Superior Villa
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Destination
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Trip duration
7 days, 6 nights
Mondulkiri is the largest province in the country with the smallest population density. With an elevation that rises up to 1,000 metres, it enjoys a cooler climate than the rest of Cambodia. Besides the lower temperatures, the topography is also different from the lowlands, with rolling hills, pine groves, waterfalls and rainforests replacing rice paddies and palm trees. Wildlife includes elephants, bears, leopards and monkeys and conservationists have established several ecotourism projects in the province to protect the flora and fauna.
Day 1
Phnom Penh – Kampong Cham – Mondulkiri
Leave behind the bright lights of capital life as we head to the remote eastern province of Mondulkiri. In the early morning, we will be collected from our hotel in Phnom Penh and drive with our guide to Mondulkiri (357 km/ six hours). En-route, we stop at Kampong Cham and visit Cheung Kok village to see a more rustic side of Cambodian life before stopping at Chhup rubber plantation established by French tyre maker Michelin in the early 20th century. The road follows Sam Leng logging track and gradually rises from the Tonle Sap basin into hill country. Upon arrival in Mondulkiri’s capital, Sen Monorom, we check-in at the hotel and have the rest of the day at our leisure to explore the town that is home to hilltribes. Dinner will be served at a local restaurant. Overnight in Sen Monorom.
Food
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Accommodation
Sen Monorom
Day 2
Sen Monorom
Get into the wild and spend an unforgettable day hanging out with elephants in their natural habitat. After breakfast, we head to Elephant Valley Project (EVP), an NGO that rescues and rehabilitates over-worked and captive elephants, while supporting the local communities that work with the magnificent beasts. After a short introduction to the project and the morning’s activities, we set off on a jungle hike in search of the elephants and trail them as they trudge through the forest and bathe in streams. This is a truly incredible experience that allows us to learn about the elephants’ plight in Cambodia. We return to EVP’s basecamp in time for a well-deserved buffet lunch before hiking back to the meeting point and returning to the hotel armed with ever-lasting memories. The rest of the day is at our leisure, with dinner at a local restaurant. Please note: there is no elephant riding, tricks or shows involved. This tour is available Sunday to Friday. Important Health notice: It must be noted visiting the Elephant Valley Project requires a moderate to high level of physical fitness. There is a lot of hiking (5 - 7km per day) on difficult terrain in the jungle to see the elephants guests need to be told about this and prepared accordingly. Guests must be prepared for the day’s activities and hold full travel insurance. Overnight in Sen Monorom.
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Sen Monorom
Day 3
Sen Monorom
Learn about hill tribe life and explore Mondulkiri’s sprawling countryside. After breakfast, we spend the morning learning about the unique customs and culture of the bunong hill tribes who call this remote corner of Cambodia home. We visit a tribal village and, if we’re lucky, get the chance to enjoy a traditional hill tribe ceremony. During our visit, villagers will introduce us to their community and way of life. We enjoy a picnic lunch at the village before driving on bumpy tracks along two rivers to impressive Bu Sra waterfall. The road leads past another stunning waterfall that is one of the largest in Cambodia. After refreshing at the falls, we explore the surrounding countryside, soaking up the sprawling scenes of farmland and rice fields. We then return to the hotel, with dinner served at a local restaurant. Overnight in Sen Monorom.
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Sen Monorom
Day 4
Sen Monorom - Ratanakiri
Discover off-the-beaten-track Cambodia’s natural beauty as we head to undiscovered Ratanakiri. After breakfast, we board a boat and head back to the mainland where we set off on a four-hour drive to Banlung – nicknamed Red City because of the omnipresent laterite – and check-in at the hotel with lunch. The rest of the day is at our leisure before dinner at the hotel. Please note: Rooms at Terres Rouges Lodge are fan-only, with no TV and minibar. Overnight in Ratanakiri.
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Ratanakiri
Day 5
Ratanakiri
Direction northwest today, we cross bamboo forests before reaching the village of Voeune Saï located on the left bank of the Sé San river; the view on the Chinese village on the other side of the river is quite pretty. Besides, this place is nearly a Chinese enclave in Cambodian territory, some villagers don't even speak Khmer. Upstream of the Se San is Kaoh Peak, a village of the Kachok minority that practices funeral statuary, then we go back towards Banlung for a trip through rubber plantations towards the nearby waterfall of Teuk Cha Ong, we end up with a detour to Yaklaom lake, a beautiful and perfectly-round stretch of water surrounded by forest, for a late afternoon swim. Dinner at Terres Rouges. Please note: Rooms at Terres Rouges Lodge are fan-only, with no TV and minibar. Overnight in Ratanakiri.
