This 5-day trekking tour allows you to discover the Chi Phat community, located in the Cardamom Mountains. Experience a breathtaking morning river cruise and hike to the Veal Ta Prak natural watering hole before traveling to O'Key and learning more about the village life as well as visiting a nearby waterfall.

Your driver will be picked you up from your hotel and head to the remote community of Chi Phat you meet the eco-tourism staff and get a short introduction regarding their hard work within the community. Afterwards have lunch and discuss the activities for the following days.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at homestay 

Waking early whilst it is still dark you meet your community guide and forest cook, board your motorboat and cruise along the cool waters. As the sun rises and you are entertained by the skies changing colors you can enjoy your breakfast. Soon you turn off the Preak Piphot River and sail up the secluded and winding Stung Pruit River. After an hour the motorboat cuts its engines and you transfer to a traditional row boat and continue upstream. Now being engine-less you can really appreciate the silence of the surroundings and hear birds from the thick forests lining the river. This is the ideal opportunity to see the area’s birdlife as well as watching out for other wildlife such as monkeys and flying squirrels. Eventually the rowboats arrive at a small clearing where you disembark, and begin your Cardamom trekking. Here you disappear into the forest, follow the winding and undulating trail which is full of exotic sights, scents and sounds, including gibbons calling from high up in the tree tops. Lunch is taken next to a scenic river and you will be amazed at how quickly your forest cook sets up the campfire and prepares a hot, basic but tasty meal. After relaxing the trek continues, on route the guide will point out various signs of wildlife and various plants. Try the delicious forest leaves and fruits which he suggests. In the early afternoon you reach your low-impact campsite and hammocks are strung up. Later on, you may wish to walk to Veal Ta Prak the nearby grassy clearing / watering hole. Here you can look out for hornbills, parrots, wild pigs, deer and monkeys. Hike back to the camp where the forest cook will have prepared your dinner. The rest of the evening can be spent around the campfire exchanging stories and gazing up into the starry night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Trek: 10km
Overnight in a hammock in a jungle 

Return to Veal Ta Prak to spot more incredible wildlife animals. Back at the campsite you will have breakfast and once the camp is ‘struck’ your Cardamom trekking tour continues as you head towards the small mountain community of O'Key. Here you will learn more about the villager’s lifestyle and have lunch. Afterwards you explore the nearby O’Malu waterfall where you can have a refreshing swim and relax. Dinner is prepared by your forest cook.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Trekking distance: 11km

 Overnight in a hammock in a jungle  

 This morning you continue your trekking adventure back to Chi Phat village along old logging trails and passing through open landscapes presenting beautiful views of the Cardamom Mountains. Back in Chi Phat you have lunch and a nice cool drink. In the afternoon you are free at leisure and may wish to visit the nearby rapids for a refreshing swim. After freshening up a tasty 'Farewell Dinner' will be served, after which you are free to wander around the village and experience rural community night life.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Trekking distance: 14km
Overnight in the village

You may wish to rise early today to walk down to the river to watch the sunrise. After breakfast return on a boat to Andoung Tuek where your driver awaits to transfer you back to Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville. 

Meals included: Breakfast