APOPO

A demining organization that uses trained rats to sniff out land mines, a strategy which is much faster and safer than using metal detectors (if the rats step on a mine, they are too light to set it off). The visitor's center has guided tours including examples of land mines and UXO (unexploded ordnance) and a demonstration of how the rats find mines. The tour takes about 45 minutes and is a fascinating way to learn about the problem of land mines in Cambodia and support demining work. The guide's English may be hard to understand, but the demonstrations are so interesting, the tour is well worth doing anyway.

Address

Trapeang Ses Village, Kouk Chauk Commune, Siem Reap Koumai Road

Hours

Daily tours every half hour 08:30–11:30 and 13:00–16:30

Price

US$10

Website

apopo.org (opens in a new tab)