CAMBODIA – Ratanakiri – Hiking in Virachey’s Community Forest

Description

This tour is designed as a way of experiencing the Virachey’s Community Forest, an area near the massive Virachey National Park while making direct contact with a local community and the natural environment.
Travelers start the day by traveling for 1 hour from the hotel north towards Ban Lung to reach a pier where a motorized boat will be waiting to take them upstream on the Sanger river to reach the starting point of the hike. A local villager will be waiting to accompany guests, together with their Easia guide, along a trail in the Community forest.
The hike is characterized by a mix of trails crossing rice plantations before entering into the primary jungle of Viracheay National Park, with some easy up and downhill sections heading towards the bamboo forest. Along the trail, guests can learn about the flora in the area, and see first hand the culture, traditions and lifestyle of the local people. The main highlight of the day will be the 40 meter waterfall, where it is possible to savor a local picnic lunch and take a rest while enjoying the natural surroundings. After lunch, the hike will continue back to where the tour started before boarding a local boat on the river and returning to the pier to be met by a private vehicle.

Distance & duration of hiking: 16 kilometers – 5 hours (full-day including the visits)
Level: 2
Net elevation gain: + 200 meters / – 120 meters
Terrain: Mainly jungle trails, through forest
Transportation: 30 kilometers – 1 hour – (From Hotel to starting point) / 2 hours by local boat round trip / 30 kilometers – 1 hour – (From ending point to hotel)

Note: Possibility to reduce the hiking distance

Selling points

• A hike along a 16 kilometer trail in the Virachey Community forest
• Learn about the culture, traditions and lifestyle of the local villagers
• Visit an exotic waterfall and learn about Cambodian flora and fauna
• Enjoy a local picnic lunch surrounded by nature

Time And Transportation

MAP OF THE TRAIL 

Duration: Full-day Tour

Total Kilometers of hiking: 16 kilometers

Total kilometers transfer: 60 kilometers + 20 kilometers by boat

Duration

• Duration: Full-day hiking tour; including hike, visits the village, waterfall, lunch, and transportation
• Total kilometers walking: 16 kilometers – possibility to reduce kilometers hiking
• Duration of hiking: Around 2-3 hours hike in the morning and 2 hours hike in the afternoon (depending on the speed)
• Transportation:
  • 30 kilometers– 1 hour – From Hotel to starting point
  • 1 hour + 1 hour – local boat
  • 30 kilometers– 1 hour – From ending point to hotel

INFO ABOUT THE HIKING

• Pick up at 7h30 at the hotel
• 8h30 arrival at the pier, and take the local motorized boat to reach the starting point
• 9h30 starting the hike for 2- 3 hours
• 12h30 arrival at the lunch spot at waterfall
• lunch picnic, break between 12h30 till 14h00 including rest
• 14h00 start hike back to the starting point following another trail
• 15h30 arrival at the ending point and take the local boat back to the pier
• 16h30 transfer back to hotel
• 17h30 arrival at the hotel

Min pax

1

Max pax

20

How to sell it

• Full day hiking tour in Ratanakiri for FIT, small groups (max 15 guests)
• For travelers looking for a moderate hike with interaction with local community & nature
• This hike is designed for moderate or Active travelers – with some easy up & down hill jungle trail
• Perfect to extend one day more in Ratanakiri
• Perfect to combine one day before or after the visit to Yeakloam Lake
• Active way to visit Ratanakiri

Why this activity

• Visit a part of the Virachey’s National Park
• Great Interaction with local villagers and nature, learning about the culture, traditions, lifestyle
• Enjoy a picnic lunch nearby a 40 meters waterfall in a quite spot
• Active and eco-friendly way of visiting ratanakiri through the forest
• Easia Active guide + local guide + villagers escorting the group along the easy trail

Good to combine with

• CAMBODIA – Ratanakiri – Visit and enjoy Boeun Yeakloam lake by bicycle – (not on the same day)

