Ratanakiri Province Travel Guide
Ratanakiri is located approx. 600 km north of Phnom penh . It is bordering with Vietnam and Laos . There’s not a whole lot written about Ratanakiri province because not a whole lot of people have been there. Ratanakiri Province is in Cambodia’s mountainous northeastern corner. Jungle, wildlife, stunning scenery and 12 different ‘Khmer Loeu’ ethnic minority groups (’Khmer Loeu’ refers to all the various minority peoples of the different tribes) make this Cambodias “eco-tourism” capitol, Ratanakiri province has a real under developed “Indiana Jones” feel to it. Banlung City is the provincial capital of Ratanakiri Province in Cambodia’s mountainous northeastern corner. Heavily jungled and home to 12 different ‘Khmer Loeu’ ethnic minority groups, Ratanakiri province has a real edge-of-the-world feel to it. Most visitors to Ratanakiri base themselves in Banlung City from where they make excursions/treks to Khmer Loeu villages and jungle areas, waterfalls, gem mines, and Ratanakiri’s famous Yeak Laom volcanic lake.
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