Cambodia - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 510

See Ban Lung's Getting There & Away section ( Click here ) for information on the new
direct route to Ratanakiri. Until that's ready, backtrack to Snuol or Kratie and pick up
transportation there.
Getting Around
English-speaking moto drivers cost about US$15 to US$20 per day. Most guesthouses rent
out motorbikes for US$6 to US$8 and a few have bicycles for US$2. Adventure Rider Asia (
078 250350; www.adventureriderasia.com ; NH76; tours per day from US$65) has well-maintained
250cc dirt bikes for rent (US$25).
Around Sen Monorom
The Ho Chi Minh Trail passed through the hills of Mondulkiri and was bombed by the
Americans: never touch anything that looks vaguely like unexploded ordnance.
MONKEY BUSINESS IN MONDULKIRI
A recent Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS; 023-219443; www.wcscambodia.org ) study es-
timated populations of 30,500 black-shanked doucs in Mondulkiri's Seima Protected Forest and
2600 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons - the world's largest concentration of both species. You can trek
into the wild and possibly spot these primates, along with other wild beasts, thanks to an exciting new
project supported by the WCS in the Bunong village of Andong Kraloeng, which lies on the highway
just 20km southwest of Sen Monorom.
Day treks and overnight trips wind their way through mixed evergreen forest and waterfalls with an
excellent chance of spotting the doucs along the way (the gibbons were still being habituated at the
time of research).
Registered guides accompany visitors together with local Bunong guides to identify the trails.
Sample prices: about US$50 per person for a one-day tour, or US$100 for an overnight tour, including
all guides, equipment for overnight stays in hammocks, and food.
For information and bookings, contact Green House in Sen Monorom.
BOU SRAA WATERFALL
This two-tiered waterfall (admission 5000r) 33km east of Sen Monorom is famous throughout
the country. It's a double-drop waterfall with an upper tier of some 10m and a spectacular
lower tier with a thundering 25m drop.