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frogs' legs sold in the markets, and tea and coffee are widely
available. Tap water and 'muscle wines' are best avoided.
There is a growing number of good restaurants, including
Thai, Chinese, Indian, Malay and Western, both in the
capital and in towns that attract tourists.
Activities
There are activities such as snorkelling in Sihanoukville
and elephant rides in Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri, but you
need a guide, as landmines, bandits, and other dangers
make hiking, outdoor activities, or venturing off the beaten
track, dangerous.
There are many leisure activities in Phnom Penh such as go-
karting, jet-skiing, mini golf and ten pin bowling. A network
of national parks is being established, complete with visitor
facilities; Kirirom, Ream and Bokor on the south coast are
the most accessible and extremely interesting.
Nature
The number of national parks is increasing, but illegal
logging has long been a problem. Parks include Bokor,
on the south coast; Ream, near Sihanoukville; Kirirom,
outside Phnom Penh; and Virachay, bordering Laos and
Vietnam.
Endangered species which are elsewhere extinct are
thought to be hidden in the more remote habitats,
including elephants, tigers, leopards, gibbons, bats, rhinos
and crocodiles. Butterf lies, snakes and birds such as
cormorants, cranes and ducks are most common.
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