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The Cardamom Jungle Tour is offered during the dry season on a basis of a minimum of two guests by motorbike and a minimum of four guests by car
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You should bring: hiking boots, sun block, swimming costume, a hat or a cap
How long: 9-10 hours or as long as you are enjoying yourselves; 4-5 hours of trekking
Includes: a ride on a motorbike (car) with a local guide/driver, coffee, water, picnic lunch
Limitations: the tour can be taken only in the dry season, from November to April; pre-booking is necessary at least 2 days in advance
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 Prepare your hiking boots, take some sun block, you’re on for a jungle discovery.
After an early breakfast, our boat will take you around 7am to Tatai to meet your guide. From his childhood, he was one of the bests on doing what everybody could do at that time to survive… logging and poaching. Reconverted recently into tour guide, rare will be your question he can’t answer about the Cardamoms’ jungle.
A short briefing and you’ll depart for a soft but challenging discovery riding the bike behind your experienced driver or as a car passenger.
When deep enough in the forest, the vehicles will be left at rest and the boys will guide you on your trek. Be assured, at the smallest sign of wildlife trace or presence you’ll be notified.
On your return to the transport you’ll continue for about 30 minutes to reach the mighty waterfall of Thmo Baeng, the ideal place for a rest, a swim and a good lunch.
Back with your transport you’ll head to Thmo Baeng, a remote village deep in the jungle. Its inhabitants are shy and unaccustomed to visitors, but they will nevertheless be happy to receive and welcome you into their homes.
Although poaching and logging were the mainstays of their lives, they have been tutored in growing peppers, bananas, rambutan, durian, pomello, oranges and milk fruit. They have taken eagerly to their new agricultural lifestyle and will proudly show off their crops until it’s time for you to leave to be back in Tatai before dark.
Around 5:30pm our boat will pick you up in Tatai so you can regain the comfort of your tent and have a hot shower before dinner.
 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.
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