The wide-open gaps of the distant and sparsely populated east of Cambodia which are a different world from the rest part of the country, offer a typical slice of countryside Khmer life largely unharmed by the modern world. Covering the western side of the area, the mighty Mekong River frames its way south from Laos, spotted with lively river islands, magnificent stretches of lush flooded forest and the stunning occasional floating villages. Tours Indochina Cambodia
Eastern Cambodia – source: cambodiahotels.co
In the outside the principal towns, much of the river still keeps largely off the visitor radar, even though if you have got the time and energy there are myriad chances to discover the river and its rural inlands by taking part in the harmonious combination of cycling, walking, boating and kayaking.
The remote highlands of Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri provinces lie to the East of the Mekong. Rampant logging has taken a serious record on these originally prime landscapes, even though some jungle cover exist, providing wildlife with a dreaming paradise – at least for the time being. The chunchiet population of Cambodia who have traditionally eked out a survival living cultivating crops and framing in the jungle, also regard these highlands as their home. The loss of forest on which they depend and the encroachment of the modern world are gradually drive this centuries-old way of life to the edge of distinction.
Ban Lung – source: placesincambodia.com
The laidback Mekong-side town of Kompong Cham, a peaceful provincial capital that still keeps an air of faded colonial gentility, is the gateway to the region. Further north along the Mekong, Kratie is another ancient French-styled-era settlement, well known for the precious Irrawaddy dolphins that inhabit the nearby fast flowing rapids at Kampie. Coming to Stung Treng, which is also the starting point for rewarding tours of the picturesque surrounding countryside and for crossings into Laos and is the most northerly town on the stretch of the Mekong in Cambodia; you can see more dolphins.
Forest in Mondulkiri Province – source: skyscrapercity.com
Situated to the East of Stung Treng, Banlung, which is the capital of Rattanakiri province, is developing into a prosperous hub for treks into the nearby highland jungles of the Virachey National Park and peaceful nearby countryside. In the southeast of the region, peaceful Sen Monorom, the most important town of Mondulkiri province, witness the smaller amount of visitors but provides further trekking and wildlife-discovering opportunities, together with interesting visits to some of the magnificent waterfalls that spot the area.
The wide-open gaps of the distant and sparsely populated east of Cambodia which are a different world from the rest part of the country, offer a typical slice of countryside Khmer life largely unharmed by the modern world. Covering the western side of the area, the mighty Mekong River frames its way south from Laos, spotted with lively river islands, magnificent stretches of lush flooded forest and the stunning occasional floating villages.
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