A two day one night trip from Phnom Penh

Happy New Year! everyone. My family and I, we embark on a Kompot-Kep two day one night trip before the rush of New Year. We begin planning the trip with nothing in mind except for day one that we have, like a plan to eat some seafood at the beach and ride the boat in the evening with hope to see some fireflies and that it. But wait, that wasn't it 🤔 so let's me tell you the whole trip from the beginning till the end. 🗓️Itinerary Scheduling: Day 1 It took us a few hours from Phnom Penh to Kep. The roads weren't too crowded, so the pace in which we drive was acceptable. We arrived at Kep around 12 pm, which is lunchtime. And so our plan was to divide two teams, one team, to look for a place to eat, and the other team went to the Kep Crab market in the hope of finding good authentic jaw-dropping seafood. The place we found for us to eat looks really chill that comes with hammocks for us to relax and enjoy the view of the beach. While for the food, it was delicious 😋 or maybe because I'm hungry. After filling up our belly, we went to our accommodation for the night at Kompot and took a small rest. After that we went to a place called DongPrek, just to look around and took some nice photos since it is closed to our accommodation. Like literally 5 minutes later, we decided there was nothing to do here, so we just drove back to Kompot to see the recently new seahorse statue 😑 and the clock thingies. It was a nice view, not because of the statue but because of the sunset views and the surrounding atmosphere. After another photo session, we went looking for a boat ride to see the fireflies. And let's me tell you how fast-paced it is. Literally, the momment we drove down to the port, there this one guy riding on motorcycle screaming at us and give us the talk about their boat and how it going to leave soon so hurry up, we don't know exactly where they going, what is the price, and how long it going to be, like nothing. Nevertheless, we decided in that moment to ride their boat. The boat ride lasted around 1hr, it cost aorund 2.5 usd per person, it took us far from the city spotlight in search of fireflies. To me, the fireflies weren't impressive as I had hope, but the night sky was amazing. The sky was so clear I could see some well-known constellation, and I love it so much. afterward, we had another seafood fest, it was delicious and that is it for day one. 🗓️Itinerary Scheduling: Day 2 We woke up and had a buffet breakfast that came with our stay. And we went looking for a cave. The place we went to called Kompong Trach cave, we went there as it was a place that my parents really wanted to visit. to be honest, I'm not sure why. The cave looks really dark, nice, and a little bit creepy, too. I don't know how to describe it exactly, but it is definitely a fun experience walking inside the cave. The community living there really up their game in welcoming and making sure tourists spend some money 💰. The children who live there really give a splendid tour of the place and great photographers. After walking around the cave, we come out at the opposite of our parking spot, so we ride on the horse pulling cart to get back. it was a fun ride, and it didn't cost much, so I would recommend it as an activity that no one should miss. The last spot we visited on our trip was called Mlech Adventure. The place does have an amazing scenery of a big lake surrounding greenery and mountains range. But the price there can be steep consider we can't bring food from outside. There are a bunch of activities we can do there, like auto rail rides, archery, kayak, and others. #localguides #familytrip #kompot #kep