Location: Phnom Penh, Kandal, Stung Treng, Siem Reap
Activity: Sightseeing, Cycling, Trekking, Kayaking, Boat, Fishing.
ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer by Tuk Tuk from your hotel to the ferry where we cross the four rivers with mountain bike before ride on paved, dirt roads in good condition through small Vietnamese village, local farming, villages, school and visit Buddhist pagoda, learn about silk weaving produced by villager. Enjoy picnic lunch before transfer by private car to Stung Treng. Overnight in Stung Treng Town.
Day 2: We begin our explorer from Stung Treng town to the remote area. Travel north by car to Vouen Kam (Anlong Morokot) where we will board a boat and head up river to Preah Rumkel, a rocky stretch of river distinguished by its deep water pools and numerous islands. We will spend much of the day fishing this excellent location. Further up river, a powerful waterfall creates a natural barrier to fish movement and we will find numerous fish species in the region downriver from this. There is an opportunity to walk to this remote waterfall that thwarted the grand designs of French imperialists (and which now mark the Lao border). Afterwards, we will continue by boat downstream to Anlong Cheuteal. We will set up camp on a sandy beach and enjoy dinner around a campfire on a small island.
Day 3: We will awake with the sounds of rare freshwater dolphins surfacing around the island. The island is located just off from a deep water pool where the dolphins are based and various other large freshwater species of fish lurk. After breakfast, we will begin akayaking trip down river through the remote flooded forests of the Mekong, Ramsa wetlands. After lunch, we will travel into the Mekong Wetlands, one of the most bio diverse river regions in the world, and begin fishing for Freshwater giant stingray and Catfishthroughout the day and evening. Only accessible by boat, Koh Hip and its surrounding areas are a haven for critically endangeredmammals, birds and fish and a unique riverine flooded forest system that is a photographer’s dream. We will camp on an island (Koh Hip) overnight.
Day 4: We will awake to the sounds of birds as here get the most birds in the whole Mekong regions including Great cormorants and Darters. After an early morning breakfast it is time to continue downstream. We will fish most of the day over a 20 kilometer stretch of the river where, with some patience, it is possible to catch some large fishes. This is a part of the river known for numerous fish species that are found nowhere. In the evening, we will arrive at the confluence of the Mekong and Sekong Rivers and cross over to dock at your Stung Treng hotel around late afternoon.
Day 5: After breakfast, we will leave Steung Treng direct to Beng Mealea temple. Arrive there by lunch time. Visit the temple after lunch. Then, we will leave there and stay overnight in Siem Reap Town.
