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STUNG TRENG PROVINCE
For a long while, poor Stung Treng Province was the neglected middle child, sandwiched
between the luminary siblings of Ratanakiri Province and Kratie Province, not to mention
the languid charms of Champasak in southern Laos. But a new bridge over the Mekong in
Stung Treng town may soon change that. The bridge, scheduled for completion in 2015,
will feed into the new highway running west to Preah Vihear City, cutting about four hours
off the journey from Champasak to Siem Reap - a key route on the Southeast Asia back-
packer trail.
Loaded with largely untapped tourist potential, Stung Treng could benefit hugely from
the increased traffic. The main attractions are up near the Lao border, where you can kayak
out to a pod of Irrawaddy dolphins then continue downstream along a heavenly stretch of
the Mekong known as the flooded forest. Further north, thundering rapids cascade over the
border from Laos - a spectacular sight. Further east, hard-core travellers can access Vir-
achey National Park from remote Siem Pang.
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Stung Treng
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Located on the Tonlé San near its confluence with the Mekong, Stung Treng is a dusty city
with not much to offer, but this may change when the new bridge is completed. Some loc-
als call the Tonlé San the 'Tonlé Kong', as it merges with the Tonlé Kong (well known as
the Sekong in Laos) 10km east of town. Just north of the town centre, a major bridge across
the San leads north to the Lao border.
 
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