Aural Mountain Trek: Cambodia Tallest Peak Challenge

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Explore the true nature and great trekking experience at the eastern of Cardamom Mountain range on this 3-day fully-serviced trek to Aural Mountain which is the tallest peak in Cambodia.

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Vacation Style Holiday Type
- Jungle
Camping, Family, Jungle, Trekking
Activity Level Extreme
Group Size Medium Group
10

All about the Aural Mountain Trek: Cambodia Tallest Peak Challenge.

Explore the true nature and great trekking experience at the eastern of Cardamom Mountain range on this 3-day fully-serviced trek to Aural Mountain which is the tallest peak in Cambodia. A great way to explore the jungle and the amazing mountain landscapes, this 3-day adventure involves camping out in a bamboo forest close to a natural waterfall with your local support team. After reaching the peak of Aural Mountain, you’ll spend one last night sleeping under the trees at the second camp and the stars before returning to Phnom Penh.

Trip Highlights:

Magnificent mountain scenery- Great views of evergreen mountain and richest natural setting of Aural Mountain (1813 m) and other 9 hills of our trekking trails.
Plus visiting the plane crashed site in the forest. The wreckage was one of Lon Nol’s air force planes and was shot down in 1974 during the civil war.
Full Service Trekking- Our experienced trek team set up a tent or hammock and cook local meals, leaving you to enjoy the experience of being in the mountains.
Explore the local villages and learn about culture of living in rural areas

Tour at a glance:

Durations: 3 days/ 2 nights (Optional 2 days/ 1 night)
Total hiking distance 29km (round trails)
Max altitude – 1813 meters (5948 ft)
Mini group: 2 (Solo traveler able to request)
Max group: 10
Photographic opportunities and birding: Good
Join and end in Phnom Penh

Our tour fee base on the group size:

1 Pax: 490 US Dollars (Per Person)
2 Pax to 3 Pax : 350 US Dollars (Per person)
4 Pax to 6 Pax: 300 US Dollars (Per Person)
7 Pax + : 235 US Dollars ( Per Person)

Mode of Payment:

We accept credit card payments. You can also pay in international currencies such as Euros, British Pounds, and Australian Dollars in cash, which we also accept.

If additional participants join on the same day, solo travelers may have the chance to pay the group rate. If you have any more questions or if there’s anything else I can help you with, feel free to let me know!

The Private tour starts at 2 Pax plus 15%

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance

What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide and local guides
2 nights stay in the jungle by tent or hammock
Meals as per itinerary
Drinking water, local transport if required
Round-trip private transfer

What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.

Personal expense and tips
Travel Insurance
Alcoholic drinks

Day 1 Hike to the foothill and overnight stay in the forest
We will pick you up at your hotel at 7:00am in our private minivan. Then we drive for 3 hours to Sre Ken village where you’ll have lunch there. The Sunken village is located on the foothill of Aural Mountain which is about 12km where we will hike after lunch. We step on a flat landscape through the villager’s trails to the first camp. Stunning views of Aural Mountain, jungle and wild snuffing are the great ways to inspire our speed. Our trek team will set up the camping site surrounded by the bamboo forest, close to the water vicinity as a great way for cooking, taking a bath and refreshing on the first day trek.
- Trekking Distance: 7km (4 miles)
- Activity Level: Moderate
- Accommodation: Tent or hammock
- Meals: Lunch and Diner
Day 2 The Peak Challenge and overnight at second camp
After breakfast at the first camp, we need to pack something to carry and step up to the second camp. This challenging day, we step up a lot of hills which are covered by jungle, the richest natural setting, wild snuffling and birds that make our trek full of true natural experience. Our step up from the bamboo forest, and a small path in the dense jungle where you’ll cross 9 hills. We hit the second camp at 1200 meters where one non-government organization built a small house to serve the hikes. The house could be available and we cook outside; it is the first come and first serve space. After we relax and refresh at the second camp, we continue our step to reach Mt. Oral peak which is about 3km and visit the aircraft area if possible. On arrival to the peak, there is a small Buddhist temple and a small house of mountain spirit where we can pray for our prosperity, health, luck and see the Cambodia flag with the sigh boat of Mt. Oral 1813 meters. After we are on the top of Oral mountain, we step down back to the second camp to stay one more night there. Foggy is most of the trails and in the evening, it became dark and very dark. Many creepy sounds in the night and the climate is very nice, about 16 to 20 degrees at night and sometimes having rain. Our team will fire, make steam rice and cook some foods for our wonderful dinner in the heart of the Cambodian mountain.
- Trekking Distance: 12 km (7.5 miles)
- Activity Level: Challenging
- Meals: A picnic style include breakfast, lunch and diner
- Overnight stay at second camp by tent or hammock
Day 3 Downhill to the villages and return to Phnom Penh
We will take this morning a bit long even we have breakfast, but we could refresh and get a nice morning in the jungle before we pack something and walk downhill back to village for brunch. Continuedly, we say goodbye our local guide and villagers then get on our private vehicle transfer back to Phnom Penh. On the landing journey, we will have a chance to try some local street food, and sightseeing the countryside of Cambodia before we sign off the unforgettable trekking adventure to the tallest peak in Cambodia.
- Trekking distance: 11 km (7 miles)
- Activity Level: Moderate
- Meals: brunch like a villager’s style

