Yeak Laom Lake
A volcanic crater lake in Ratanakiri, close to Banlung. The round lake is about 800 metres across and ringed by forest, and is a sacred place for local highland communities. Visitors swim in its clear water, and a small cultural centre explains the area's minority peoples.
- Where
- Banlung, Ratanakiri, Cambodia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 13.7300, 107.0150
Get the Yeak Laom Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Yeak Laom Lake. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ratanakiri volume with your photos and a note.
Near Yeak Laom Lake
Virachey National Park 66 km
A national park in northeast Cambodia covering about 3,380 square kilometres, on the borders with Laos and Vietnam. Its remote rainforest is reached from the Ratanakiri side, and it is a protected habitat for gibbons, elephants and tigers.
Yok Don National Park 125 km
A national park 40 kilometres west of Buon Ma Thuot, set up in 1991 to protect dry dipterocarp forest. At over 1,100 square kilometres it is one of the largest in Vietnam, and runs to the Cambodian border.
Sambor Prei Kuk 234 km
The remains of Isanapura, the capital of the pre Angkorian Chenla kingdom, about 30 kilometres north of Kampong Thom. Brick temples, some with octagonal towers, were built here in the 7th century. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Da Lat Plateau 238 km
The high plateau of the southern Central Highlands with the city of Da Lat at its heart, cooler than the coast below. Several of its mountains pass 2,000 metres, the highest being Chu Yang Sin at 2,442 metres.
Pha Taem National Park 246 km
Sandstone cliffs above the Mekong at Thailand's eastern edge, looking straight across to Laos. A path along the cliff face passes prehistoric paintings of fish, people and hands, and the viewpoint here is among the first places in the country to see the sunrise.
Preah Khan Kampong Svay 248 km
A very large Angkorian temple enclosure in the forests of Preah Vihear province, about 100 kilometres from Angkor. It is among the largest Khmer temple sites by area and is little visited.
Domaine de Marie Church 250 km
A pink Catholic convent church on a hill in Da Lat, begun in 1940 in a blend of French and Vietnamese styles. Nuns still live here and run schooling for local children.
Ganh Da Dia 251 km
A stretch of shore built from around 35,000 dark basalt columns, packed so tightly they look like a beehive or a stack of dinner plates, which gives the place its name. The formation runs about 250 metres along the sea and has been a national scenic site since 1997.
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Questions
Where is Yeak Laom Lake?
Yeak Laom Lake is in Banlung, Ratanakiri, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Virachey National Park (66 km), Yok Don National Park (125 km), Sambor Prei Kuk (234 km).
How do I get the Yeak Laom Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Yeak Laom Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ratanakiri volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Yeak Laom Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ratanakiri volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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