The tour starts at the Border of Laos to Cambodian side is called Trapaing Kriel in Stung Treng and ends in Phnom Penh.
On the downstream Mekong River journey from the Laos border to Phnom Penh, we got a chance to visit the Cambodian lifestyle, the islands, and the Irrawaddy Dolphins of the Mekong.
Day 1: Trapaing Kriel (Laos border) – Koh Han (Stung Treng)
Day 2: Koh Han – Stung Treng – Kratie
Day 3: Kratie – Kampong Cham – Phnom Penh
- English Speaking Guide as per itinerary
- Private car and driver during the trip
- Fast track border arrival service
- Entrance fees as per itinerary
- Mineral water during the tour (unlimited)
- Meals as per itinerary
- Boat rides in the Mekong
- All taxes and service charges
- Accommodation (twin/double sharing)
- Visa fee to Cambodia
- All flights
- Travel Insurance
- Drinks during the meals
- Personal expenses
- Tipping
Day 1: Trapaing Kriel (Laos border) – Koh Han (Stung Treng)
We suggest you get to the Cambodian border between 9 am to 10 am. That border in Laos is called Nong Nok Khiene (Veun Kham), and the Cambodian side is called Trapaing Kriel. Meets our guide, he/she will assist you to get the visa upon arrival (visa fee of US$ 30 on your own), immigration stamp, and cross the border smoothly. It will take us about 20-30 minutes to cross the Cambodian border, then we drive to Koh Han in the Cambodia Mekong River which is only 30km away from the border. In the Koh Snaeng commune, O Svay district, the Stung Treng province, where the Somros Koh Han Community-based Ecotourism (CBET) is located, is inhabited by a total population of 2,749 people, 1,297 of which are women. Somros Koh Han CBET lies on a unique biodiversity-rich landscape in the middle of the Mekong River’s Ramsar site. On arrival, we are welcomed by the hosts and have lunch in the community. After lunch, our guide will take you through the community and give you a presentation of the Koh Han community in detail, free at your leisure on the island (the guide is available to bring you around and take you swimming in the Mekong River). Dinner at the community
Included for the day:
Transport: Private vehicle and driver
Tour guide: English-speaking tour guide
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Adventure Tent
Day 2: Koh Han – Stung Treng – Kratie
After breakfast, we take the boat ride downstream to see the beauty of the Mekong River in Cambodia to Stung Treng, the boat ride will take us about 2 hours. Upon arrival at Stung Treng town, we disembark and drive to have lunch at the local restaurant.
Continue to drive southward to visit the Irrawaddy Dolphins in Prek Kampi. Embark on the local boat, and enjoy the gentle boat ride to the dolphin’s pools where you can spot them easily and closely.
Dinner and overnight in Kratie
Included for the day:
Transport: Private vehicle and driver (and boat ride)
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Mekong Dolphin Hotel or a similar standard hotel
Day 3: Kratie – Kampong Cham – Phnom Penh
Breakfast at the hotel.
We drive to Phnom Penh, the journey will take us 6 hours and we will stop to visit the local village in Koh Pen (one of the islands in the Mekong River in Kampong Cham Province). The interesting of Koh Pen is the Bamboo Bridge, the longest bamboo bridge in Cambodia, it is built only in the dry season (lower water period from December to June). Our tour guide will walk you through this bamboo bridge to the island, visit the village, local farms, and Buddhist monastery, and drive back to Kampong Cham town for lunch.
After lunch, we drive to Phnom Penh and get one bathroom stop at the Spider Market. At the spider market, you will see the ladies selling live tarantulas, and some are deep-fried as crickets, water bugs, grasshoppers, scorpions, and local seasonal fruits. Continue to drive to Phnom Penh – We arrive in Phnom Penh at around 4.30 pm – End of services. Dinner and accommodation are not included!
