Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Voen Sai, Virachey National Park & Veal Rum Plan
Boeung Kamsan
BANLUNG
ACCOMMODATION
Backpacker Pad
Colonial Lake Palace
NorDen House
Prak Dara Guesthouse
Terres Rouges Lodge
Thy Ath Lodge
Tree Top Eco Lodge
Tribal
Yaklom Hill Lodge
5
4
6
3
1
2
9
8
7
Boeung Kansaing
EATING
A'Dam
Café Alee
Coconut Shake
Gecko House
Terres Rouges Lodge
Tribal Restaurant
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5
6
1
3
2
4
Police
Stadium
Virachey National Park
Eco-Tourism O
ce
Acleda
Bank
Independence
Monument
4
Parrot
Tours
Canadia
Bank
Transport Stop
DutchCo
Wat Eisay
Patamak
Market
Airfield
0
200
metres
Boeung Kansaing
1km north of the centre
Bounding the northern side of Banlung, the tranquil lake of
Boeung Kansaing
offers
a complete change of pace and scenery from the slightly manic town centre. The
lake is far from unspoilt, with increasing numbers of nondescript modern hotels
mushrooming around its banks, but it remains a pleasant place for a wander at any
time of day, particularly towards dusk, when a small cluster of food stalls set up
around the lake's southern edge - a fun place to hang with the locals over a beer and
watch the sun go down.
Phnom Svay
About 1km west of the airport crossroads off the Stung Treng road, from where a track runs behind Wat Eisay Patamak up to the hilltop
There are good views, especially at sunrise and sunset, from the modest hilltop at
Phnom Svay
, with panoramic vistas over the rolling countryside below and distant hills
beyond. he path up heads through the pretty
Wat Eisay Patamak
, before reaching the
top of the hill some 500m beyond, where an impressive reclining Buddha replaces one
destroyed by the Khmer Rouge.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE BANLUNG
There's no quick way to get to Banlung - since flights stopped in 2006 the only approach is a long slog by
road
along
National Routes 7 and 78. The road north of Kratie to the junction at O Pong Moan (20km south of Stung Treng) is currently
in a bad way, with serious potholes and large stretches of tarmac washed away, making for a slow and rattling ride. Things
