You may wish to visit the PSE project (Pour un Sourire d'un Enfant or For the Smile of a Child) which is about five kilometers from the city. Visiting the Stung Meanchey municipal dump is quite a challenging experience as hundreds of children are scavenging here in terrible conditions. However, some organizations such as PSE and CCF are doing a great job helping them toward a better life.
The visit will start at the dump mid-morning and will include a tour of their clean-up facilities for the children. We then go to the PSE center nearby which offers several excellent vocational projects such as silk weaving and gardening before visiting the Lotus Blanc restaurant where you can eat lunch if you wish to. The restaurant offers another vocational training option to the children with the additional benefit of all the proceeds being donated directly to the PSE project.
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These activities are designed to give you the most authentic experiences around where you're staying. We work with local guides, who use their knowledge and often a resident's eye to show you the main sights and more out-of-the-way attractions. Our specialists can suggest tours and activities that will introduce you to the local ways of life.
Experience Phnom Penh Water Festival
The Water Festival, or Bon Om Tuk, is the greatest occasion in the Cambodian calendar. Celebrated to mark the end of the monsoon season and the turning of the waters in the great Tonle Sap, hundreds of thousands of Cambodians flock to the capital, Phnom Penh, to join in the festivities.
Mekong Sunset Cruise
The scene is one of peace and tranquility as the sun sets over the city and local villagers come down to the water's edge to bathe.
You can enjoy this activity as part of the suggested tours below, or we can weave it into a trip shaped entirely around you.
