Hi,
I have a week or a little more in Cambodia coming up in the next weeks and wonder if there would be time and place to visit some of the wildlife reserves, and if its woth it.
I fly into Pnomh Penh and then onto Siem Reap.
So i hear many people go to see the dolphins in Krati. Is this worth the trip and just how much can you see of them?
Theres also the Bokor(Ream?) park, which supposedly has wild elefants. Is there any chance of seeing them, without spending insane money on jeeps, guides and such?
Is there any other place near Pnomh Penh or Siem Reap, that has interesting wildlife?
Thanks!
erikhs
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dominic77
You could take a trip to Prek Toal bird sanctuary from Siem Reap. A motorboat takes you across Tonle Sap lake to the HQ of the sanctuary. From there, provided you don't go there in the height of the dry season when the water level is too low, you'll be able to go by small paddle boat into the heart of the reserve and see thousands of storks, egrets, cormorants, kingfishers etc. etc. It's pretty spectacular.
I organised my trip through a travel agent in Siem Reap, I'm sure any of them will be able to arrange this for you.
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dominic77
I forgot to mention it's a day trip from SR, leaving early morning and returning to SR mid afternoon.
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hankor
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Bokor and Ream are different parks, I think Ream is near Sihanoukville. Bokor does have wild elephants, but dung on the road is about all you'll probably see of them. Guides, if you acn get them when they aren't busy at Bokor, are not expensive.
Near Phnom Penh is Phnom Tamao, which is a wildlife refuge/zoo. Otherwise there is quite a bit of wildlife in the city, if you are observant enough.
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henningwessel
Near Siem Reap at Kbal Spean you could visit the Angkor Centre for the Conservation of Biodiversity.
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rinjani
hi ,,if you have only 10 days ,,you would be a little stretched to attempt much more than p.penh and siem reap ,with op #1option as included .
.bokor ,what a nitemare of a trip ,4 hrs to get up 1000 metres, 3 broken down vehichiles blocking the rd and no wild life ..
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hankor
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Ive been up there twice, and it took 2- 2.5 hrs each time, with a few breaks for a rest. More like 1.5 hours going down. I went on a motorbike though.
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Just because you couldn't see anything doesnt mean its not there, you can often hear gibbons in the jungle, Ive seen snakes on the way up, and the forest is incredibly noisy with birds and insects.
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soksabai
Wonder if you are aware of the massive scale in which jungles are being cut down in Cambodia? There is just a fraction of jungle left compared to a very few years ago. Cambodia is not a good destination for wild life. If you want to see wild animals join a campaign to save the forest
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serotrance
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Wonder if you are aware of the massive scale in which jungles are being cut down in Cambodia? There is just a fraction of jungle left compared to a very few years ago. Cambodia is not a good destination for wild life. If you want to see wild animals join a campaign to save the forest[/quote]
While true to an extent, there's still definitely some good ecotourist destinations in Cambodia. Nothing compared to gorilla watching in Rwanda, but Ratanakiri still has to be one of the coolest places I've ever been to.
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