The Fantastic Travel to Highland Area - Irrawaddy Dolphin

 This province is the natural tourism such as Mekong River which flows from the north to the south of the province; approximately 140 km of the river is located in Kratie province. The river is home to Irrawaddy dolphins, fish, and birds. The province is located in the northeast. and it borders Stung Treng to the north, Mondulkiri to the east,Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham to the west, and Tbong Khmum (new administrative province)  and Vietnam to the south.

Kratie is a small town located along on the banks of the Mekong River (originally called upper Mekong River) and is dominated by a central market place surrounded by old, French colonial buildings. The house were built by good quality of wood and decorated by Khmer style. The popular foods there are sticky rice (the sticky rice look in bamboo) and orange. There is no large scale tourism because no temple is like Siem Reap Ankor. Only one famous Pagoda was called 100 pillars pagoda was built more than 100 years ago. But plenty of backpackers pour through here during the peak season. Only this place in Cambodia where we can see the rare Irrawaddy dolphin, that live in the Mekong River in ever-diminishing numbers.

However, we went during the mid-afternoon heat of the day and had numerous sightings. A local family hires out their small towboat and a son to take you out on the river for a closer look. The charge is 3,500 riel per person. To get there, just follow the road north from the Globe traffic circle for 14 km Turn left at the dolphin picture sign. The family and river are there.The Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) population inhabits a 190km stretch of the Mekong River between Cambodia and Lao PDR. The latest population is estimated between 64 and 76 members (2008 figures). The Irrawaddy dolphin is identified by a bulging forehead, a short beak, and 12-19 teeth on each side of each jaw. The pectoral fin is broadly triangular. There is a small dorsal fin, on the posterior end of the back. 

According to WWF Cambodia in 2013, there are between 78 and 91 Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River, though Touch Seang Tana, chairman of the government’s Commission for the Mekong River Dolphin Conservation and Eco-tourism Development, has previously said that 180 dolphins remain. Mr. Seang Tana could not be reached Wednesday for comment.