Do not combine with

• Other activities on the same day

Market suggestion

Competitor comparison

• other dmc could propose same tour

Pros

• Moderate Active product – everyone with moderate physical health can enjoy
• Easia Active Guide + Local guide + local villagers escorting the group along the trail
• Possible to reduce daily hiking kilometers adapting to the needs of the travelers
• Most of the trail is covered by trees, providing shade
• Easily accessible only 30 kilometers from Ban Lung

Cons

• The minority people do not dress with traditional clothes
  
• The village where we stop is very small, no much to see
• Not exclusive to Easia; other tourists can visit as well
• Need to book an Easia guide to establish communication with and provide explanations about the villagers

Information

3 tribe villages to visit during tour: Kachon (located in Koh Peack- accessible by boat), Krueng & Tapoun villages on the way – accessible by car)

Distance: 16 kilometers

Duration: Full day activity 7-8 hours, including 5 hours hiking, transportation, lunch, and visits (start at 7h30 finish at 17h00

Average speed: 4 km/h)

Net elevation gain: + 300 meters

Terrain: Mainly jungle trail through the forest

Difficulty: Easia Level – 2

In case of emergency: 

Guests have to bring:

• A 20-35L backpack to carry their camera, water..
• Rain coat
• Good hiking shoes
• Suitable clothes, long hiking pants
• Sun glasses
• Refill Bottle
• Cap
• Camera
• Sun cream
• mosquito repellent

Alerts

• Children from 12 years old up
• For people that are able to hike – some part of the trail are up and downhill through the forest
• During the rainy season, the trails can be muddy, slippery – do not suggest

Important information

MAP OF THE TRAIL  – Please do not share it with client

INFORMATION ABOUT THE HIKE

• We use a local supplier
• Easia Active guide + + Local guide + 1 local villager to escort the group
• Flexible module, possible to reduce the hiking daily kilometers, adapting the trail
• No support vehicle – the vehicle will drop of and pick up client at the pier
• Max elevation gain – less than 300 meters
• First part: visit village, start the hike 3 hours, visit a waterfall, arrive at lunch place
• Second part: rest after lunch, hike back to starting point following another trail – 2 hours

INFORMATION TO COLLECT FROM THE CLIENT 

• Understand the client and guests’ needs and expectations before proposing an itinerary
• Request information from clients and fill the Information Active Participants file: Name and surname, hiking level, any specific allergies, insurance details.
• Understand the walking level of the travelers
  • No difficulty – Accessible for everybody
  • Easy – Accessible for everybody who like walking
  • Moderate – For people who practice hiking occasionally
  • Difficult – For people in good shape
  • Extreme – For professionals
• Duration is quite important, but we can reduce or extend the duration and daily walking kilometers,

SEASONALITY DETAILS

• From November to beginning of March is the perfect time with pleasant temperature and nice landscape.
• In April and May, the weather is very hot. Possible but very challenging
• June to August is the green season, with some rain during the early morning and/or late afternoon, but boasting beautiful and lush, green landscapes.
• Avoid September and October due to the heavy rain, the trail is muddy and difficult to access

WHAT TO BRING:

• The big luggage will be kept on the van or 25 seat bus
• Small back pack to carry water and camera during the trek
• Trekking shoes, sun protection, hut, mosquito repellent, reusable water bottles, swim suits in case of traveler want to swim in the water fall or river,
• Long pants, rain jacket in case of unexpected rain

Price range

35-50$

Quotation guideline

• Easia transportation
• Local Easia guide out of province
• Supplement hiking fee day tour
• Easia active snack
• Hiking in Virachey’s Community Forest – package – Parrot tours supplier

Inclusion

Hiking in Virachey’s Community Forest – package – Parrot tours supplier

• Boat trip on Sesan River,
• English speaking local guide,
• indigenous ranger,
• lunch,
• water
• all entrance fees.
• easia guide or tour leader charged 50%

