Kampi Village: Home to the Endangered Freshwater Dolphins
Channel: Cambodianess
Date: 2022-09-09

The Mekong Dolphin Pleasance of Kampi village is a natural tourism destination located on the upper Mekong River in Kratie province, Cambodia. Tourists can witness the breath-taking sight of rare freshwater dolphins dancing and swimming in pairs like a mother and a child or a sister and a brother along the surface of the river.

Before arriving at this place, tourists have to travel from the Kratie provincial city to the Kampi village, Sambok commune, Chit Borei district, on the Provincial Road 377. The total distance is around 15 kilometres. Visitors will see a large gate with the words "Mekong Dolphin Pleasance" in Khmer language at the front. Before entering the ticket office, rows of small shops can be seen selling drinks and wooden souvenirs in the area.

To visit the dolphins, tourists have to travel by boat. About 10 minutes after disembarkation from the port, tourists will see dolphins rise up from the water surface to breathe. The dolphins’ appearance above the waterline did not last that long. Generally, they leap out some parts of their body above the water only between two and three seconds. On some other occasions, they jump out of the water to show off their full shiny slender figure, but this is rarely the case. Whether it is the dry season or the rainy season, tourists can still visit these families of dolphins living in Kampi.

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