Discovery of Ratanakiri Highlands (4 Days / 3 Nights )

In the morning we fly to Banlung, the capital of Ratanakiri, nicknamed the “Red City” because of the omnipresent laterite. Transfer to Terres Rouges Lodge (superb house built of precious wood, located by a lake, in the middle of a wonderful garden), then lunch at the Lodge.
In the afternoon, departure for a small trip through rubber plantations towards the nearby waterfalls; we end up with a detour to Yaklaom lake, a beautiful and perfectly-round stretch of water, surrounded by forest, for a late afternoon swim.
Dinner & Night at Terres Rouges.

Day 2: The Tampoun totems

Direction northwest today, we cross bamboo forests before reaching the village of Voeune Saï located on the left bank of the Sé San river ; the view on the Chinese village on the other side of the river is quite pretty. Besides, this place is nearly a Chinese enclave in Cambodian territory, most villagers, who are there the thirties, don't even speak Khmer. Upstream of the Se San are a certain number of Tampoun villages that practice funeral statuary ; if it is possible, we will rent a boat to go to the village of Ka Choan that has superb totems, if not we will reach it by jeep.
Dinner & night at the Lodge.

Day 3: The Kroeung territory

We’re going full North today, heading towards Laos and the village of Taveng. We first cross Veyrum Plang, a round lava field in the forest; a few steps away there is a small waterfall (in the rainy season only) surrounded by tigers caves. Later on, we stop at some nice Kroeung villages located in the forest on both sides of the road.
The more North we go, the more beautiful the forest. In some Kroeung villages, depending on the season, we might discover some quite impressive bachelor houses built on very high stilts. Let’s notice that, when they have achieved their goal and when the young man has become head of a family, these houses are destroyed before being raised again by younger men the following season. Depending on the time and the state of the dirt road, we will choose a location for a picnic before exploring the nearby villages.
Dinner & Night at Terres Rouges.

Day 4: Ratanakiri, Over and Out…

Early departure for a quick shopping tour in Banlung market before taking the plane back to Phnom-Penh.

Included	Non Included
All activities described in the program Accommodation All meals except drinks All transfers and transportations All entrance fares Guides	Flight tickets Domestic Airport taxes (1x6 $+1x4$) Personal purchases and drinks Personal water containers & medicine

Note: The program here above may be slightly modified (broken bridge or flood for example). In any case, a replacement activity will be provided in order to keep the quality and the interest of the trip unaffected.

Tour designed for 8 people maximum in good health and in a good mood…

Prices with English speaking guide and full-board

Total price for 1 pax : $355.00
Total price for 2 pax : $445.00
Total price for 3 pax : $585.00
Total price for 4 pax : $740.00
Total price for 5 pax : $905.00
Total price for 6 pax : $985.00
Total price for 7 pax : $1110.00
Total price for 8 pax : $1245.00

These prices are for double room occupancy in the main house. The supplement for single room is 65$.

Validity : From 01st October 2005 to 31st October 2006