A country · 97 places · 17 regions
Cambodia, all of it.
97 curated places across 17 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Siem Reap Province, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville Province and Battambang Province — read below as chapters, with 13 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Siem Reap Province · 21 places
Siem Reap Province
The gateway city for the Angkor archaeological complex, Siem Reap lies on the Siem Reap River near the northwestern shore of Tonlé Sap Lake and has developed an extensive tourism infrastructure of guesthouses, restaurants, and cultural performance venues. The old French Quarter and the night market area around Pub Street retain some pre-boom architectural character, while the city's surrounding countryside includes silk weaving villages, rice paddies, and floating fishing communities on the lake. The city itself is the base for multi-day exploration of the broader Angkor region.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Phnom Penh · 18 places
Phnom Penh
The capital and largest city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh sits at the confluence of the Mekong River, Tonlé Sap River, and Bassac River — a junction historically significant enough to have attracted settlement since at least the fourteenth century. The Royal Palace complex and the Silver Pagoda, with its floor of silver tiles and emerald Buddha, are the architectural centrepieces of the riverfront area. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, housed in the former S-21 prison facility, provides a sobering documentary record of the Khmer Rouge period.
✦ November to April · $
Chapter III · Sihanoukville Province · 8 places
Sihanoukville Province
A coastal park near Sihanoukville combining mangroves, beaches and offshore islands. Its estuaries shelter dolphins and abundant birdlife, with boat trips through the mangrove channels.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Battambang Province · 5 places
Battambang Province
Cambodia's second-largest city, Battambang sits along the Sangkae River in the northwest of the country and is notable for its well-preserved French colonial streetscapes, which survived the Khmer Rouge period in better condition than much of the country. The Phare Ponleu Selpak circus school, which operates as both a social enterprise and a performance venue, presents nightly shows integrating acrobatics with narrative storytelling. The surrounding countryside contains a cluster of Angkorian temples and the bamboo train — a motorised bamboo platform that runs on disused railway tracks.
✦ November to March · $
Regions of Cambodia
- Siem Reap Province21
- Phnom Penh18
- Sihanoukville Province8
- Battambang Province5
- Kampot Province5
- Ratanakiri Province5
- Banteay Meanchey Province3
- Kampong Speu Province3
- Kampong Thom Province3
- Koh Kong Province3
- Mondulkiri Province3
- Preah Vihear Province3
- Takéo Province3
- Kep Province2
- Kratié Province2
- Pursat Province2
- Kandal Province1
Every place in Cambodia