Exclusion

• Transport from town/Banlung to the starting point and back to Banlung
• easia guide
• supplement hiking
• Personal expenses
• Snacks
• Insurance
• accommodation
• dinner

Remark

• To experience this Module the travelers must have a moderate physical level. They must have experience on hiking.
• Children of 12 to 16 years old can participate – children with good physical level
• The trail could be muddy and slippery in some areas after rain

Important notes

INFO ABOUT THE HIKING

• Pick up at 7h30 at the hotel
• 8h30 arrival at the pier, and take the local motorized boat to reach the starting point
• 9h30 starting the hike for 2- 3 hours
• 12h30 arrival at the lunch spot at waterfall
• lunch picnic, break between 12h30 till 14h00 including rest
• 14h00 start hike back to the starting point following another trail
• 15h30 arrival at the ending point and take the local boat back to the pier
• 16h30 transfer back to hotel
• 17h30 arrival at the hotel

EASIA GUIDE

• Use Guide Database and book an Active Guide able to hike in the forest
• Always remember to give the First aid kit to the Guide
• Clearly explain to the Guides the client’s profile and the guests’ expectations
• Guide must be prepare to explain the flora and fauna of the area, and its archaeological sites
• Ask the guide to stop and try some local snacks along the way, which is important to allow guests to experience local life and Cambodian traditions

TRANSPORTATION

• Use regular transportation supplier
• Give to the guide the number of hospital nearby, in case of emergency

ADVENTURE SERVICES

• snack provided by the supplier
• water provided by easia travel

SPECIAL GUIDE NOTES

• Choose an Active guide with good shape/physical health
• Provide the guide with all the necessary emergency phone number
  • Local supplier
  • emergency contact in the area
• Be sure of his capacity to pass out the information
• Guests wants to learn about traditional culture, local life
• Good knowledge required of: culture, Khmer remedies, local life
• Don’t forget to explain to the guests how to behave according to the local customs and the natural surroundings
• Bring first aid kit

Special Guide notes

• Guide must do the briefing before starting the day and the hike – he needs to announce:
  • Distance and duration of each transportation
  • Distance and duration of the hike day
  • Where will they go, what they will visit, and points of interest
  • Type of terrain
  • Share some local insight and information about the locations, sites, and culture before departure
  • Should give information about the code of conduct, how to behave in a destination by respecting the environment and locals
  • Hiking guide must be flexible on the spot: Adapt the speed and the length of the trails to the needs of the guests
• Should have lunch together with the guests
• Guide must stop and allow the guests to try some local snacks along the way; important to make guests experience the local life and traditions of the country
• Guide must interact with the Local ranger and share all the information to the travelers
• The local guide following the client is charged 50% of the tour rates for accompanying the client
• Booking required 25% deposit upon booking.

Contact

Parrot Tours
Address:Apivat village, Labansiek commune, Banlung City, Ratanakiri province, Cambodia.
Contact person:Aum Sea Yeen– General Manager
Phone:0974035884
Email:[email protected]

Internal Product Annoucement

[CAMBODIA – NEW PRODUCT – INTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT]
CAMBODIA – Ratanakiri – Hiking in Virachey’s Community Forest
SUB-BRAND : Active – Thematic Leisure
THEME: Art & Culture | Sustainable
SEGMENT: FIT – Small Group
REFERENCE : CA-E-RATANAKIRI-AGL-19-FD-$$$

English

French

Randonnée dans la forêt communautaire de Virachey

Vous quitterez votre hôtel à 7 h 30 et arriverez au village de Kachon, situé au nord, après une heure de route. Là, vous embarquerez sur un bateau à moteur qui vous fera remonter le courant de la rivière Sésan pour atteindre le point de départ de votre randonnée. Une fois arrivés à l’orée de la jungle, vous rencontrerez un ranger Kachocian local qui se joindra à votre guide pour vous accompagner. Sur le chemin, vous rencontrerez des villageois et en apprendrez davantage sur la culture, les traditions et le mode de vie des habitants de cette région. Pendant la première partie de la randonnée vous marcherez sur du terrain plat et traverserez des rizières avant d’entrer dans la jungle primaire et la forêt de bambous. Le sentier vous fera ensuite passer par des collines qu’il faudra descendre puis remonter, ce qui vous offrira de très beaux points de vue avant de terminer par une impressionnante cascade de 40 mètres de haut.

