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Koh Kong Conservation (Chuor Phnom Damrei) Rapids

Corridor...... 179 folk here, but stick around and you’ll see this region is Park Tek Chhou Park

more than its sandy bits. Kirirom PREAH Kirovong III Dam National Bokor

Sihanoukville...... 184 Prey Koh Seh SIHANOUK Phu Quoc Island National The Koh Kong Conservation Corridor’s emerald-green Koh Thmei Ampul Roleak Kang Cheung Ream National Park. . 200 vistas offer trekking potential that is only now being tapped Sre Ambel NH4 Thmor Thom Koh Rong Sanloem. . . 206 into, providing both day-hikers and intrepid types with a Veal Renh Knong Ream Park Krapeur

host of nature-filled adventures. Down south travellers can (1000m)

Koh Sdach Ream Southern Cardamoms Protected Forest Cascades Kbal Chhay National KOH KONG

Archipelago...... 209 dig into history, admiring Kampot’s preserved architecture, Sre Ambel NH41 Chumnoab Plauv Bombek Kampot ...... 210 then dig into plates piled with crab in Kep, before exploring Koh Chamnar Chi Phat Stung Hau Central Cardamoms Protected Forest Andoung Tuek NH48 Gulf of the surrounding countryside, patch-worked with rice fields Ta Kiev Areng

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Thmor Thom Thmor

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Sanloem

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Kompong

Otres Aeu Tinh Bien Tinh Kampot

Ampul

Gulf of Thailand of Gulf

Koh Rong Koh Bayong

Ream

Prey

Phnom Rapids

Sihanoukville

Voa Voa Cascades Doc Tuk Meas Tuk

113

Kirivong Tek Chhou Tek

Phnom

Beach Kbal Chhay Kbal Chau

Tchea Tapech Tchea

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Prek Treng Prek

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Koh

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Stung Hau Stung

NH2

Tani SIHANOUK NH3

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Koh Sdach Koh Bokor

Samnor KAMPOT Thmor

NH4

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B Phnom Phnom NH48

NH21

NH2 Park Preak Khsach Preak

Alatang

Chi Phat Chi

National NH46

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Kirirom

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KANDAL

Koh Kong Koh

Trapaeng Bati

Preak Piphot Preak

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NH1

Koh Kapi Koh

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Peam Krasaop Peam

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KOMPONG

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NH51

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Mekong Koh Kong Koh

PHNOM Southern Bang

Thma

Chumnoab

Cham Yeam Cham Ko Kut Ko

Checkpoint NH6 Hat Lek Hat

Waterfall

NH44 Veal II Ranger II Veal Chamnar Tatai

Cheung (1000m) Waterfall

(Chuor Phnom Kravanh) Phnom (Chuor

Khlong Yai Khlong

Roleak Kang Roleak Krapeur

Koh Por Koh

Cardamom Mountains Cardamom

Ko Mak Ko Udong CHHNANG

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(1213m)

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