Kampot river and water scenery

Kampot is a provincial town with river and lots of water, near ocean. Hence one of the center spots in life and work of all people here is fishing and all around water. Water as a main resource for food and life plays an essential role in all Cambodia.

The nearby ocean, saltwater flooding the salt fields and the river being exposed to tide - high tide / low tide joint with the ocean host a special vegetation and creates unique sceneries and nature views.

The river in Kampot is rather turbid and dirty, nothing to invite for a bath or any kind of water sport at all. The river is a working and living environment, no recreation. Fishermen going to sea each day have their boats secured upriver. Limited fish life attracts a few fishermen to catch a fish as food supplement. The main fishing always takes place in the ocean - some 5 km from Kampot center.

The entire Kampot photo series will include several pages with lots of photos about:

Kampot photos
Kampot streets
Kampot nature
Kampot river side - this page
Kampot sunset up-river with beautiful vegetation to the waterfalls / rapids
Sunset boat trip downriver to the ocean
Salt fields of Kampot
Pepper plantation

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mangroves scenery

River fisher boat

Hundreds of sq km of mangroves and other maritime vegetation

Beautiful maritime vegetation - but dirty water

Mangrove scenery

Mangrove scenery near salt fields

Fishing village on other side of river

Riverside near Kampot center

Fisher village - home of many seagoing fishermen

All fishermen homes are most simple - fishing products are like farm products totally underpaid

Fishing in river is no sport here but a need to supplement food for family

At times without sunlight the river scenery can appear quite dark and colorless

River promenade Kampot - while for to majority of all people even most basic things of life lack, administration invests heavily in superficial projects like this promenade.