Kratie: the only place for fresh water Dolphin

Kratié, known locally as ក្រចេះ [Kraches or Kracheh] is a northeastern province of Cambodia. It borders with Stung Treng to the north, Mondulkiri to the east, Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham to the west, and Tbong Khmum and Vietnam to the south. Kratie is one of the 5 provinces along the Mekong. After Stung Treng, Kratie has greatest taste of Mekong freshwater fish. Farming and fishing are main livelihoods for local people.

Features of the province, compared to other provinces in Cambodia

• Area: 11,094 km²
• Population: 374,755 (2019)
• Area code: +855
• Provincial status: 1907
• Districts: 5
• Area rank: 7th

What so special about this province?

• The only place to enjoy Irrawaddy Dolphin watch in Cambodia
• #1 quality of Pomelo (from Koh Trung)
• #1 quality of Krawlan (Sticky rice in bamboo) cake

Places of interest

Since Kratie is on the Mekong just like Stung Treng, areas of Interest is not too much different, except Kratie is the only place where you can watch Mekong Irrawaddy Dolphin. I have made a list of places to visit in Kratie, please follow this link:

• Strolling in Kratie town, Town Museum, riverside, Villages of the Mekong
• Visiting Wat Sorsor Muoy Roi [Wat 100-Column Pagoda] (Google Map): several colorful murals that tell legends of nature, and other traditional Buddhist stories and Sambor town (old town)
• Enjoy Mekong Irrawaddy Dolphin watching at Kampi (Google Map). A closed-up video can be found in this link [there are 89 dolphins along the Mekong, good time to visit is in low tide and in dry season, sometimes you see one, two, a family of three or a group of 10 coming near people]
• Relax at Kampi rapid & resort (Google Map)
• Enjoy Ecotourism activities at Koh Trung (Google Map), enjoy Number 1 Pomelo fruit in Cambodia there and Koh Pdao (Google Map)
• Enjoy Phnom Sambok pagoda (Google Map)​ & enjoy Number 1 Bamboo-sticky rice at Tma Krae
• Enjoy Koh Samseb ecotourism activities (Google Map)
• Visiting Basket weaver villages, (15 km south of Kratie provincial town: Cham, Chheu Teil, and Ploch village, with approximately 4,000 residents) 

Facilities in Kratie

This link gives you all information about travel in Kratie: 

• How to get there
• Where to sleep
• Where to eat & drink
• Where to go next?

A family of 3 dolphins swam along the boat in Kampi pool

The 3 swam together

100 colum pagoda

Nem made from fish in Kratie

My team was camping and having dinner at Koh Samseb

Me, doing Yoga at Koh Samseb

Our group did camping and barbecue on Bamboo island, one of the islands in Koh Samseb

Aerial view over the camping place, Bamboo island, along the Mekong

The Mekong from above