Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
YEAK LAOM
Highlights
1
Kompong Cham
Relaxed old colonial town
with sweeping Mekong views and a lively
selection of waterside restaurants and bars.
See p.211
2
Dolphin watching
Take a boat trip on the
Mekong for a glimpse of rare Irrawaddy
dolphins slaloming through the rapids at
Kampie.
See p.219
3
Trekking in Rattanakiri
Head out from
Banlung for a day's or week's trekking through the
jungle-clad highlands, with rare wildlife, bamboo
river-rafting and encounters with the region's
indigenous chunchiet en route.
See p.231
4
Yeak Laom
Magical lake set in the crater of
an extinct volcano surrounded by jungle just
outside Banlung.
See p.234
5
Highland waterfalls
Plunging more than
30m into a forested gorge, remote Bou Sraa is
Cambodia's finest cascade, although the more
accessible Chha Ong, near Banlung, makes a
picturesque alternative.
See p.234 & p.238
6
Elephant Valley Project
Walk with
elephants through the forests of Mondulkiri as
part of this unique animal rehabilitation
programme.
See p.238
HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.210