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Ratanakiri
Day 6
Ratanakiri
We’re going full North today, heading towards Laos and the village of Taveng. We first cross Veyrum Plang, a round lava field in the forest; a few steps away there is a small waterfall (in the rainy season only) surrounded by tigers caves. Later on, we stop at some nice Kroeung villages located in the forest on both sides of the road. The more North we go, the more beautiful the forest. In some Kroeung villages, depending on the season, we might discover some quite impressive bachelor houses built on very high stilts. Let’s notice that, when they have achieved their goal and when the young man has become head of a family, these houses are destroyed before being raised again by younger men the following season. Depending on the time and the state of the dirt road, we will choose a location for a picnic before exploring the nearby villages, then go back towards Banlung for a trip through rubber plantations towards the nearby waterfalls of Kachagn and Katieng. Dinner is at the lodge. Please note: Rooms at Terres Rouges Lodge are fan-only, with no TV and minibar. Overnight in Ratanakiri.
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Ratanakiri
Day 7
Ratanakiri – Kratie - Phnom Penh
All good things must come to an end, but we squeeze in more intrepid sight-seeing before returning to the capital. After breakfast, we hit the road for Phnom Penh (499 km/eight hours), stopping for several adventures along the way. On the outskirts of Kratie, we stop at Kampi to board a local boat and cruise along the Mekong to a stretch of water the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins call home. Lunch is at a local restaurant before we continue south to the charming town of Chhlong, which is home to a collection of French colonial architecture. Our next stop at Skoun isn’t for the faint-hearted. Dubbed Spider Town, it is packed with stalls selling the favourite Cambodian snack of deep-fried tarantulas that are caught by hand in the surrounding jungle. We then continue to Phnom Penh and transfer directly to the hotel for check-in, bringing this tour to an end.
Food
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Sen Monorom | Mondulkiri
Mayura Hill
Ratanakiri
Terres Rouges Lodge
Deluxe room (fan)
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- Tours and transfers with licenced English-speaking guiding services / assistance. Other languages are on request and are subject to availability;
- Accommodation in sharing twin / double in a safari-styled tent with air-conditioning;
- Transportation for tour and transfers by air-conditioned vehicle, unless otherwise stated;
- All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the program;
- All meals as indicated in the program (food only)
Not Included
- Personal expenses such as other meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours/ visits, unless otherwise stated;
- Any domestic / international airline tickets, airport taxes, visa fees, specific camera / video fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general pick-up / drop-off regions (such as airports, out-of-town resorts, ports, harbours and accommodation in surrounding towns);
- Any accommodation expenses of a personal nature. This includes (compulsory festive) meals and drinks, mini-bar consumption, laundry, room service, any telephone or other communication cost not mentioned in the program;
- International travel and medical insurance coverage for customers;
- Voluntary carbon emission compensation: USD 1.50 per person per day.
Payment and Cancellations
- Full payment is due 30 days prior to departure. We reserve the right to release all services in case of payment default.
- Intermediate bank charges and fees are the responsibility of the client.
- Cancellation policy: In case of cancellation, the following cancellation fees will apply:
• Between 30-15 days prior to departure - 25% of total price
• Between 14-7 days prior to departure - 50% of total price
• Less than 7 days prior to departure – 100% of total price
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7 days Phnom Penh – Mondulkiri – Ratanakiri – Kratie – Phnom Penh
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Destination
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Trip duration
7 days, 6 nights
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RESERVATIONS
All tours and services can be booked directly with our office in China
A TRAILS CHINA / DAOCHENG
Beijing Office
Suite 810, SunFlower Tower
#37 Maizidian Street Chaoyang District, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022, P.R. China
Tel: (86-10) 6515 9259
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CONFIRMATIONS
All reservations are confirmed by return with the up-dated booking status within 2 working days. Due to occasional delays in communication with more remote destinations, it may take a few days longer to get confirmation.
RATES AND AVAILABILITY
All rates are quoted in RMB and are subject to change without prior notice. Inclusions and exclusions in the tour packages are indicated at the end of each itinerary. Commonly our package tour rates include accommodation, transfers, certain meals, and other tour related services. Domestic or international airfares are included where mentioned. Our tour itineraries do not include visa fees and expenses of a personal nature. The validity of our rates is November 01, 2018, until October 31, 2019, unless otherwise specified.
SERVICES
Local English speaking guides are accompanying tours and transfers in each destination. German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian and Chinese speaking guides are available on request in major cities and subject to confirmation.
DELIVERY FEES
A delivery fee will be charged according to the distance traveled, if any train tickets are required to be delivered to clients’ hotel.
PAYMENT
Full pre-payment by bank transfer is required 30 days before the commencement of services.
Our bank account details are:
Bank Name: Bank of China Beijing JianGuoMen Wai Sub-Branch
开 户 行：中国银行北京建国门外支行
Account Name：ATC TRAVEL SERVICES (BEIJING) LTD.
