| With the emergence of Cambodia as a tourist | | | | to cycle the tracks and roads following the river |
| destination after decades of tyranny and occupation | | | | north from village to village. A popular cycling route is |
| tour operators are promoting the adventure | | | | the 30 kilometres trip from Kratie up to Kampi to |
| destinations of the country. | | | | visit the rare Irrawaddy dolphins. |
| While the majority of people travel to Cambodia to | | | | To the northwest of the Mekong River are the |
| visit the Angkor Temples in Siem Reap there are | | | | provincial areas of Rattanakari and Mondulkiri, The |
| hideaway places off the beaten tourist track for the | | | | Banlung area of Rattanakari has a growing reputation |
| more adventurous traveller. In Cambodia this | | | | as the base for trekking around the crater lakes and |
| encompasses travelling away from the Siem Reap - | | | | the many waterfalls around the district. The |
| Phnom Penh - Sihanoukville route to explore the | | | | waterfalls can be viewed flowing all year round. The |
| relatively sparsely populated areas of Cambodia. | | | | area also has a National Park to the north and the |
| What there area offer world not be classes as | | | | Kumphat Wildlife Sanctuary to the South of Banlung. |
| adrenaline - pumping for the true adventure junkie. | | | | Moving from the jungle areas of Rattanakiri to the |
| They are adventurous travel activities which the | | | | more hilly areas of Mondulkiri offers a tougher |
| whole family can enjoy. These activities could include | | | | adventure schedule to the visitor. Choices include |
| bicycling, hiking or trekking. | | | | three day elephant treks though the densely |
| The visit to Angkor Wat can be extended to a | | | | forested hills, visits to the ethnic tribes in hillside |
| cycling tour of the whole Angkor Archaeological Park | | | | villages, and catching the spectacular views of the |
| this giving plenty of options of exploring away from | | | | waterfalls. The Bou Sraa Waterfall is the most |
| the heavy tourist traffic favoured sites of Angkor | | | | famous in Cambodia. |
| Wat and Angkor Thom. There is the opportunity to | | | | Moving to the South of the country the coastline |
| visit the other spectacular temples enclosed by the | | | | area is developing an aquatic adventure following. |
| surrounding jungle. | | | | Besides the very safe swimming beaches there are a |
| Travelling up the Mekong River north from Phnom | | | | number of authorised PADI dive centres based in |
| Penh takes the traveller into the sparsely populated | | | | Sihanoukville. They can cater for any diving adventure |
| areas of Cambodia which have not yet been fully | | | | from snorkelling trips to scuba diving for beginners to |
| developed in a commercial sense. This is the true | | | | the most experienced divers. There islands in the Gulf |
| heart of Cambodia where although the people may | | | | of Thailand with their coral reefs supporting many |
| be the poorest in the country through their | | | | varieties of marine life will satisfy there adventure |
| friendliness they would rank the richest. It is possible | | | | urge of all visitors. |