Camping tent or hammock in the forest

There are 2 nights stay in the jungle by tents with sleeping bag or hammock with insect mug as well as a hiker’s house if it would be available space. Within this 2 nights stay in the jungle is close to the water vicinity where it would be great for us take a bath and cooking.

The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance.

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Holidays information

Food

Cambodian food tends not to be as hot or spicy as Thai and 85% of Cambodia food are come from vegetable and fish as normally they eat as a fresh meal. The most popular fast food in Cambodia, often served from street stalls, is the Chinese noodle soup. Commonly Cambodia meals is including steam rice, while your traveling on this journey we will find a wide variety of Cambodia cuisines such Chicken sour soup, stir fried chicken with pine apple, green herb soup, dry fish, dry beef, and pork ribs. You will try local food such as ‘charcoal chicken’, ‘sticky rice’ and ‘fried fish’ will commonly be offered.

Hiking Trails

We walking through small flat trails, hilly and forestry landscape. Birds flying from tree to tree, and wild animal snuffing underbrush of the rainforest at Aural Mountain as the eastern of Cardamom mountain. You may have a chance to see Great Horn Bill, Cambodian Laughingthrush, Chestnut-headed Partridge, Mountain Scops Owl, and a numerous mountain bird. That mountain also home of wild animals such as Fly Gibbon, Wild pig, Monkey, and a numerous of Asian wild. Most of our trails is involved with bamboo forest, jungle, climb up and down hill by foots.

Accommodations

Trekking Team Supported

Our experience trek team will happy to serve your trekking adventure and leaving you to enjoy the experience of being in the mountains. English speaking hike guide is a whole organized of the trip, 1 local guide or villagers will lead us and helping us from the villages to the peak. They will assist us to carry some foods, firewood and help us to set up the camping site and cooking.

Equipment List

For this holiday you will need comfort hiking clothing, including suitable hiking boots or shoes and a sleeping bag. Here we would like to recommend an essentials stuff and nice to help equipment for the journey.

Essentials
Hiking bag (35L to 45 L) with raincoat cover
Water bladder- min 3 litter water capacity or refill water bottle
Comfort hiking clothing, hiking boots or shoes and hiking poles (We can use bamboo stick instead the poles)
Eating kits, and small first aid kit

Nice to help
Sleeping bag
Personal food stuff and coffee
Insect repellent
Sunscreen, lip balm, sunhat and sunglasses
Electrolyte & small first aid kit
Flip flops & flashlight or torch
Smartphone or camera to take any pictures
Wash bag, towel, toiletries, including anti-bacterial hand wash

Climate

Cambodia has a tropical climate, with a rainy season from June to September. The hottest months are just before the monsoon, in April and May. From October through to April there is little rain and from December through to March is the `cool` season although it rarely gets cold. Daytime temperatures will hover around a humid 25 degrees centigrade, falling to the low 16’s at night. Please check, when is good time to visit Cambodia.

Additional Noted:

Not recommend for pregnant
Knees and back problem
Heart problem

Let’s enjoy the trek with responsible travel

Overall Rating

5/5

George Voellmer

Reviewed On 08/02/2024

5/5

We had a GREAT time on this tour. Sai was super friendly and talked all about cambodian culture and history on the drive out, cooked great meals for us, and took care of all our needs. He was very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna we encountered, and he made sure we had a great time. Highly recommended!

Aural Mountain Trek: Cambodia Tallest Peak Challenge

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