Itinerary:
Day 1: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng: Arrival – Phnom Penh – City Tour (-,-,-)
Begin the city tour with visit to the magnificent Royal Palace which still serve as resident to the highly respected Royal family and His Majesty the King Norodom Sihakmony, continue to visit the famous and most sacred Silver Pagoda, and visit the National Museum, the great collection of Khmer arts from pre-Angkorian era to early 1900s.
Return to city and if time permit, visit the Russian Market, which made famed for its variety of handicrafts.
Overnight in Phnom Penh
Day 2: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng: Phnom Penh – Kampong Cham (B,-,-)
Distance: 100KM |Level: Easy |Road: flat tarmac, gravel
After the tour introduction and safety briefing, we begin our trip with a ride on village road along the Mekong River toward Kampong Cham – the country’s largest province.
Along the way, there are numerous family-size businesses including kantel – the old fashion but the must-have mat weave from river reed. We also make a river crossing using wooden ferry that locals use for their daily river crossing.
On arrival to Kampong Cham, we check-in to hotel and relax in this nice colonial town.
Overnight in Kampong Cham
Day 3: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng: Kampong Cham – Kratie (B,-,-)
Distance: 122KM |Level: Easy |Road: flat tarmac, gravel
Today, we continue riding along the Mekong and make a stop at the 1500 years old holy site of the pre-Angkorian Khmer – Wat Hanchey that was built in 6th century AD. We get to the hilltop and enjoy the breathtaking view of the Mekong and the surrounding landscape.
Continue riding along the Mekong toward Kratie where we pass by lots of plantations including rubber, cassava and other seasonal plantations. We arrive in the afternoon and check-in the hotel to freshen up before heading to watch Fresh Water Mekong Dolphin in Kampi during the sundown.
Overnight in Kratie
Day 4: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng : Kratie – Mondulkiri (B,-,-)
Distance: 198KM |Level: Medium |Road: flat tarmac, trail, off-road,
uphill on tarmacThis morning, we depart Kratie and heading towards eastern highland of Cambodia where we cross some section of small trails and off-road ride to test our skill.
After short off-road fun, we hit the excellent road while going uphill to enjoy breathtaking scenery before arriving Sen Monorom. If time permit, we take short ride around town to visit waterfalls and hilltribe villages nearby.
Overnight in Sen Monorom
Day 5: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng: Mondulkiri – Ratanakiri (B,-,-)
Distance: 199KM |Level: Medium |Road: uphill and downhill on gravel, tarmac
We leave Sen Monorom and continue North to Ratanakiri via Koh Nhek along the quiet road in the forest.
Overnight in Ban Lung
Day 6: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng : Ratanakiri – Stung Treng (B,-,-)
Distance: 142KM |Level: Medium |Road: flat gravel and tarmac
We leave Ban Lung heading in the northwest direction, crossing bamboo forests before reaching the village of Veun Sai located on the left bank of the Se San River. The view of the Chinese village on the other side of the river is quite pretty.
This place is nearly a Chinese enclave in Cambodian territory. Most villagers don’t even speak Khmer. Upstream of the Se San are a certain number of Tumpoun villages that practice funeral statuary which is spectacular. Continue to the village of Ka Choan that has superb totems.
Overnight in Stung Treng
Day 7: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng : Stung Treng – free day (B,-,-)
Overnight in Stung Treng
Day 8: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng : Stung Treng – Ta Seng (B,-,-)
Distance: 201KM |Level: Medium |Road: flat tarmac, gravel
We head west across the Mekong then travel to the North of the country where border between Cambodia and Laos situated. Here we come to see the largest waterfall of the world – Sopheakmitr also known as Khone falls. The waterfall spread up to 10.67 kilometers wide in the rainy season (between May and September). The world second largest fall is only half of its width.
Overnight in Ta Seng
Day 9: Northeast Phnom Penh Motorbike Tour to Kampong Cham, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Ta Seng : Ta Seng – Siem Reap (B,-,-)
Ta Seng is not a regular village but it was a city a thousand year back. One of the last kings of Angkor built the largest religious complex of the era here in Preah Khan Kampong Svay or the Great Preah Khan.
We begin the day by exploring this giant temple complex with its enclosure cover an area of 5 millions square meters.
By the end of the day, we’ll ride back to Siemreap
Upon arrival, you’ll have time to relax and enjoy the city by the sunset situated on the confluence of the four rivers.
