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Steung Areng is located in the Central Cardamom Mountains National Park; the largest mainland rainforest in Southeast Asia. The area is one of Asia’s seven remaining elephant corridors and is home to the last wild population of Siamese crocodiles and Royal Turtles on Earth. The Steung Areng Community-Based Ecotourism Project (STAR-CBET) was established in January 2016 to protect this important ecosystem from wildlife poaching and defores

The Wilderness Of The Steung Areng Valley

The wilderness of the Steung Areng Valley has been impacted by illegal deforestation and wildlife poaching. Wildlife Alliance chose to directly address the underlying causes of forest destruction and reduce poverty in the local population by implementing the Community-Based Ecotourism (CBET) program. The CBET program provides an alternative income source for former loggers and poachers, and equal benefit sharing amongst the community; thereby

Steung Areng Community-Based Ecotourism

The Steung Areng Valley incorporates a large area, so Steung Areng Community-Based Ecotourism (STAR-CBET) includes 4 visitor centers for tourists: 1 main center and 3 sub-centers. Every Visitor Center is comprised of a CBET restaurant and a CBET office, along with lots of tables and chairs for taking a break. It often serves as a meeting place for both visitors and locals alike.

Visitor Center

Our Visitor Centers are built with traditional materials such as bamboo, as well as recycled plastic bottles, with modern style. Both Khmer- and English-speaking staff are ready to answer your questions from 7a.m. to 7p.m.

Camping

Other choices for visitor is camping tour in our attraction places in Areng Valley. CBET provides tourist as sleeping mat, camping tent, camp pillow, blanket, portable toilet, and portable bathroom. Many places to enjoy camping in deep jungle, top of the mountain, and the nearest rapids. Enjoy camp fire at night, testing the food in jungle of skillful CBET forest cook; many activities and stories are told by funny CBET guide. The visitor will

Biking

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Getting here

STAR-CBET is located in the Cardamom Mountains in Koh Kong Province, southwest Cambodia. Visitors can reach us by:

BUS
From Phnom Penh: take the bus to Koh Kong town that leaves at 7:00am from Mao Tse Tung Blvd, near Domkor market. Get off the bus at Veal Pi/Thmar Bang junction on National Road 48, which arrives around 1:00pm.
From Koh Kong: the bus leaves from the central bus station for Phnom Penh at 8:00am; get off the bus at Veal Pi/Thmar Bang junction at 10:00am.
From the Veal Pi/Thmar Bang junction you can arrange a motor taxi to Steung Areng by yourself, or if we know when you are coming, we can arrange for a local moto taxi to bring you the remaining 60km to Steung Areng. The moto taxi ride takes approximately 45 minutes.

OWN VEHICLE
From Phnom Penh take National Road 4 to National Road 48. Follow Road 48 for approximately 119km to the Veal Pi junction/ Thmar Bang junction. There is a large sign for STAR-CBET at this junction. Turn onto the dirt road and continue around 60km to reach Steung Areng.

 

 

 

 

Leaving Steung Areng

You can book bus tickets from Steung Areng to Phnom Penh and Koh Kong in our community. Please book your return tickets at least one day in advance, so that moto taxis to the junction on Road 48 can be arranged.
From Veal Pi/Thmar Bang junction, you can reach Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Kep, Kampot, Koh Kong, Trat, or Bangkok on the same day. Other destinations will require an overnight stop in Phnom Penh, or a night bus from Phnom Penh onwards to Siem Reap or Battambang.
If you are travelling on to Koh Kong or Thailand, you can take a moto taxi at 11:00am from Steung Areng to catch the bus at the Junction which arrives around 1:00pm. If you are travelling to other destinations, you will need to leave from Steung Areng by moto taxi at 6:00am to ensure you make your connection, as the bus to Phnom Penh arrives around 8:00am at the Junction. The moto taxi from Steung Areng to the Junction takes approximately 45 minutes.
If you have any questions or need some help with planning just send us an email at arengbooking@gmail.com, or call us at +855 97 35 55 638 (097 35 55 638 if calling from inside Cambodia).

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