Chong Sa Ngam lies about forty minutes from Sisaket in Thailand and the road is totally sealed on both the Thai and Cambodia sides. Chong Sa Ngam is the city on the Thai Side of the border on the Cambodia facet the border is called Along Veng. After getting completed Visa formalities it takes only about 1 and a 1/2 hours to succeed in Siem Reap or one hundred twenty Km!!
What does this all mean properly actually in case you are touring from cities in Isaan resembling Ubon, Surin or Sisaket you would be taking a look at only a few 3 hour drive to Siem Reap isn’t that nice!!. If you’re coming from Pakse you are looking at a travel time of about 6 hours. Well this is the route from Pakse for these excited about traveling overland.
Leaving Pakse at about 8am travel 44 Km to the Thai border at Chong Mek this only takes about 40mins however probably 1 hour to finish Visa formalities (Thai Visas are Issued free and on arrival). Next travel by way of Det Udon to Chong Sa Ngam there is actually no must go to Ubon there is a sealed street that goes directly to the border and it’s only 200km and takes slightly below 3 hours including a rest room cease or two.
Now you have to cross the border into Cambodia again Visas are issued on arrival but there’s a fee of around $25 US. Once throughout the border you can cease to see the cremation website of Pol Pot just a few metres away down a small path. This way his final stand through the Khmer Rouge Reign. You are now in Alongside Veng and from here it is only another 1 and a 1/2 hours to Siem Reap or about 120km passing Banteay Srei temple along the way. It is a great various to touring the route through Kampong Cham which is able to take over 15 hours!
This is nice information for travelers or excursions who’re in search of alternatives to the flight from Pakse to Siem Reap. Or for many who want to embody a bit of of Isan in there tour program! Isan Northeastern Thailand is stunning and the people are extraordinarily pleasant and hospitable, eco-resorts like Kong Jiam are an ideal hideaway, and there are also some nice temples to visit as an introduction to the Khmer Empire.
On another note the precise route the Khmer Empire traveled from Wat Phu Champasak in Laos to Siem Reap in Cambodia is actually only 240km and plans are underway to complete this highway so in a few years the route from Pakse to Siem Reap may solely take about three hours watch this area!!!