Kratie Province

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We got here after a 9hr epic bus journey.....

We found a great guest house, which looked over the Mekong River, Kratie is known for its Fresh Water Dolphins called Irrawaddy and relaxed atmosphere. But you can see in years to come this will be a very popular place for tourists.

We booked a 1/2 day trip on motorbikes with a driver to see the dolphins and sombok mountain(temple), the boat trip was about 1.5hrs and we saw lots of dolphins, its great to see them as they are diminishing fast, due to the over fished river and poluation.

We stayed here for a few days to relax, our plans did change (quite a bit actually) as we thought from Kratie we would head for the mountains to Ratanakiri Province for treking, waterfalls, swimming, elephant rides all the good stuff, but there was no ATM here in Kratie and there isnt one until you head back towards a major town or city, and we didnt have enough money, so we changed our plans to headed for Seam Reap a week early.

We really enjoyed our time in Kratie, so it was worth th epic bus trip.

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Photos

Sunset at Kratie
This place is known for good sunsets and we were lucky enough to see one

Stu onthe boat
We found some dolphins, the water has such a strong current, we found some trees to attach a rope too.

Dolphins
Dont laugh at the pics, they fast things to catch on camera....

Monkey and Baby
Top of Sombok Mountain

Stairs down from a roof top bar
Good job we only had one beer in here