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staples - baguettes, panca kes , spaghetti and so on (daily
6.30am-10.30pm). Double $6
Tonle Guesthouse 500m west of town on the riverfront
T 092 674990. In an attractive modern villa set in a shady
garden, this guesthouse serves as a vocational tourism
training centre for disadvantaged local youngsters. The
four simply furnished but comfortable rooms (fan only)
open onto an airy communal lounge. Bathrooms are
shared and meals are available but need to be pre-booked.
Double $8

American bombs). he town is a good
base for trips and treks into the
surrounding area to visit chunchiet
villages and the forests of the nearby
Virachey National Park.

WHAT TO SEE AND DO
Banlung may be the provincial capital,
but not a lot happens here. At its heart is
the market , especially lively in the early
morning when local chunchiet come in
to sell fresh produce and forest foods,
setting out their produce on the
pavement in front of the market building.

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BANLUNG AND AROUND
he sprawling town of Banlung , almost
600km northeast of Phnom Penh, only
became the provincial capital in 1979,
replacing the Khmer Rouge capital of
Voen Sai (which had in turn replaced
Lumphat, which had been devastated by

Yeak Laom Lake
Banlung's best-known sight is the
dramatic Yeak Laom Lake , 4km east of
town ($5 return by moto), created by a

Voen Sai & Virachey National Park

BANLUNG

ACCOMMODATION
Backpacker Pad
Terres Rouges Lodge
Treetop Eco Lodge
Tribal
Yaklom Hill Lodge

Boeung Kamsan

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5
4
3

EATING
A'Dam
Café Alee
Gecko House

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3
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Boeung Kansaing

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Virachey
National
Park HQ

Police

Stadium

Acleda
Bank

Independence
Monument

Tourist
Oice

Canadia
Bank

Transport Stop

Wat Eisay
Patamak

Airield

Market

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metres