Là, près de la cascade, vous prendrez votre déjeuner sous forme de pique-nique et pourrez vous détendre au milieu de cette nature paisible. Vous reprendrez ensuite votre randonnée le long d’un petit cours d’eau pour revenir au point de départ. Vous quitterez alors votre ranger local pour reprendre le bateau qui descendra cette fois-ci le courant de la rivière et vous pourrez profiter de la balade et du paysage dans la lumière de l’après-midi. A votre descente du quai, vous regagnerez votre hôtel.

Distance et durée de la randonnée : 16 kilomètres – 5 heures (journée complète, visites incluses)

Niveau : 2

Dénivelé : + 200 mètres / – 120 mètres

Type de terrain : principalement des sentiers de jungle, à travers la forêt

Transport : 30 kilomètres – 1 heure – (depuis l’hôtel jusqu’au point de départ) /  2 heures de balade en bateau local / 30 kilomètres – 1 heure- (depuis la fin de la randonnée jusqu’à l’hôtel)

Remarque : possibilité de réduire la longueur de la randonnée

Spanish

Excursión por el bosque comunitario de Virachey

Saldrá de su hotel a las 7:30 y viajará durante una hora hacia el norte, en dirección al pueblo Kachon. Cuando llegue allí, montará a bordo de una lancha motorizada que le llevará aguas arriba por el imponente río Sesan hasta llegar al punto de partida de su excursión. Cuando llegue a la linde de la selva, se encontrará con su guarda local de Kachon, quien le acompañará junto a su guía.

Por el camino, podrá interactuar con los habitantes locales y aprender más sobre la cultura, tradiciones y estilo de vida de la gente que vive en esa zona. La primera parte de la excursión es llana, cruzando algunos campos de arroz, antes de entrar en la selva principal y a través de un bosque de bambú. El camino será variado, con algunas partes ascendentes y descendentes y con interesantes vistas antes de acabar en una impresionante cascada de 40 metros de alto.

Allí, cerca de la cascada, disfrutará de un almuerzo en forma de picnic y podrá relajarse rodeado de la tranquila naturaleza. Después, continuará su excursión siguiendo un pequeño arroyo que le llevará de vuelta al punto de partida. Despídase del guarda local y monte a bordo de la lancha para zarpar aguas abajo mientras disfruta de las vistas del río Sanger en la luz de la tarde. Después de llegar al puerto, viajará de vuelta a su hotel.

Distancia y duración de la excursión: 16 kilómetros – 5 horas (día completo, incluidas las visitas).

Nivel: 2.

Altitud total: + 200 metros / – 120 metros

Terreno: principalmente caminos por la selva y por el bosque.

Transporte: 30 kilómetros – 1 hora – (desde el hotel al punto de partida) /  2 horas en barco local (ida y vuelta) / 30 kilómetros – 1 hora – (desde el punto de finalización al hotel).

Nota: posibilidad de reducir la distancia de la excursión.

Italian

Escursione nella foresta della Comunità di Virachey

Lasciate il vostro hotel alle 07:30 e proseguite per 1 ora verso nord in direzione del villaggio di Kachon. Al vostro arrivo salirete a bordo di una barca a motore, che vi porterà a monte sul possente fiume Sesan per raggiungere il punto di partenza del vostro percorso escursionistico. All’arrivo ai margini della giungla incontrerete il ranger Kachocian locale che vi accompagnerà, insieme alla vostra guida.

