Going to Ream National Park in Cambodia

Many voyages advancing around the highlights of Cambodia will invest some energy in the exuberant waterfront town of Sihanoukville. While the pure shorelines are extraordinary for unwinding, not far outside of town is the various and unblemished Ream National Park which is as often as possible overlooked by wayfarers however surely supported paying little respect to a visit in case you acknowledge coming back to nature and wandering off the essential vacationer trail. 

Ream National Park, otherwise called Preah Sihanouk National Park, is one of 7 national parks in Cambodia and is found only 18 kilometers southeast of Sihanoukville and around 230km from the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The recreation center has been formally secured following 1993 by an imperial declaration of previous King, His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk. The rich eco-framework covers a range of 21,000 hectares, of which 15,000 hectares is area and 6,000 hectares is marine living space and offers mangroves, shorelines, mountains and islands for investigation. Nature mates are attracted to the assorted untamed life in the recreation center, incorporating dugongs and dolphins in the waters, monkeys and wild pigs in the wildernesses and more than 200 distinctive flying creature species including the immense regret, the stork-charged kingfisher, and the jeopardized painted stork. 

There are a lot of trekking trails all through the recreation center, and treks to Meditation Mountain (Phnom Samathik) and Keng Kong Waterfall are prevalent. Another highlight is a pontoon trip along the mangrove-lined channels of Prek Toeuk River, which has salty water amid the dry season and crisp water amid the rainstorm season. It is additionally beneficial going by the Buddhist sanctuary, Wat Ream, which has a gigantic leaning back Buddha and offers awesome perspectives from the highest point of the slope. The shorelines along the edge of the recreation center offer pleasant spots to unwind, as you sink your feet into the white sands and appreciate nearby fish treats from two or three little sustenance stands. 

At the point when to go? 

The best time to go to Cambodia and visit Ream National Park is from October through to March. This is the dry season when temperatures are more direct. Be that as it may it is conceivable to visit the recreation center year-round and there are advantages to going by amid the wet season from June to October when the wildernesses are a profound, rich green and the waterfalls and streams are at their generally staggering. Going in the midst of this time requires extra steadiness as transport can as often as possible impact by the considerable deluges, so make sure to pack a decent book and your wet climate gear! 

An especially decent time to visit Ream National Park is from December to February when you can see dolphins in the Prek Toeuk Sap River. 

How to arrive? 

Going to Ream National Park is anything but difficult to do all alone. From Sihanoukville an arrival trip by moto costs around US$5 - US$10, contingent upon how well you arrange and to what extent you plan to stay at the recreation center. Nearby private taxis can likewise be reserved for around US$25 - US$30 for the day. Officers can control you for just a few dollars for each hour, and it's fitting to visit the base camp to talk with the officers and accumulate data before heading into the recreation center. The workplace is situated inverse the passageway to the air terminal. 

In the event that you would favor a guided visit, this is additionally simple to sort out locally in Sihanoukville at your inn or a nearby tourism office. Visits from Sihanoukville frequently incorporate get from your inn, transport to and from the recreation center and touring while you are there including watercraft rides and strolling visits. These visits have a tendency to be entire day visits, beginning around 7 or 8am and coming back to Sihanoukville in the late evening. 

Whichever alternative you pick make certain to convey a lot of drinking water and some nourishment for the day, as there is minimally accessible in the recreation center.