账 户 名：北京道成国际旅行社有限公司
Account No.：3259 6908 9747
账 号：3259 6908 9747
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For itineraries operated outside China
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Account No.：3211 6010 0100 1577 67
账号：3211 6010 0100 1577 67
Bank Name: Industrial Bank Co., Ltd Sanyuanqiao Sub-Branch
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CHILD POLICY
For children aged between 2 and 11 years following rates will apply:
- Child in shared adults’ room with extra bed will pay 80% of the total package price
A maximum of two children per party is granted such a discount. Besides this general policy, specific conditions may apply case by case.
CANCELLATIONS
For cancellation of confirmed reservations, following general cancellation charges apply :
- Between 30 and 15 days prior to arrival : 20% of the total amount
- Between 15 and 7 days prior to arrival : 50% of the total amount
- Less than 7 days prior to arrival : 100% of the total amount.
Special conditions apply for cruises, beach resorts as well as for some of the boutique and landmark hotels. Expeditions and specific products may have different conditions.
Domestic and international air tickets are non-refundable once issued. You are obliged to pay full airfare (inclusive of any tax and fuel surcharge) of any cancelled tickets based on the contract rate.
PROGRAM CHANGES
We reserve the right to re-arrange the order of any tour program, to cancel or substitute elements of any tour itinerary without notice, when local conditions require such changes. All itineraries depending on domestic flight confirmations are subject to changes.
Any increase in taxes or fuel surcharges imposed by the authorities will be advised as soon as we are informed of them, and they will be added to the invoice.
Flight and train details mentioned in our itineraries are for indicative purposes only.
CONFIDENTIALITY
This agreement, its contents and all related documentation sent over to the customer/tour operator are strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to any third parties.
COMPLAINTS AND IRREGULARITIES
We consider complaints as valuable feedback to improve service delivery levels. We request that service delivery failures or customer concerns, be reported during the customer’s stay, to one of our representatives. It is the aim of the company to solve any irregularity on the spot. The company reserves the right to refuse to take action on perceived irregularities submitted to the company 14 days after the customer returns back home.
FORCE MAJEURE
During the term of this agreement, neither party shall be in default of its obligations to the extent that its performance is delayed or prevented by causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God, natural disasters, bankruptcy of a vendor, strikes and other labor disturbances, acts of war, or civil disturbances, or other equivalent or comparable events.
INDEMNITY
The client agrees to indemnify and to save A Trails – Daocheng from harm and against all damage or injury (including death) to property or person(s) resulting from intentional or negligent acts or omissions from their respective officers, employees, agents, contractor or subcontractor in connection with the performance of this agreement.
LEGAL NOTE
This agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of China (and/or applicable in relation to the country it is legally represented) for the time being in force and the parties agree to submit any dispute arising between the parties under this agreement to arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the respectable Arbitration Institute, Office of the Judiciary applicable at the time of submission of the dispute to arbitration and the conduct of the arbitration thereof shall be under the auspices of the specific Arbitration Institute accordingly.
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LIABILITY
We act as an intermediary between the concerned airlines, hotels, all transport operators and local tourist offices providing the services. The Company is therefore not responsible for any loss, injury or damage sustained by the tourists, including those occurring outside the touring programs. Additional expenses incurred due to delay, accidents, natural and disaster, political actions and unrest must be borne by the tourists. Programs and prices, services and conditions are based on those valid at the time of printing and are therefore subject to change without advance notice before or during the tour. Acknowledgment and confirmation of the above-mentioned conditions is active, once clients participate in one of the provided services via us. The itinerary of the excursion, package and/or tour cannot be altered or changed without prior permission from us. We cannot be held liable if you amend the excursion and its content in your brochures or give wrong descriptions to clients that are travelling.
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING AUTONOMOUS REGIONS IN CHINA
The Company is not responsible for any last-minute closure of specific regions or tourism sites caused by decisions taken by local or national authorities to restrict access hereto. We will provide alternative itineraries where necessary and reduce cancellation fees to a minimum, however, such imposed closures are beyond our control and constitute a case of force majeure.
The areas concerned include but are not restricted to : The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, minority regions in Qinghai and Gansu provinces.
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Travel breaks down borders and brings people together: The nearly 900 million people who travel every year make the sector one of the biggest in the world, a major employer and a key element in the global economy. But this has its downside, too: increasing pollutant emissions from the tourist traffic, loss of coastlines and other landscapes through excessive building development and sexual exploitation of children are just some of the negative consequences of the growth in global tourist travel. In order to minimize the negative impacts and enhance the positive ones, our Corporate Responsibility Strategy focuses on four prime issues:
- We increase efforts to ensure that children and adolescents in tourist areas are protected against sexual exploitation, one of the worst forms of abuse of young people today.
- We promote fair working conditions and sensibly service provider partners to social and environmental concerns.
- The supply and saving of clean water is a further key issue.
- We develop our own projects to meet the growing threat posed by climate change. Indeed, helping counter the adverse effects of global warming is one of the biggest challenges faced by the world tourist.