Hiking in Cambodia

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Guest Post – Hiking in Cambodia

Any Cambodian holiday offers up many chances to trek and explore this incredible country. The landscape has it all: lush jungles, vast mountain ranges and many lakes and waterfalls to discover.

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There are many choices of places to go hiking in Cambodia, but in the humidity, many of the jungle hikes are rather more arduous than others.

For an easy hike that will still fill you with wonder, head to one of the country’s many National Parks.

The Kirirom National Park is located in the south of the country and was Cambodia’s first official National Park. Situated amongst the Cardamom and Elephant Mountains, the park has a wealth of natural wonders to take in and being 675m above sea level, Kirirom has a cooler climate than other nearby and popular parks.

Covering over 80,000 acres, there certainly is so much to be explored as you hike through and the park also has a small visitors centre which you can visit before you head off to explore.

The best time to visit is November, just after the rainy season has ended which runs from May to October.

For an easy hike, take one of the many basic walking trails that explore the park and wind in many different directions around the park.

The trails take you up through the hills and whilst you walk, keep an eye out for the many animals that live in the park. Keep your eyes peeled for tigers and leopards roaming free and monkeys swinging from tree to tree.

The many nature walks are rather short and allow you to take in the many sights without tiring yourself out too quickly.

However, take care and stay to the paths as it’s easy to veer off and get lost!

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If you feel brave and want to take a more substantial hike around Kirirom, rangers located around the park will take you on a mountain hike. Some of the mountain treks can be rather steep so be prepared.

Head up Phnom Dat Chivit, also known as the End of the World Mountain, which will give you a stunning view of the mountain ranges that surround the place.

Lasting about four hours, the hike takes you through dense jungle, across lakes and past tribal camps. A ranger is essential to guide you on your hike.

At the base of the mountain, you take a walk down a set of steps which may take a while but your reward at the bottom more than makes up for that.

Lying beneath is a spectacular waterfall, with water gushing so loud that you’ll struggle to hear yourself think!

With so many different aspects of this beautiful country to discover, a journey to Kirirom will certainly give you many options for hiking through a Cambodian dream and will provide memories that will last you a lifetime.

Natalie Likness’ love of travel was introduced to her from an early age due to a trip abroad before she was even born! Having close family and making friends across the world, she has continued to travel ever since.  She wrote this post for Travel Indochina.

Source : http://easyhiker.co.uk/hiking-in-cambodia/