Kratie is a small village that lies on the banks of the Mekong River. It isn’t a popular destination so don’t expect to see a lot of tourists there. In fact, while we were there, there were approximately 6 other people in the village who weren’t Cambodians.

There isn’t much infrastructure in Kratie that you can talk off. A few restaurants (around 12) and just one really posh restaurant (well sort off) lies on a small expanse of land that borders the Mekong river. The village was small but we loved every inch of it. Like I said before the Mekong river borders this tiny town. It seems to envelop the world around you in a soft rhythm.

One may wonder what took us to this little village that is so off the beaten path. Before we headed out to Cambodia, I stumbled across an article that talked about the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins that could be spotted if you kayaked out into the river. Most people (like me) have never heard of the Irrawaddy dolphins in Kratie. In fact, I did not even know that dolphins lived in rivers before I headed out to Cambodia.