Kampot and Kep

Our last stops in Cambodia were the riverside town of Kampot and the refreshing seaside town of Kep.

Kampot is a laidback town that is mainly known for growing pepper and durian. But for tourists the riverside is the nicest part of the town.

We took a sunset cruise on the river to admire the mountains and to see some fireflies.

We also rented a motorbike and headed up the hills to Bokor National Park. Unfortunately it was quite cloudy so the views weren't as great as they could have been but then again it felt quite magical driving up through the clouds in the morning. We also went for a short walk in the jungle and were lucky enough to see (and hear!) some endangered Pileated Gibbons (below is a video just for their sound)!

After Kampot we headed off to lovely seaside Kep to enjoy some of the famous seafood. 

Kep is especially famous for their blue crabs so we went to the crab market to have our share. Here they keep them alive in cages in the sea until you buy them. Then you can ask to have them steamed and ready to eat. We bought 1 kg and they tasted so amazingly fresh and wonderful it might be hard to find something equaly good back home!

Here, too, the sunsets were amazing!