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Challenge in the Eastern Cambodia (10 Days)
From: $779
US$ 1369 per person (based on a group of 2 people)
US$ 925 per person (based on a group of 4 people)
US$ 779 per person (based on a group of 6 people)

Code: E-CADZZ0001
Tour Style: Adventure
Duration: 10 days
Difficulty Comfort Exclusivity
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From the bustling City of Phnom Penh to the furthest north east corner of Cambodia, passing through remote provinces such as Mondulkiri (Senmonorom) and Ratanakiri (Banlung) where you could explore the amazing nature, wildlife as well as learning the different cultures of the minority people.


ITINERARY BRIEF:

Day 01: Phnom Penh Arrival
Day 02: Phnom Penh-Modolkiri
Day 03: Sen Monorom – Dei Ey and the Community Forest
Day 04: Dei Ey Village – Sen Monorom
Day 05: Sen Monorom - Ratanakiri (Banlung)
Day 06: Trek to Kaoh Piek
Day 07: Trek to Virachay National Park
Day 08 Tonle San river kayak - Banlung
Day 09: Banlung - Phnom Penh
Day 10: Phnom Penh Departure
 

Trip Grade:
Moderate 

 

Trip Tips:
When hiring a moto or tuk-tuk, always establish the price first before starting off for your destination. You will be quoted a high price at first, so be prepared to haggle to get what you consider to be a fair price.

 

Best Travel Time:
There are two seasons in Cambodia, wet and dry. From early May to the end of October is the rainy season. It often rains heavily but for short periods of time, mostly later in the day or during the night, after which the sun returns. The rain cools the air and freshens up the lush green of the rice plantations. It is cooler in the dry season, which runs from early November to early February, when it starts heating up again, building to the hottest month of April. So the best time for rain lovers is between May and October and from November to early March for those who like it dry and cool.

 

Recommended:
For those interested in Cambodian arts and crafts, we highly recommend a visit to the NGO Artisans d’Angkor in Siem Reap. They operate a skill-training centre for women and men from rural areas and teach them skills such as silk dying and weaving, lacquering, stone carving and woodcarving. Tours of the workshops are provided in various languages, and you can see the artisans at work. They also have an excellent gift shop where you can purchase the crafts you saw being made. The entrance to Artisans d’Angkor shop is located on Stung Thmey St, off of Sivatha Blvd. The skill centre is on National Road 6 and from the shop, they can arrange a free return tuk tuk ride from Siem Reap town, and admission is also free of charge. 

Day 01: Phnom Penh Arrival
Warm Welcome to Phnom Penh!

On arrival in Phnom Penh you will be met and greeting by your local English speaking guide and transfer to your hotel for check in then you have a free time to explore Phnom Penh on your own by local transport Motor-trailer/Tuk-Tuk.

Phnom Penh is known as the "Pearl in Asia", it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s with old colonial buildings. Especially, there are a number of surviving French colonial buildings scattered along the grand boulevards. Currently has known as the political and commercial city of Cambodia.

Overnight in Phnom Penh

Day 02: Phnom Penh - Mondolkiri (Senmonorom)
Morning after having the breakfast at hotel will travel to Mondolkori by driving through the Mekong River and Kampong Cham where could see the rubber plantation. It is an eastern and hilly province of Cambodia, which is the most sparsely populated province in the whole country although being the largest province in Cambodia. The province is chock full of natural beauty, with thickly forested mountains, powerful waterfalls and the lush green rolling hills of the western side. There are many minority people are living here and very interesting with the variety of languages being used: Khmer, hill tribe languages, Vietnamese and Lao… Most of the population lives off the land, planting rice, fruit trees and a variety of vegetables. Others grow coffee, strawberries, rubber and cashew nuts.

The journey will take about 5 hours, after check in and relax you will start to see/swim the impressive Bou Sraa waterfall and visiting the minority village.

