The San River goes by three names, depend on which of the locals you speak to. Some call it the Kong River because the San and Kong River merge together about 10 km northeast of Stung Treng town, confusing people about which name the river should bear. Other call it the Sekong River, which is the combined name of these two rivers. Whatever name the fiver beside the town goes by, it's another of Cambodia's beautiful picture-postcard river towns. It's a nice place to kick back , chill out if you are on a circuit tour of the Northeast River Scene, from here to Laos.
The San River is front in Stung Treng by a nice stretch of paved road. It's the centre of socializing (as in most Cambodian river town) in the late afternoon and early evening hours as the locals ride up and down the stretch enjoying the view and each other. Drink and dessert stand spring up earlier to serve the daily merrymaking crowd. It's a nice sport for a walk or jog any time of the day as the river road turn into a pleasant rural road that leads to the airport four km north of town.
The river port area just front of the small city park is fairly busy, handling trade between Cambodia , Laos. The ferry across the San River to National Highway No 7 continues north to the Laos bord is also at pier. The fare are 300 riel per head. We went for a ride on this stretch (2,000 riel for taking a big bike the ferry), but there isn't much to see along the way besides light jungle and some remnants next to the road that was a target carpet bombing during the Vietnam War year (the road was recently overhauled and is now one of the best in the country). The road work its way eastward so it does not afford views of the Mekong River as one would hope. The few resident we saw along the way were truly amaz to see the likes of us, who would want to be there.
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