Included for the day:
Transport: Private vehicle and driver
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Kris M2023-03-09 This is the way to experience Cambodia! Merry Travel/ Sam is an excellent tour guide and the tour is perfectly curated . You get to experience Cambodia authentically and at the ground level- the awesome ancient temples, the horrifying but important political history and the resilient, friendly people and their present day life/livelihoods. I cannot recommend Merry Travel and Sam enough! Our trip was a 10 out of 10! Trek7907062023-03-05 Just the right level of support Sam seems to intuitively know when to explain and when to let us discover things for ourselves. The discovery of Angkor Wat--truly one of the great treasures of humanity--unfolded flawlessly in this way: unhurried, flowing, and awe-inspiring. Thanks to Sam and the Merry Travel team for an unforgettable experience! NETraveler2023-03-04 Highly Recommend Merry Travel The tour guides at Merry Travel are very knowledgeable and fun to travel with. We saw many interesting things on our trip and loved the bike rides through back roads and paths. The trip to Angkor Wat for sunrise was particularly spectacular. I highly recommend Merry Travel for your Cambodia adventures. mark s2023-03-04 Biking Cambodia This is the 7th time I have done a tour with Sam. I have taken 5 groups of students and 2 groups of adults. In addition, I have recommended at least 3 other friends to work with him. If you want professionalism and fairness, Sam is the person for you. Merry Travel is an outstanding business and I cannot applaud it enough. We did 3 days of cycling in Angkor Wat, then went to Phnom Penh and then Kampot. Sam worked out all the transfers and we had excellent guides, including Sam himself. He knows what it takes to make the customer happy and he is very even-keeled in his approach. Kamal2023-02-11 Fantastic Autoventure Experience Fantastic Autoventure holidays in Cambodia from the day we enter Cambodia (Poipet) till we depart for Vietnam via Bavet checkpoint. All tours and meals being meticulously planned served the needs.Sam insightful knowledge in Cambodia history and latest attractive places has made the Autoventure Group discover Cambodia country in depth. His entire photography and videography crew captures moments that are worth to show the whole world.Thank you Sam and crew on the FANTASTIC Autoventure experience. For sure Sam will be recommended strongly for Fantastic Cambodia experience.Cheers....Kamal and Nor Dona Alex B2023-02-05 Very recommended company I really recommend Merry Travel if you are thinking of backpacking across Cambodia or any other kind of travel that requires some local knowledge and expertise. Sam and his employees are very professional but also friendly. They are more than just tour guides. They are a resource you can fully entrust. Jamie W2022-11-13 Best Bike Tour ever Best bike tour ever. Big thanks to my tour guide Chea.Jungle was an adventure due to Covid and regrowth as no traffic has been through there for a while. Tour guide was amazing Picked up a couple of flat tyres over the 8 days but the guide had us back on the road in minutes.Best experience. Highly recommended Ravit and Oded L2022-10-26 Bike riding in thailand, cambodia and vietnam with merry travel Rode bike with merry travel in thailand, cambodia and vietnam. Really great time. Especially recommend the mekong river delta ride in vietnam.The organization was very good, hotels, food, bicycles... Vietnam Escape Tour Travel2022-10-08 We had great trip with Merry Travel we had a great trip with Merry Travel. Tour organized by Thany was very smooth.hotels had very good location and excellent services.Our guide was very helpful and flexible on tour. Very good driver and we had good food there.Siem Reap is amazing with Angkor Wat.Really recommend Merry Travel for your trip in Cambodia Steve48484562019-08-19 Twelve days driving around Cambodia with Merry Travel Asia . Just returned from twelve days driving around Cambodia with Merry Travel Asia . We stayed in Siem Reap , Kratie, Phnom Penh and Battambang . What a great experience , the dolphins in Kratie and the Wats of Angkor were special highlights , topped off with a (totally organic) dinner on a local farm in the country side outside Siem Reap with Sam and friends.Thanks to Sam and his team all went smoothly and according to plan with good accommodation and friendly service throughout the trip.Lots of wonderful memories.Hope to see you again soon Sam. Steve LeverTripadvisor rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 56 reviews
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