Arrivals
- Stung Treng- 2022-07-21 from Cambodia, 60 min
We paid USD 10 for the vehicle entry document (with receipts), USD 40 per person for the Laos visas and USD 3 (mainly leftover KMR) for the entry stamps (they asked 4).
Departures
- Ngeune – Huai Kon – 2022-08-11 to Thailand, 20 min
The process was smooth and friendly. It took 20 min. for Laos and. The small border crossing is easy to manage. We came from Luang Prabang. In general the road quality is excellent; we saw hardly any trucks.
Fuel
Fuel: available in abundance, cnowhere accepted.
Insurance
Insurance is purchased easily and quickly ant one of the many insurance offices. We paid EUR 13 for one month.
Roads
Many roads between the bigger cities, especially those with much truck traffinc are in poor condition.
Money
Credit cards are not generally accepted. ATM’s are abundant. Fees for cash withdraws are high and identical for every bank.
Corruption and crime
At the border with Cambodia immigration officers tried to charge us USD 2 per passport for the entry stamp.