Lungo il percorso, potete interagire con gli abitanti dei villaggi locali e conoscere la cultura, le tradizioni e lo stile di vita delle persone che vivono in quella zona. Questa prima parte dell’escursione è pianeggiante, attraversando alcune risaie, prima di entrare nella giungla primaria e attraverso una foresta di bambù. Il percorso sarà vario con alcune parti in salita e in discesa con viste interessanti prima di terminare in una splendida cascata alta 40 metri.

Lì, vicino alla cascata, potrete godere di un pranzo al sacco e rilassarvi circondati dalla natura pacifica. Successivamente, continuerete la vostra escursione lungo un piccolo ruscello per tornare al punto di partenza. Salutate il ranger locale e prendete la barca per tornare a valle mentre vi godete la vista del fiume Sanger nella luce pomeridiana. Dopo aver raggiunto il molo, ritornate al vostro hotel.

Distanza e durata dell’escursionismo: 16 chilometri – 5 ore (giornata intera comprese le visite)

Livello 2

Dislivello netto: + 200 metri / – 120 metri

Terreno: principalmente sentieri nella giungla, attraverso la foresta

Trasporto: 30 chilometri – 1 ora – (dall’Hotel al punto di partenza) / 2 ore in barca locale andata e ritorno / 30 chilometri – 1 ora – (Dal punto finale all’hotel)

Nota: possibilità di ridurre la distanza di percorrenza

German

Wanderung im Gemeindewald von Virachey

Sie verlassen Ihr Hotel um 7.30 Uhr und reisen eine Stunde lang in Richtung Norden zum Dorf Kachon. Wenn Sie dort ankommen sind, gehen Sie an Bord eines motorisierten Bootes, welches Sie flussaufwärts auf dem mächtigen Fluss Sesan zum Startpunkt Ihres Wanderweges bringt. Bei Ihrer Ankunft am Rande des Dschungels werden Sie die lokalen Kachocian-Ranger treffen, welche Sie zusammen mit Ihrem Reiseleiter begleiten werden.

Während der Wanderung auf dem Pfad können Sie mit den örtlichen Dörflern interagieren und etwas über die Kultur, Traditionen und den Lebensstil der Menschen lernen, die in diesem Gebiet leben. Dieser erste Teil der Wanderung ist flach und Sie durchqueren einige Reisfelder, bevor Sie den Primärdschungel betreten und durch Bambuswald laufen. Der Weg besteht sowohl aus Teilen, bei denen es bergauf geht, als auch aus Bergab-Teilen mit interessanten Aussichten, bis Sie schließlich an einem erstaunlichen 40 Meter hohen Wasserfall ankommen.

Dort, in der Nähe des Wasserfalls, werden Sie ein Picknick-Mittagessen genießen und können sich etwas in der Sie umgebenden friedlichen Natur entspannen. Danach setzen Sie Ihre Wandertour entlang eines kleinen Stroms fort und bewegen sich zurück zum Startpunkt. Verabschieden Sie sich vom örtlichen Ranger und fahren Sie mit dem Boot flussabwärts zurück, während Sie den Ausblick auf den Sanger-Fluss im Licht des Nachmittags genießen. Wenn Sie den Pier erreicht haben, reisen Sie zu Ihrem Hotel zurück.

Strecke & Dauer der Wanderung: 16 Kilometer – 5 Stunden (ein ganzer Tag inklusive Besichtigungen)

Schwierigkeitsstufe: 2

Netto-Höhengewinn:  +200 Meter / -120 Meter

Terrain: hauptsächlich Dschungelpfade, durch Wald

Transport: 30 Kilometer – 1 Stunde – (vom Hotel zum Startpunkt) /  2 Stunden bei Rundfahrt mit einem lokalen Boot / 30 Kilometer – 1 Stunde – (vom Endpunkt zum Hotel)

Hinweis: Es besteht die Möglichkeit, die Wanderstrecke zu verkürzen.

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