Elephant & Wildlife Tours in Mondulkiri, Cambodia

Elephant and Wildlife tours at the Mondulkiri Gibbon and Wildlife Safari give you the opportunity to spend time with our majestic friendly Bunong elephants and to enjoy the rich flora and fauna jungle surroundings. The area boasts wonderful rivers, breathtaking waterfalls with swimming holes, is rich in bird life and has many types of wild animal.

On one of our tours you will get to meet, wash, and feed elephants, following them as they walk through the forest eating and relaxing in their natural habitat. We do not allow tourists to ride elephants. On the Jungle trekking tour you will have the opportunity to view many other animals and get to stay overnight at the Jahoo Gibbon Camp.

This ethical project was formed in the aim of to help promote the welfare of Bunong elephants in their community. To save them we signed a contract with the owners to keep the elephants at the sanctuary. This is to ensure that elephants will never return to the village to have to work again. Now four of those six elephants are rescued at our sanctuary and spend all their time in our project’s forest and will not be exploited commercially or put under stress with elephant rides, heavy farm work or logging.

Our elephant tours are lead by an English speaking guide with over ten years experience in guiding tours within the Mondulkiri forests. Torn, a Cambodian founder of the Bunong Elephant Project has extensive knowledge about the elephants. He worked and volunteered for the Elephant Livelihood Initiative Environment (E.L.I.E) together with Elephant Valley Project (E.V.P) in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia from 2006-2010. Feel free to ask Torn all about these initiatives on your visit day at the Mondulkiri Gibbon and Wildlife Safari in Cambodia.

2 Day Jungle trekking to Keo Seima Wild life Sanctuary of Mondulkiri, Gibbon Explore & Tribal Community Homestay.

$130 per Person. Child 8-14 yrs = 50% discount.

Hike level: Medium – moderate | Fit Children over 8 years – Groups : 2- 5 persons

Code: 2D Contribution: $130 per person

Please note all children must be supervised by accompanying adult.

2 Day tour highlights:

Spend the morning hiking through the Seima Protected forest & view animals in their natural habitats.
Relax and swim at the waterfall and spot other birds and animals of interest.
Stay overnight in the Jahoo Gibbon Camp and talk to local Bunong people.

Included in contribution: Project donation, meals, water, guide fees and transport.

Detailed Itinery

Day 1 – FULL DAY TOUR ITINERARY:

Occasionally, this schedule may change in case of extreme weather conditions, emergency or other unusual circumstance.

7.00am – 7.45am

Introduction & Transport

Meet and pick up at your guesthouse in Sen Monorom for an introduction talk. We will soon head south to the Seima forest (35km, about 40 minutes from Sen Monorom).

8.00 – 11.30pm

Morning hike through the Seima Protected Forest & animal discovery walk.

Walk through forest and around cashew nut clearings to Phnom Ronoung, a steep hill with towering Sra Lao trees festooned with strangler vines, possibility of seeing Black-shanked Douc though more likely early morning and late afternoon. Spectacular Great Hornbill and Giant Squirrels present though no guarantee. Note it’s quite a scramble up and down the hill.

11.30 – 1.30pm

Lunch at the waterfall:

Carry onto Leng Pot waterfall. Time to eat lunch, relax and swim at the waterfall, while enjoying the wild jungle views. There is a fair chance to spot birds & other wildlife in this area.

1:30 – 4:00

Afternoon trek through the jungle:

After lunch, in the afternoon you will trek through the jungle to explore more animals, your local guide will show you bats living inside the tree hole and bear print climbed up on tree. Trek through bamboo forest and head toward to the Jahoo Gibbon Camp for your overnight stay. You will meet and worm welcome by our Bunong staffs. Take a break, shower and dinner.

Day 2, FULL DAY TOUR ITINERARY:

6.30am – 11:30am

Time to get up and be ready for the morning hike through the Seima Protected Forest & animal discovery walk.

Meet your Bunong local ranger and begin the day with a short scenic hike into the rain forest. Listen to Gibbon voices and sounds, then following and observing them in the wild. You can rest for 15-20 minutes for breakfast. After your breakfast, you’ll continue hiking to follow and view gibbons and enjoy seeing other animals and the nature around you all day long.

11.30am – 1.30pm

Lunch at the visitor hut:

Time to hike for a local specialty lunch at the sanctuary visitor hut, following lunch, you can enjoy relaxing hammock time, whilst enjoying the wild jungle views. There is a great opportunity to spot birds & other wildlife in this area.

1:30pm – 4:00pm

Afternoon trek through the jungle:

After lunch, in the afternoon you trek through the jungle to explore more animals and birds, you trek toward to Leng Kring waterfall there you can take a break and swim. After the break and swim you will do your last one hour trek through the forest and head back to the camp.You will be met, picked-up and head back to Sen Monorom.

