Passport formalities when crossing borders, on the Mekong?
Replies: 5 - Last Post: Feb 12, 2013 11:15 PM Last Post By: ksquared55
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Of course there are. Lots of people will be doing just what you are doing -- most in sampans rather than kayaks, but the Mekong has being the highway of Indochina for millennia.In a boat, I crossed from Vietnam to Cambodia just upriver from Chau Doc, but there must be station for people going the other way.
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Not sure if the river crossing from Laos to Cambodia is still open to tourist, see http://www.canbypublications.com you may have to catch a ride over to the road crossing to get stamped out Lao and into Cambo.From Cambodia to Vietnam the border posts are about a klick apart and right on the riverfront. The Vietnam post actually "floats" like a floating dock that rises and falls with the water level. You'll likely be asked for some "Tea money" at both crossings, anything unusual is an excuse for some "fees."
