Discover the authentic beauty and incredible trekking experience in the eastern part of the Cardamom Mountain range on this fully-supported 3-day trek to Aural Mountain, the highest peak in Cambodia. This adventure offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the jungle and stunning mountain scenery. You'll camp in a bamboo forest near a natural waterfall, accompanied by a local support team. After summiting Aural Mountain, you'll enjoy one final night under the trees and stars at a second campsite before heading back to Phnom Penh.
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Tour highlights
Magnificent Mountain Scenery
Enjoy great views of evergreen mountain and richest natural setting of Aural Mountain and other 9 hills of our trekking trails
Explore the Local Villages
Learn about culture of living in rural areas
Visit the Plane Crashed Site
The wreckage was one of Lon Nol’s air force planes and was shot down in 1974 during the civil war
Route details
Day 1
Hike to the Foothill and Overnight Stay in the Forest
We will pick you up at your hotel at 7:00am in our private minivan. Then we drive for 3 hours to Sre Ken village where you’ll have lunch there. The Sunken village is located on the foothill of Aural Mountain which is about 12km where we will hike after lunch. We step on a flat landscape through the villager’s trails to the first camp. Stunning views of Aural Mountain, jungle and wild snuffing are the great ways to inspire our speed.
Our trek team will set up the camping site surrounded by the bamboo forest, close to the water vicinity as a great way for cooking, taking a bath and refreshing on the first day trek.
Trekking Distance: 7km (4 miles)
Activity Level: Moderate
Accommodation: Tent or hammock
Meals: Lunch and Diner
Day 2
The Peak Challenge and Overnight at Second Camp
After breakfast at the first camp, we need to pack something to carry and step up to the second camp. This challenging day, we step up a lot of hills which are covered by jungle, the richest natural setting, wild snuffling and birds that make our trek full of true natural experience. Our step up from the bamboo forest, and a small path in the dense jungle where you’ll cross 9 hills. We hit the second camp at 1200 meters where one non-government organization built a small house to serve the hikes. The house could be available and we cook outside; it is the first come and first serve space.
After we relax and refresh at the second camp, we continue our step to reach Mt. Oral peak which is about 3km and visit the aircraft area if possible.
On arrival to the peak, there is a small Buddhist temple and a small house of mountain spirit where we can pray for our prosperity, health, luck and see the Cambodia flag with the sigh boat of Mt. Oral 1813 meters. After we are on the top of Oral mountain, we step down back to the second camp to stay one more night there. Foggy is most of the trails and in the evening, it became dark and very dark. Many creepy sounds in the night and the climate is very nice, about 16 to 20 degrees at night and sometimes having rain. Our team will fire, make steam rice and cook some foods for our wonderful dinner in the heart of the Cambodian mountain.
Trekking Distance: 12 km (7.5 miles)
Activity Level: Challenging
Meals: A picnic style include breakfast, lunch and diner
Overnight stay at second camp by tent or hammock
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Day 3
Downhill to the Villages and Return to Phnom Penh
We will take this morning a bit long even we have breakfast, but we could refresh and get a nice morning in the jungle before we pack something and walk downhill back to village for brunch. Continuedly, we say goodbye our local guide and villagers then get on our private vehicle transfer back to Phnom Penh.
On the landing journey, we will have a chance to try some local street food, and sightseeing the countryside of Cambodia before we sign off the unforgettable trekking adventure to the tallest peak in Cambodia.
Trekking distance: 11 km (7 miles)
Activity Level: Moderate
Meals: brunch like a villager’s style
Difficulty
Challenging
Does not require specific skills, but one must be in a good physical shape
There are 2 nights stay in the jungle by tents with sleeping bag or hammock with insect mug as well as a hiker’s house if it would be available space. Within this 2 nights stay in the jungle is close to the water vicinity where it would be great for us take a bath and cooking.
Tickets to group meeting place
Group meeting place
Phnom Penh
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Weather during the tour
Weather conditions along the route
You will get a weather forecast for this tour’s route based on
the forecasts for this season
the statistics from previous years’ trips
Conditions
Included
hotel pickup and drop-off;
professional guide and local guides;
2 nights stay in the jungle by tent or hammock;
meals as per itinerary;
drinking water, local transport if required;
round-trip private transfer.
Extras
flights;
personal expense and tips;
travel insurance;
alcoholic drinks.
It's important to know
Personal equipment you need for the tour
For this holiday you will need comfort hiking clothing, including suitable hiking boots or shoes and a sleeping bag. Here we would like to recommend an essentials stuff and nice to help equipment for the journey.
Essentials Hiking bag (35L to 45 L) with raincoat cover Water bladder- min 3 litter water capacity or refill water bottle Comfort hiking clothing, hiking boots or shoes and hiking poles (We can use bamboo stick instead the poles) Eating kits, and small first aid kit
Nice to help Sleeping bag Personal food stuff and coffee Insect repellent Sunscreen, lip balm, sunhat and sunglasses Electrolyte & small first aid kit Flip flops & flashlight or torch Smartphone or camera to take any pictures Wash bag, towel, toiletries, including anti-bacterial hand wash
Food
Cambodian food tends not to be as hot or spicy as Thai and 85% of Cambodia food are come from vegetable and fish as normally they eat as a fresh meal. The most popular fast food in Cambodia, often served from street stalls, is the Chinese noodle soup. Commonly Cambodia meals is including steam rice, while your traveling on this journey we will find a wide variety of Cambodia cuisines such Chicken sour soup, stir fried chicken with pine apple, green herb soup, dry fish, dry beef, and pork ribs. You will try local food such as ‘charcoal chicken’, ‘sticky rice’ and ‘fried fish’ will commonly be offered.
Hiking Trails
We walking through small flat trails, hilly and forestry landscape. Birds flying from tree to tree, and wild animal snuffing underbrush of the rainforest at Aural Mountain as the eastern of Cardamom mountain. You may have a chance to see Great Horn Bill, Cambodian Laughingthrush, Chestnut-headed Partridge, Mountain Scops Owl, and a numerous mountain bird. That mountain also home of wild animals such as Fly Gibbon, Wild pig, Monkey, and a numerous of Asian wild. Most of our trails is involved with bamboo forest, jungle, climb up and down hill by foots.
Trekking Team Supported
Our experience trek team will happy to serve your trekking adventure and leaving you to enjoy the experience of being in the mountains. English speaking hike guide is a whole organized of the trip, 1 local guide or villagers will lead us and helping us from the villages to the peak. They will assist us to carry some foods, firewood and help us to set up the camping site and cooking.
Climate
Cambodia has a tropical climate, with a rainy season from June to September. The hottest months are just before the monsoon, in April and May. From October through to April there is little rain and from December through to March is the `cool` season although it rarely gets cold. Daytime temperatures will hover around a humid 25 degrees centigrade, falling to the low 16’s at night. Please check, when is good time to visit Cambodia.
Cancellation of booking
In case of booking cancellation the next policy applies. Tourists will receive a full amount they paid for the reservation in case they cancel more than 35 days in advance of the tour start date. In the event of cancellation within the period of 34 to 16 days before the tour start date - they are entitled to receive 50% of the booking amount. Cancelations made within 15 days before the tour starts will not be entitled to a refund.