2 Day + 1 night jungle adventure: Ethical Elephant forest Sanctuary Visit + Day trekking to Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary of Mondulkiri

$110 per Person. Child 8-14 yrs = 50% discount.

Hike level: Medium – moderate (Family friendly) – Please note all children must be supervised by accompanying adult.

Groups: 2-15 persons

Code: 2D : Contribution: $110 per person.

Day tour highlights & community benefits:

Spend a day at the working elephant rescue forest sanctuary, hike through local forest& natural habitats.
Contribute to working elephants rehabilitation& community based conservation project in Mondulkiri.
Ethical wildlife program:Observe free elephants naturally, (no preforming tricks or elephant riding).
Learn about Mondulkiri’s unique indigenous culture and traditions and visit an indigenous Village.
Lunch break at the Sanctuary base camp with swimming at a rainforest river.
Overnight family stay at tribal village.

Included in contribution: Project donation, meals, water, guide fees and transport.

Detailed Itinery

D1 FULL DAY TOURITINERARY: Group site 2-15

Occasionally, this schedule may change in case of extreme weather conditions, emergency or other unusual circumstance.

8.20am – 9.00am – Introduction & Transport

Meet & pick up from your guesthouse in Senmonorom for an introduction talk.We will soon head south to the Mondulkiri sanctuary (12km, about 20 minutes from Sen Monorom). The drive offers lovely views over the community forests our project is helping protect.

9.00– 12.00pm – Morning hike through the Sanctuary Rainforest & Elephant Discovery Walk.

We begin the day with a short scenic hike into the valley. Our guide, will explain the project goals & the importance of protecting Mondulkiri’s wildlife & habitats.

Next, we’ll find and follow the elephants & their indigenous care takers.As they freely feed in the jungle. We will follow to watch the elephants interact & eat bamboo, grasses and different plant roots as natural medicine. We can take photos of the elephants enjoying life in their natural environment & carefully feed them bananas.

12.00 – 2.00pm – Lunch at the visitor hut:

Time to hike for a local specialtylunch at the sanctuary visitor hut, following lunch, you can enjoy relaxing hammock time, while enjoying thewild jungle views. There is a fair chance to spot birds & otherwildlife in this area.

2:00 – 3:30 Elephant bath & water fun:

In the afternoon, we hike back into the forest &make our way to the Sanctuary’s natural river pool.

The mahouts will slowly walk the elephants into the water, for a daily shower & mud bath.

The elephants love grooming each other, scratching against trees and playing in the mud – Swimming with the elephants is super fun and messy!

Mud coating is important in order to keep an elephant’s skin moist, protected and healthy.

3:30 – 4.30pm After saying goodbye to the elephants & their mahouts (elephants care takers). You walk back through the farm land to Putang village for the overnight stat with Bunong family.

5:00 Onwards

When arriving at the village you will get introduced to the family, refresh, walk around the village and take a drink at the local store. Enjoy your dinner time with a meal of Bunong traditional vegetable soup, BBQ pork or chicken, vegetable and rice wine and then time to sleep in hammocks.

Day 2, 6:30 – 7.30am: Group site 2-5

Wake up & be ready to head to the Seima Forest(35km, about 40 mins from Senmonorom).

7.30– 11:30 am

Morning hike through the Seima Protected Forest & animal discovery walk.

11.30 – 1.30pm

Lunch at the waterfall:

Carry onto Leng Pot waterfall. Time to eat lunch, relax and swim at the waterfall, while enjoying the wild jungle views. There is a fair chance to spot birds & other wildlife in this area.

1:30 – 4:00

Afternoon trek through the jungle:

After lunch, in the afternoon you will trek through the jungle to explore more animals, your local guide will show you bats living inside the tree hole and bear print climbed up on tree. Trek through bamboo forest and head back to the drop out point. You will be met, picked-up and head back to Senmonorom.

What you need to bring with you in preparation for day hikes and visits:
All entry fees, transportation, guiding, lunch and drinking water are all included.

Comfortable footwear for hiking (shoes might get wet during river crossings).
Binocular
Swimming clothes and towel or sarong.
Light, long sleeved cloths to wear during the day (clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty).
A hat and sun protection.
Insect repellent.
Rain coat or poncho.
Camera
Meal are included, you may bring additional snack foods

Additional | Useful Information

Occasionally, this schedule may change in case of extreme weather conditions, emergency or other unusual circumstance.

What you need to bring with you in preparation for day hikes and visits:

Comfortable footwear for hiking (shoes might get wet during river crossings).
Binocular
Swimming clothes and towel or sarong.
Light, long sleeved cloths to wear during the day (clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty).
A hat and sun protection.
Insect repellent.
Rain coat or poncho.
Meal are included, you may bring additional snack foods

All entry fees, transportation, guiding, lunch and drinking water are all included. Thank you for choosing responsible tourism & supporting our non-profit, conservation project!