Sekong Town, Sekong Travel Package Tours, Laos Tour Information Hotel Guide

SEKONG OVERVIEW

The town of Sekong was cut out of the forest and laid out on a wide, map-easy grid spread across an area about ten times the size it needs to be. It seems the urban planners had high hopes for the future development of the town, but as things currently stand,aside from the admittedly very scenic Sekong River, there is just about nothing whatsoever to see in town and everything is a bit of a walk away from everything else. Sekong hasn't given up on its 'if we build it they will come' philosophy.' On our first visit in 2004 we found many of the guesthouses closed up, seemingly due to low patronage. On our revisit in December of 2006, we found staff available at every place in town, and despite only a smattering of potential guests showing up daily seeking rooms, several new, ambitious hotels had sprung up, ready and waiting to receive the throngs, if and when they ever decide to show up. In the meantime, though, the place still has a bit of the feeling of ghost town (and, in the case of the Sekong Souk Samlane Hotel, even a few ghosts). The most exciting thing to do in town is to get up at 05:00 and watch the locals fishing in the river, then walk along the river road, as the Buddhist faithful line up with donations of food for the monks who make a long slow promenade in their orange robes to receive their morning meal in begging bowls.