Ratanakiri Rafting Adventure Trek 3-day

Tour Details
Follow Kavet hill tribe rangers for a unique 3-day bamboo rafting adventure trek experience into Kok Lak forest of Virakchey National Park in Ratanakiri. It’s thrilling and fulfilling adventures in this amazing jungle. If you have never had bamboo rafting experience before, this is your spot. Overnight camping near the waterfall, homestay in the farmhouse of indigenous people.

Highlights
– Friendly, knowledgeable English speaking guide
– Learn about Kavet hill-tribe and their way of life
– Short ride out of Banlung
– Boat trip on Sesan River and O’Lalai River
Trek through Kok Lak forest
– Beautiful panoramic view in evergreen forest
– Bamboo rafting downstream on the river
– Enjoy swimming in the creeks, streams and waterfall
– Overnight camping and remote farm house stay
– Lush and dense forest engaging

What to expect
Each tour begins with Evening briefing. At 4:30 PM we will meet at your hotel in Siem Reap for a journey briefing. It is the first opportunity for everyone to meet the guide on their trip and to run over the final details so everyone knows what to expect.

Please note that occasionally this schedule may change in case of extreme weather conditions or other unusual circumstances.

Day 1: Approximately 4-6 hours trek (-/L/D)

You will be picked up from your hotel at 8.30 AM and travel 45 km north to Veun Sai village approximately 60 minutes away. From Voen Sai we continue by a small boat that take us upstream towards a small river of O’Lalai. Our boat journey continues on O’Lalai River for about 30 minutes passing through some of the very beautiful nature with almost all kind of vegetations on its bank. We reach Kok Lak village where we start walking through verity of landscapes forest.
Lunch break at a farm house or stream. Prepare and get changed to avoid getting cut from the jungle and beaten by insects as we are heading deeper.
Carry on the trek. The further north we go the dense forest. Soon we’ll enter the primary forest and it’s up the hills. During the trek we take some breaks to enjoy the surrounding and to rest a little bit. We’ll arrive the camp site which is near the waterfall around 4.30 PM and a beautiful clear river at its bottom is waiting for you to rinse the sweat off your body and invigorate your muscles. In the evening, your guide and ranger will set up a shelter, prepare the food, dinner at the camp-fire and overnight in hammock with mosquito net near the waterfall.
+ Accommodation: hammock with mosquito attached

Day 2: Approximately 4-6 hours trek (B/L/D)

Early in the morning, you can enjoy hot coffee or tea. Breakfast will be prepared on wood fire. Today trek is mainly of the beaten track so you can expect dense vegetation where the path is often cut with machete. Around noon, we’ll get to a nice spot for lunch at bamboo forest near the river. After lunch break, your guide and ranger will start to build bamboo raft and you are welcome to give a hand for your experience. After everything has set up, we’ll put our stuffs on the bamboo raft and start rafting on the river down stream through forests to a minority farm house where we spend another night. You can enjoy the swim sunset on the hill top with a beautiful scenery. A small party with minority rice wine is available after dinner.
+ Accommodation: hammock with mosquito attached

Day 3: Approximately 3-4 hours walk (B/L/-)

In the morning after breakfast, We start to prepare our stuffs and ready to continue our rafting adventure again with beautiful scenery along the river. The rafting tour ends around noon at our ranger’s village. After lunch break at the village, we continue by fast boat back to Voen Sai where where our driver is waiting to take us back to Banlung. Estimated arrival time in Banlung 4.30 PM.

Tour Price
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Tour inclusive of:

– All activities detailed in our itinerary
– All transportation in destination location
– English-speaking guides
– Trekking ranger
– Entrance/community fees
– Boat / Local ferry
– 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners

Tour exclusive of:

– Your accommodation before and after the tour
– Any personal expenses
– Travel Insurance
– Tips for guides & driver (read more)
– Any other items not mentioned

NOTE: If you feel inclined, donations/tips at various stops help the local people to continue to stay in business, as they depend on this revenue for their livelihood.