Page 444 - River cruises

oday’s exploration was up the Tonle River to a silver making village, Kampong Trolach, and Chong Koh. This
Triver is very pretty and there was vibrant local life to be viewed along the river banks and in lesser craft.
he Tonle River connects the Mekong main channel at Phnom Penh with the great Tonle Sap or lake. This section
Tis the prettiest part of your river journey as the river narrows between Phnom Penh and Kampong Channang as
and one passes through villages, woodland and hills.
he Tonle River is of interest as it changes direction twice a year: with the coming of the monsoon in July the
Tmain Mekong channel backs up and floods the central Cambodian plain. After the monsoon when the water level
drops on the main Mekong channel the river reverses and empties the lake waters.

Silver smiths at work