Overnight in Mondulkiri (Senmonorom)
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner


Day 03: Sen Monorom – Dei Ey and the Community Forest
After having the breakfast, the trip departs from the WWF office in Sen Monorom then heading north into the Mondulkiri Protected Forest. Arriving at the Dei Ey Community Lodge you will meet your community hosts. Starting the trek in Dei Ey Spirit Forest, you hike through the village before entering the Community Forest. In the forest you will learn about the life of the Phnong and their intimate relationship with their forest environs. You’ll also enjoy a picnic lunch under the forest canopy before returning to the village and community lodge for a relaxing evening of chat with our village hosts.

Overnight in the Village at Local Homestay
Meal: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
60 minutes transfer/ 3 hours moderate trekking (dry season)


Day 04: Dei Ey Village – Senmonorom
Early risers stalk the birds of the forest and look for signs of wildlife before returning to the lodge for breakfast. You start the day’s excursion by learning about the beliefs and practices around the Spirit Forest. Pay your respects to the ancestors in the burial grounds and learn how the Phnong provide for their welfare in the afterlife. You will spend the rest of the day with your hosts in their village or fields learning about how they go about their daily tasks or working with them in the fields. This might include pounding and winnowing rice or harvesting peanuts. It depends on what the work of the season requires. Lunch will be hosted in a community member’s home. Departing for Sen Monorom from the community lodge, you say farewell to your hosts and to the Mondulkiri Protected Forest.

Overnight in Mondulkiri (Sen Monorom)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Easy walking and light to moderate manual labor/ 60 minute transfer.

Day 05: Sen Monorom - Ratanakiri (Banlung)
Enjoy the breakfast at hotel then transfer to Ratanakiri (Banlung), journey will drive through the hilly villages and passing many rubber plantation and pepper corn farms, it’s about 4hours driving.

This is another hilly city, Ratanakiri is situated on the north - east plateau is renowned for its unique natural beauty and wealth of natural resources. The physical and environmental characteristic of the province forms an impressive range including undulating hills and mountains, a level plateau, watershed lowlands, crater lakes, rivers and waterfalls. Forest cover varies from area to area, from the dense impenetrable forest in the northern reaches, which are still rich in wildlife, to the drier and sparser forest, found in the southwest. Similarly, the soil types present range from rich volcanic soil to the sandy soil found near rivers.
Upon arrival your hotel will process for check in then having an orientation tour of the city and market before heading for swimming at the Yeak Loam volcanic Lake,

Overnight in Ratanakiri (Banlung)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Trek to Kaoh Piek
Following breakfast at your hotel, you then depart to Tonle San, embarking our private boat for a 45 minutes cruise to Kaoh Piek. From here we commence trekking through quiet jungle trails and footpaths. On the way we see some isolated farmhouses, cross a few streams and visit the bamboo forest and its surrounds. Before we go to the rapids where we spent the first night, we have to climb a hill were we enjoy a beautiful view above the jungle canopy. The Tonle San river shows her beauty as a green silver stream contrasting the jungle and the remote mountains.

Trekking: 4-5 hours
Boating:Approx 45 minutes
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at Local Homestay or Hammock

Day 7: Trek to Virachay National Park
After breakfast we continue further north following the stream and hopefully some animal tracks. The trek leads us through the forest. At the most northern point of the trek we are about one kilometer from the border of the Virachay National Park. We have lunch at a small stream before visiting some small farmhouses and continuing southward until we reach the Tonle San River. You cross the river by small boat where will arrive at the outpost where spending a night. The outpost has a beautiful view over the Sesan River, the jungle and the mountains of the Virachey National Park.

Trekking: Approx. 5 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at Local Homestay or Hammock


Day 8 Tonle San River kayak to Banlung
Starting to take to your kayaks and head downstream on the Tonle San river, which enters Cambodia from Vietnam. The river meanders its way through Ratanakiri and Stung Treng province. Following the downstream currents you kayak to to Koah Piek. This is a village of Kachah indigenous peoples. You take a walk to village and chat with the friendly villagers. The Kachah people have an interesting sacred cemetery and their graves are flanked with life-sized wooden statues. Afterwards, you return to the river and continue paddling down to Kachon. On the way will visit a Kreung minority village then return to Balung.

