Comment allez vous? Je suis désolée que j’ai écrit Français parce que j’habite en France mais je suis cambodgienne et je suis née à Chhlong à côté du grand hôtel au bord de la rivière.Je suis très contente que vous alliez au Cambodge et vous avez bien connu Chhlong.

Wish you good luck every day.

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Chhlong is the best place to live and quiet

When I left there were only very basic guesthouses in town, but an old french property on the riverbank was in the process of repair by frenchman Nicolas who owns a lovely guesthouse in Kep. Although I think it was to be very luxurious (has its own pool) and not for casual rent.

The road to Kratie was always okay – even in the floods there were plenty of boats to get on to get there, or even better, to cross on the mekong ferry to prek prasap and ride along the riverbank and cross just opposite Kratie which is what the locals would do. I rode that all the time and only took about 45mins. A day out to Phnom SOPORKALEY is well worth it – great views and lovely temple to rest in – we had a staff day out there and it was happy happy happy!!

Snuol is the pits – red dust everywhere and just horrid really. Do not plan to stay there if at all possible, and the road from Chhlong – Snuol is not to be trusted, it was a tough journey every time, always bridges out or trees on road – so beware, instead, go via Kratie.

I strongly recommend a visit to Kratie, lots to do and see and absolutely lovely meal to follow up at Joe’s Red Sun Falling on the riverside. Many happy times, well worth a journey up!

Thanks for your comment and good to hear from you. Indeed I went to your province a couple of times recently, and was delighted to find that there are now very nice roads on both sides of the Mekong River between Kg Cham and Kratie town. Hope to go again soon and maybe visit the mountain you mention.

Take care,
Stefan

I have read your website am very interested that you arrived my province. You know in the front of Chlong by accross River is my homeland. My home land in Preak Prosab Discrict. your know in my home land have one mountain that is good resort of my homeland is PHNOM SOPORKALEY . Phnom is khmer word if in stand for Mountain in English.

oh How are you both >

Thanks

Best Regard
ROU Vitta
Cambodian
Kratie Province

Good to hear from you and sorry for my delayed response.

There is at least one guesthouse in Chhlong and I suspect there are more. The one I visited was VERY basic and not very clean but it does serve the purpose. It is pretty much in the center of town on the right hand of the main road to Kratie.

I am planning to return to Cambodia in 2006, too, maybe we meet in Chhlong!

Best wishes,
Stefan

Could you please help me to find the guesthouse.
thanks

Leng

Good to hear from you. I am surprised you are asking the way from PP to Chhlong after you have lived there for a considerable period of time.

To my knowledge, there are 3 options to travel PP to Chhlong. All of them involve going PP to Kampong Cham along the main national road, which takes about 2 hours and is very straightforward. I have detailed these options in this post:

Option 1, follow National Road 7 to Kratie, which takes another 2-3 hours. The first 2/3 of this post describe the road from K Cham to Kratie, but in reverse order:

http://cambodia.mellenthin.de/archives/2006/03/07/kratie-to-phnom-penh-snuol-memot-kampong-cham-riverbank-villages/

From Kratie, you would then take the dirt road south along the eastern bank of the Mekong. It is unpaved but smooth and takes maybe 1 hour in the dry season. During rainy season, it can be muddy and time consuming, sometimes parts of the road are flooded:

http://cambodia.mellenthin.de/archives/2003/10/01/entry00096/
http://cambodia.mellenthin.de/archives/2006/03/04/chhlong-to-kratie-by-motorbike-and-various-boats-sambor-irrawaddy-dophins-phnom-sambok/

Option 2, you proceed from K Cham on the national road to the east for another 30 km where you turn left at a major gas station and continue from there on a dirt road to Chhlong. This should be a safe option at all times of the year. K Cham to Chhlong takes app. 1 1/2 hours.

http://cambodia.mellenthin.de/archives/2006/03/04/phnom-penh-to-chhlong-via-kampong-cham-by-motorbike/

Thirdly, you can follow a dirt from K Cham along the western bank of the Mekong for about 30km, pass through Han Chey till you reach Stung Tran. There you find a ferry to cross the Mekong and proceed on a dirt road along the eastern bank of the Mekong. This is not the quickest way of getting to Chhlong but the most beautiful. It is not an option during the rainy season.

http://cambodia.mellenthin.de/archives/2006/04/14/phnom-penh-to-kratie-along-the-mekong-via-kampong-cham-wat-hanchey-stung-tran-chhlong/

Hope this helps,
Stefan