Floating in a river of tranquillity

Rainforest Symphony - Dawn Jungle Trek (FT-02)

The Dawn Jungle Trek is offered every day on a regular basis, for two guests or more.

You should bring: hiking boots, sun block, a hat or a cap
How long: departure at 7am, 2-3 hours or as long as you are enjoying yourselves
Includes: local guide, coffee, mineral water4
Limitations: the tour can be taken only in the dry season, from November to April

Excursions around 4 Rivers Floating Lodge

It’s your time to shine if you’re a bird watcher or early riser!

Enjoy firsthand the sights and sounds of the jungle as you venture forth into the undergrowth with your camera and experience the beauty of one of the world’s largest rainforests.

This trek offers a taste of the true jungle, an opportunity to observe small wildlife and have the added bonus of a morning exercise.

Excursions around 4 Rivers Floating Lodge It provides a sense of achievement and the chance to cool off in beautiful surroundings.

After an early coffee in our restaurant kayak upstream the small channel right behind 4 Rivers. The climb starts shortly after on a fairly steep path for about an hour. There is a short break in a clearing near the top and you will return just in time for a 4 Rivers breakfast.

There are snakes, scorpions and spiders on the trek; some are poisonous. However animals are shy and avoid human contact. Respect for nature and a live and let live policy are adopted.

Some degree of fitness is necessary for enjoying this trip to the full.

Away from the tranquility of 4 Rivers Floating Lodge, the thunder of the majestic Tatai Falls reveals the river’s true power as it drops 6 meters to the rocks below.

Your day, depending on the tide, starts at around 10am for the 45-minute boat ride past Tatai village to the falls.

Turning on to a tributary you head into the heart of the Cardamom jungle to the far-off sounds of exotic birds and its secretive wildlife.

Within minutes you are at journey’s end, gazing down into the turbulent waters of the falls.

Soon it’s time for lunch, maybe a few moments hydro-massage and a refreshing drink as you find some shade for a picnic and open your senses to the sights and sounds of the jungle. We will also arrange to transport some kayaks for your added fun and adventure.

After leaving the falls, we stop at the mouth of a small river where you can paddle your kayak to a traditional Cambodian farm; you will see rice fields and some fruit trees depending of the season.