Trekking: Approx 5 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight at hotel in Banlung


Day 09: Banlung - Phnom Penh
After breakfast you’ll head back to Phnom Penh. On arrival, there will be free time for you to relax, or go shopping, or take in the exciting and varied nightlife of Phnom Penh.

Overnight in Phnom Penh
Meals: Breakfast


Day 10: Phnom Penh Departure
Breakfast at the hotel, then time to get ready for your departure transfer.

Meals: Breakfast
Please note that check-out time is 12:00 noon.

This tour is private and can be tailor-made to suit your travel needs. As a result the price is quoted in US dollars and shown on a per-person basis. The 'Price From' quoted above is for parties of 2, 4 and 6 people and for accommodation in 3 star hotels. The final price will be privately quoted, based on the number in your party, your preferred time of travel, grade of hotel and any additional services requested. Please click on the BOOK NOW button and fill in the booking form, after which one of our travel consultants will customize the best value holiday for you.
 

  • REMARKS:

We are aware that a good tour must have good hotels. In Indochina particularly, hotel price makes up most of the cost of your Cambodia Adventure, Vietnam Adventure, Laos Adventure, Myanmar Adventure or Thailand Adventure. All of our prices are calculated on a twin-shared basis. As a guide, Travel Loops defines hotel grades as follows:

>>Superior Level (3 star hotels in good locations): > 35 USD/room/night
>>Deluxe Level (4 star hotels): > 70 USD/room/night
>>Luxury Level (5 star hotels): > 150 USD/room/night


Price based on twin shared accommodation.
Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.
More people means more discount. Please enquire for more details

Tour prices based on Superior Level (3 Star Hotel)

Group Size Tour Price Per Person in USD based on a sharing Twin/Double room
2 Person $1,369
4 Person $925
6 Person $779


COST INCLUDED:

  • Experienced English speaking guide
  • Private transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Accommodation in double/twin sharing rooms with daily breakfast
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Bottled drinking water for sightseeing
  • All sightseeing entrance fee where required in the itinerary.


COST EXCLUDED:

  • International/domestic airfares & tax
  • Visa fees (US$30). You are able to apply by online for tourist cambodia via just click here
  • Travel Insurance. (We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance from home)
  • Personal expenditure (telephone, laundry, shopping and so on…)
  • Tips for guide, driver, porters and project cost
  • Beverage and alcoholic drinks
  • Any other services not clearly mentioned on itinerary and trip inclusive portion.


REMARKS: If you travel between 23 December 2015 to 03 January 2016 and 06 February to 10 February 2016; above tour price has not including the additional surcharge of peak season, compulsory dinner on 24 and 31 December may need to apply depend on hotels policy.

The hotels listed below are just our suggestions offering the best value for this trip. But Travel Loops also offers more options to cater for different grades, personal taste, and budget. Please let us know if you have any specific choice of hotels, or personal preferences/requirements.

Note:
 Our first choice for each level of accommodation has been highlighted in orange. As mentioned above our selection criteria are based on: prior client reviews, hotel management and staff training, facilities maintenance, location, business relationship and advantages given exclusively to our clients on price and service.


HOTEL IN PHNOM PENH

Town View Hotel Khan Don Penh is situated in a premium location with its excellent hospitality. It is centrally located in the heart of city, convenience to access for foods, restaurant, bar, shopping center or sightseeing

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HOTEL IN MONDOLKIRI

Modulkiri Hotel is built and bring you closed to the beauties of nature and the culture of the indigenous groups to be explored. You can view undulating hills, lush mountainous forests, evergreen trees and convenience access to local market.

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HOTEL IN RATANAKIRI (BANLUNG)

Tree Top Echo Lodge: is just taking a few minutes’ walk from Banlung Town Center. This is bungalow lodge, every bungalows are built by wood connecting from one to the others by a lovely walk way and surrounding by trees, from the restaurant is overlookin View Hotel Site

Challenge in the Eastern Cambodia (10 Days)
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