The plateau where Sen Monorom is located is about 3000 feet above sea level, making it a cool region for Cambodia. The climate plays a particularly important role and you'll need to consider it in your travel plans. The rainy season makes access to the town complicated because of landslides. As for winter, don't forget your fleece, because it gets cold at night!

Refreshing Sen Monorom, perched on its plateau...

Sil Island is called that because of the numerous silk weavers who perpetuate their skills. You can spend a day here , cycling around and discovering the real, authentic Cambodia.

Silk Island - a haven of peace in the middle of Phnom Penh

Follow the guide to discover the secrets of Angkor! The temples don't stop with Angkor Wat. If you take the time to travel just a little further you will encounter some real architectural jewels.

A tour of the hidden temples of Angkor

If you like nature, don't miss the Botum Sakor national park, situated in the Cardamom mountains in the south-west of Cambodia. It's a haven of peace that is still protected from deforestation, where you can admire the diverse flora and fauna of the country. 

The Botum Sakor park: a paradise to explore

Banteay Srei is a Cambodian temple located in the vast territory occupied by the temples of Angkor. It is also known as the "Citadel of Women", and the fineness and delicacy of its decoration is quite extraordinary.

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Feel a total sense of wonder standing before the temples of Angkor! The dark years of Cambodia are gone for good and the country is open to the world. Visitors are ever increasing and come to discover the majestic site of Angkor, the internationally renowned pearl of the tourist industry. The city of Angkor has known an extraordinary fate: forgotten for several centuries, rediscovered by the French in 1907 and once again forgotten. Visitors have been able to rediscover its secrets for the past twenty years. Built between the 9th and 14th Centuries, Angkor was one of the biggest towns in the world and is today, one of the most visited sites in the world! Although it’s difficult to be able to contemplate these sublime temples alone, like the explorers of the beginning of the 20th century, to discover them through Evaneos Travel, will guarantee you an adventure off the beaten tracks and a long way away from tourists. Enchantment is guaranteed! Cambodia also has other riches to offer curious visitors: as a member of Evaneos Travel, the things you will remember about your holiday, apart from the magnificent sites you have visited, will undoubtedly be the « kindness and availability of the Cambodians », that you will be lucky enough to encounter during your visit…

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Banteay Srei

A sacred mountain for the whole of the Khmer people, Phnom Kulen is the ideal place to spend an active day trekking with family or friends.

Phnum Kulén

Srah Dumrei

Stung Treng is the last major town before the Laos border (with Si Phan Don – or "4000 Islands" – lying just 50 kilometres away). It's simply a place at which to make a brief stopover and has nothing of any real interest to offer, except perhaps that it serves as a way to get to Ratanakiri.

Stung Treng

  Kratié is a peaceful little town lying on the banks of the Mekong River, 340 km from Phnom Penh.   

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Kratié is not normally one of the places included on the itinerary <a href="/cambodia/">when touring Cambodia</a>. Nevertheless, it is worth making a trip to see. I recommend visiting Kratié for the opportunity to enjoy the peace and quiet it has to offer. It genuinely is an ideal place to stop off at when doing a combined tour of Cambodia and Laos. It's true there's not much to do here, so you just need to simply spend your time leisurely wandering along the Mekong. The life that takes place on and around the river provides a spectacle you simply won't want to miss. Something else you can do in Kratié is hire a scooter and head off to meet the people who live in the surrounding villages. They always have a warm welcome to offer, and you get the chance to enjoy richly rewarding encounters with genuine local people. In short, if you go to the effort of visiting Kratié, you won't regret it.

Kratié is a peaceful little town lying on the banks of the Mekong River, 340 km from Phnom Penh.

This is where the last examples of the fresh water Irrawaddy dolphins, with their rounded snout, swim. Cycle to the jetty, try to find someone to share the cost of the boat with you and be charmed by a cruise on the Mekong. You'll only see the nose of these famous dolphins, very little indeed, but the trip itself is worth the journey. Kratie is the main town of a province where there is not much to do except relax. Perfect for city dwellers on a mission or for long haul travellers who have had enough of busy tourist areas. It's a remarkable spot, not for what there is to see but for the way of life (which is generally worth a lot during a <a href="/cambodia/">trip to Cambodia</a>).

Kratie is most famous for trips along the Mekong in a - fruitless - search for the fresh water dolphins.

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