Elephant Ride in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia

http://www.mondulkiriproject.org/jungle-trekking/

Mondulkiri is an amazing place to visit. One of the attraction of the Mondulkiri is elephant ride and Jungle tracking. 

Elephant Ride, Mondulkiri, Cambodia

Elephant Ride

Irrawaddy Dolphins in Kratie Province, Cambodia

Kratie Province:

Boats at Kratie Province

• Around 230 from Phnom Penh;
• It takes around 4 hours to reach there;
• Day trip is possible if leave early from Phnom Penh;
• Main attraction is exploring Mekong River for Irrawaddy Dolphins, birds and exploring nature; and
• Beautiful landscape, riverside scenery, rice paddies  green villages and wooden handicrafts.

Irrawaddy Dolphins in Mekong River, Kratie

Landscape - Kratie Province

Vessel in Mekong River, Phnom Penh

The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km.  

The world's 12th largest river is being used by commercial vessels for transportation and logistics.

Evening at Mekong River - Vessel 

Mui Ne (Mũi Né), Vietnam

Mũi Né is a beach resort town along the South China Sea in Southeast Vietnam.  It is a perfect destination for windsurfing, kitesurfing, sailing and other water sports.  The tourist season is from December to April.

Mui Ne - Early Morning

Sand Dunes Beach resort is among best in Mui Ne.  http://sandunesbeach.com/

Sand Dunes Beach Resort

Attractions of Mui Ne:

1. Sand Dunes: The Sand Dunes of Mui Ne are two geological wonders no visitor should ever miss out on their travel itinerary. There are numerous tour operators in Mui Ne that organise daytrips to these Saharan-like red and white sand dunes

Sand Dunes

2. Fairy Stream: Fairy Stream is a photography hotspot in Phan Thiet and Mui Ne thanks to its dramatic landscape of reds, whites, oranges and pinks. 

3. Mui Ne Beach: Mui Ne is Phan Thiet’s most prominent coastal resort town, spanning 15 kilometres of sandy beaches that are lined with an array of dining and shopping venues as well as luxurious beachfront resorts.

4. White Sand Dunes: White Sand Dunes or Bau Trang (White Lake) feature dramatic white sand dunes plunging towards a small lagoon lined with lotus flowers. Unlike the Red Sand Dunes, there’s also a small pine forest within Bau Trang, providing visitors some much-needed shade from the scorching sun.

Sun Set at White Sand Dunes

5. Mui Ne Fishing Village: Mui Ne Fishing Village boasts a splendid view of an expansive coastline lined with swaying palm trees and colourful fishing boats moored on the water. 

Read more at: http://www.vietnam-guide.com/mui-ne/attractions/?cid=ch:OTH:001

Flying Kite (Kleng) in Cambodia

Best time to fly kits is dry season when there is more wind.  Soon after rainy season, wind is good for kite flying and best wind is observed in February as well.  

In Buddhism. When people fly kites, it means they are devoted to escorting Buddha to TRAY TROENG (heaven) and are devoted to THUN CHEY who is a wise philosopher of Cambodia.

Colorful Cambodian Kite

Crossing Tonle Sap River by Boat

Tonlé Sap

Tonle Sap River connects Tonle Sap Lake with Mekong River.  

The main reason for the Tonlesap Lake's natural wealth is unique annual phenomena called the "return of the river". This means, the Tonle Sap river, connecting the lake with the Mekong river, regularly changes its direction. Usually it is the outlet of the Tonle Sap lake, but in June it becomes an inflow of water to the lake. The reason is the flood of the Mekong river fed by snow melting in the Himalayas and heavy monsoon rainfalls at the same time. The increasing Mekong water level then reverses the flow of the Tonle Sap river. Thereby the Tonle Sap lake is a natural buffer of the Mekong river system, avoiding too heavy floods in Cambodia's central plains. This return of the river supports the migration of Mekong fish, they come to the lake for spawning. The water level of this extraordinary inland lake raises 7 metres during the annual rainy season, after above-average recipitation even 9 metres.

Mekong River, Cambodia

Mekong river is the longest river in the Southeast Asia and the 12th Largest on Earth.  It journeys from the Tibetan Plateau to southeast, through Laos and Thailand to the equatorial flood plains of Cambodia and Vietnam and then finally flows to the South China Sea.

A Cambodian child travelling with his family to cross Mekong River near Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

Royal Palace Cambodia

Royal Palace Cambodia

Phochani Pavillion of the Royal Palace Cambodia was built in 1912. It is an open hall which was originally constructed as a classical dance theatre.

Phochani Pavillion, Royal Palace Cambodia