I always wondered if the building of a nice paved road between Banlung, Ratanakiri, and Sen Monorem, Mondulkiri, would seriously affect tourism in Kratie. I couldn’t really tell from my quick trip through town but one thing has definitely changed. Busses from Phnom Penh to Banlung now follow the Sen Monorem-Banlung route as opposed to heading north along the Mekong to Stung Treng via Kratie and heading east. What this means practically is that the major bus companies aren’t running [[Traveling Kratie to Banlung]] so your experience may look like mine (in the link). Updated 10/12/24