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Busra waterfall is located in Pich Chenda district about 43 kilometers northeast of Mondulkiri provincial town, Sen Monorom. Busra is considered by many to be the most beautiful waterfall in Mondulkiri. The waterfall is divided into three stages:

First Stage: The waterfall fall is 8 to 12 meters high and 15 meters wide in rainy season and 10 to 15 meters wide in dry season.
Second Stage: The waterfall fall is 15 to 20 meters high and 20 meters wide in rainy season and 18 to 25 meters high and 13 meters wide in dry season.
Third Stage: The speed of waterfall is faster than the second stage. This stage cannot be reached because it is in the thick forest. There are no marked paths and dangerous wildlife inhabits the area.
Sen Monorom Waterfall

Sen Monorom waterfall is located in Sen Monorom district, about 5 kilometers northeast of the provincial town. The road to the waterfall passes numerous rubber, coffee and cashew plantations. The site is very popular during holidays and national festivals, because it is close to the provincial town. This waterfall also has three stages:

First Stage: The water here flows slowly because the waterfall is only 1-meter-high and 2-meter-wide.
Second Stage: The water flows faster here. In rainy season, the waterfall is 6 to 7 meters high and 8 meters wide, and in dry season, it is 7 to 9 meters high and 4 to 5 meters wide. There is a place to relax on the riverbank.
Third Stage: The waterfall is 1.5 meters high and 1 kilometers from the second stage.
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Romanear Waterfall

Romanear waterfall is located in Sen Monorom district, about 10.5 kilometers north of the provincial town. The waterfall is near many rubber, coffee, cashew, mango, avocado and pres tree plantations.

The waterfall is 5 meters high and 10 meters wide in rainy season, in dry season, it is 6 meters high and 8 meters wide and flows smoothly past tall shade trees and toward a large basin that is suitable for swimming or bathing.

Chhrey Thom Waterfall

Chhrey Thom waterfall is located in Sen Monorom district, about 34 kilometers from the provincial town. In dry season, the waterfall is 15 meters high and 2 meters wide, in rainy season, it is 11 meters high and 8 meters wide. The waterfall is near a plantation of Srolao trees and a big, branchy Chhrey tree.

The provincial tourist service is working with the local authority to prepare this site as a tourist destination in place of Busra waterfall, which is inaccessible during rainy season.Mondulkiri-5

Riverside

Riverside is located in Koh Nhek district, about 150 kilometers north of the provincial town. The site is along the Sre Pok River and features many small islands. The sand here is red and golden, making the site popular with the local people in Koh Nhek district.

Pine Tree Plantation

On the highlands in Sen Monorom district, about 6 kilometers from the provincial town, is a large pine tree plantation where hundreds of towering pine tree, planted before 1970, are growing in rows. Fallen needle from the trees turn the ground into a golden carpet. The needles are so numerous that visitors can lie on the ground without disturbing them.

Pine trees are believes to have been planted before then Prince Norodom Sihanouk founded his Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime, at which time the province was created.

In addition, according to hunters in the province, there are more than 60 waterfalls. Both big and small, making Mondulkiri province a potential source for hydro electric power.

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