the
Mekong Blue silk-weaving centre
, established in
2001 and now one of a cluster of local projects run by the enterprising Stung Treng
Women's Development Centre. Visitors are welcome to watch the weavers at work and
visit the attached showroom, displaying some of the chic scarves, accessories, bags and
bedding created here (which you can also buy online).
Prasat Preah Ko
Take the ferry (1500 riel one way) to Thala Barivat village, from where it's a 500m walk uphill from the market
Across the Mekong from Stung Treng, the riverside village of Thala Barivat
is home to
the ruined
Prasat Preah Ko
Chenla-era temple, built in the seventh century during the
reign of Jayavarman I and comprising six ruined brick towers arranged in two lines of
three. Thai robbers stripped the stone statue of Shiva's bull, Nandin, of the gems with
which it was once inlaid, but even stripped of its decoration it's still a splendid object,
with a fine patina and a gentle expression. A unique annual
festival
is held here in late
March or early April by the Jarai (see p.233), involving much loud drumming, men
parading with fishing baskets over their heads and great quantities of wine being
sprayed around.
