Visit the rare turtles at Mekong Turtle Center, Sambor, Kratie
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Visit the rare turtles at Mekong Turtle Center, Sambor, Kratie
This is a plug for the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center in Sambor, near Kratie. Set up by Conservation International, the Mekong Turtle Conservation Center is very much a local project involving the community and they don't have many resources. Tourist visits and donations are a precious source of income.
If you have friends visiting Cambodia, tell them to go see the Kratie dolphins, but don't forget the turtles. Make a day of it, Sambor is very close to Kampi and the dolphins. This part of the Mekong is undeveloped, very picturesque and worth a visit. It won't stay like this for long because this area is close to the projected Sambor dam site.
Address: 100 Pillar Pagoda Sambor Town, Kratie
Contact http://www.mekongturtle.com
Price
adult/child US$4/2
Hours
8.30am-4.30pm
Photos from : https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_ ... vince.html
[Btw, in case you are wondering, I don't have ties to the NGOs concerned, but I like turtles.]
If you have friends visiting Cambodia, tell them to go see the Kratie dolphins, but don't forget the turtles. Make a day of it, Sambor is very close to Kampi and the dolphins. This part of the Mekong is undeveloped, very picturesque and worth a visit. It won't stay like this for long because this area is close to the projected Sambor dam site.
Address: 100 Pillar Pagoda Sambor Town, Kratie
Contact http://www.mekongturtle.com
Price
adult/child US$4/2
Hours
8.30am-4.30pm
Photos from : https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_ ... vince.html
[Btw, in case you are wondering, I don't have ties to the NGOs concerned, but I like turtles.]
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Re: Visit the rare turtles at Mekong Turtle Center, Sambor, Kratie
Too many bones for my liking.
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Re: Visit the rare turtles at Mekong Turtle Center, Sambor, Kratie
That's why those soft-shell turtles are such a delicacy. You don't need a hammer to open them.
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Re: Visit the rare turtles at Mekong Turtle Center, Sambor, Kratie
My preference is Dolphin burgers.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
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Re: Visit the rare turtles at Mekong Turtle Center, Sambor, Kratie
They look like big ticks !!!!!
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Re: Visit the rare turtles at Mekong Turtle Center, Sambor, Kratie
"You're married to a flipper?"
No, we're just good friends.
No, we're just good friends.
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