After Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and Sihanoukville, what else is there to see?
Quite a bit. Ratanakiri is one of my favorite places. It’s in the far northeast of the country and is 70% inhabited by minority hilltribes. The province is very culturally different from the rest of the country. I have a large, though dated, section on Ratanakiri on this website as I haven’t been there since February 2002. South of Ratanakiri is Mondulkiri, similar to Ratanakiri but much less populated and much more difficult to get around. Also in the northeast is Kratie, a small friendly town on the Mekong that is home to the rare Mekong River dolphins. There’s a viewing platform about 17 kilometers north of town, which they (who?) charge a fee to access. This is rather cheesy as there’s no guarantee you’re going to see any dolphins. Myopic greed or a local opportunist, you decide. Stung Treng is north of Kratie and west of Ratanakiri but doesn’t offer much except on again off again access to Laos. Still on the Mekong, but closer to Phnom Penh is Kompong Cham. A bustling place with a
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