PARTNER CONTENT FOR PHOCEA MEKONG CRUISES


Phocea Mekong Cruises CAMBODIA


Sat Toung is a traditional Khmer wooden boat, built on the banks of the Mekong, 26-mets long and decorated in an ethnic chic style. Equipped with four cabins, it holds only eight passengers, making for an extraordinary and intimate cruise. The Tonlé Sap is a huge fresh water reserve,


with extraordinary fauna and flora. It’s a site of major ecological importance and was recognised as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997. It’s also one of the most productive fishing grounds in the world; thanks to these fish-rich waters, it feeds a large part of the local Khmer population. Uniquely, the flow of the river also changes direction every six months. Due to the seasonal rise and fall of the lake


waters, a group of fishermen and crocodile breeders have created extraordinary and isolated floating villages on its banks, all of which sit perched on stilts more than 30ft tall. A boat trip on the Sat Toung gives privileged


visitors the opportunity to discover these extraordinary floating villages, meet the inhabitants, and witness nature at its wildest.


Guests will see both the historic Angkor


temples as well as modern day life in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s romantic capital. The boat also passes by Udong, the sleepy former capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampong Chhnang and its traditional pottery villages, the amazing floating village of Chhnok Tru, and Pean Beang, whose inhabitants eagerly await the Sat Toung’s arrival — it’s the only boat that ventures to this magnificent floating village. During the cruise, the chef serves the finest


Khmer cuisine, such as fish curry and a sweet and sour fish soup. There are no televisions or minibars on board in order to maximise guests’ interactions with not only the Sat Toung crew and each other, but also the local residents of the river. Sat Toung takes its eco-credentials very


seriously with, for example, a solar power supply, biodegradable plastic bags and recyclable water bottles. Food is sourced from organic Cambodian farms when possible, and the crew is from the surrounding villages.


Don’t miss Visiting Phnom Penh, as well as the Angkor temples, on the Sat Toung, the only boat in Cambodia to cover it for six months a year


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KEY FACILITIES • Four comfortable cabins • Individual bathroom in each cabin • Full-board accommodation • One bottle of wine par cabin per day • English-speaking Khmer native on board


• Various excursions


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