Mountain cycling along the Mekong Trail

The Mekong Discovery Trail is a joint project between Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and SNV. The project has two overarching objectives for alleviating poverty and promoting conservation through appropriate and sustainable tourism development along the mighty Mekong River in Kratie and Stung Treng. By August 2008, the Mekong Discovery Trail website was launched and announced locally and internationally to 300 tourism related stakeholders: tour companies (190), media (25), NGOs (35), hotel and boutique guesthouses in Phnom Penh (15), as well as SNV regional offices and government institutions. The Mekong Discovery Trail highlights the river life adventure in Northeast Cambodia along the Mekong River in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces. Its website incorporates lots of interesting news, maps of the trails with detailed information, and available tourism activities along the trail such as Mekong River Dolphin viewing, horse cart riding, mountain biking, forest trekking, and house boating. Information about local products, home-stay and other ecotourism and nature-based activities is also provided. Getting involved in these activities can improve community well-being as well as local community development since all the services and products are provided by local communities and local suppliers. SNV, UNWTO and Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism have a strong commitment to develop the Mekong Discovery Trail into a national tourism asset and a unique selling point of Cambodia alongside Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville.



Mountain cycling along the Mekong Trail:



Are you eco-traveler and want a friendly travel? If so, then try a carbon free travel experience along the Mekong Discovery Trail. Without harming the environment and gaining green house gas to the atmosphere, you can ride the mountain bike to see a magnificent landscape of the Mekong River. Along the way, you will immerse remote local livelihood lifestyle and also help improve their livelihood.

The unique experience and specialty of the mountain bike trail is that you will drive yourself through one of the Mekong Biodiversity Hot Spots where local people and non-government organization pay much attention on biological richness preservation. When you are on Mountain bike trail, be alerted to bring plenty of water (difficult to find at remote village), spare parts, first aid kid and sun protection lotion.

This mountain bike trail along Mekong Discovery Trail can be done at Kratie or Steung Treng Province. The mountain bike can be rented or purchased in Phnom Penh. Find the one that suit you and go on with a carbon-free travel experience that serves the environment and help improve remote livelihood where you reach.

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