Year 10

Cambodia Study Tour

Cambodia -

Tales of the Tour

Soudey! 

The team has just conquered a trek through the Mondulkiri jungle. The first day was spent going through the amazing and very steep Cambodian Hills. We stopped at the Khal Prei Waterfall for a traditional Cambodian lunch - fried rice wrapped in banana leaves. After trekking a total of 16km, we arrived at our campsite. A quick dip in a nearby waterfall sufficed as our showers for the day and our washing machines. 

Our meals over the three days of trekking were cooked by our wonderful guides; Hong, Ba and Warna. We were spoilt with plates of fresh dragonfruit and pineapple, bamboo soup, avocado rolls and omelettes, everyone left the table feeling satisfied and refreshed.  

The second day consisted of 8 more kilometres of trekking and waterfalls until we arrived at Warna’s hometown, the Patang Village. After being introduced to the locals and playing with Warna’s kids, we moved on to our homestay about 200 metres further into the jungle. It was a thundery night, perfect for ghost stories. A random scream during the middle of “Click Click Slide” showed us a spider on the roof. Little did we know, there were many more. 

During the trek we explored and swam in a fair few waterfalls, but today we drove for about an hour with our main guide, Mr Samnang, to see the largest waterfall in Cambodia. The spectacular sight stunned us all, and we enjoyed the view whilst eating some banana and damlaung (potato) fritters. The short walk back to the vans revealed a monkey in the trees that hissed at us as we walked by.  A short drive took us to Ba’s house, where we had amazing rolls and fruits that had been grown by Ba and his family. It was by far the best meal that we have eaten so far. After saying a final goodbye to Ba and Warna, we left with Mr Samnang to visit a coffee plantation. We finally made it back to the Nature Lodge, where we spent our last night before travelling to Sambor Prei Kuk for our community project. 

Everyone here is having an amazing time, and is excited to see what the community project holds. Not as excited as we are to get back to using proper Western-style toilets though!

The Dromana College Cambodia Team