Wat Chung Prek
Contemporary monastery and pagoda in the northern region of Kandal Province on the RN 6.
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*Important: Some mapped locations are indicative only and some sites may be uncleared. To visit temple sites outside the tourist zones you should seek a guide from the local area. Read more
Brosat Chakkarh Vath
Located past Phnom Kbal Romeas and on the northern side of Phnom Chhngok in Kampot Province, Brosat Chakkarh Vath (as it’s named on Google Maps) is a sacred site featuring a series of shrines and a man-made path that leads into a scenic water cave.
Buddha Kiri – Wat Puth Kiri
Located atop a low-rise mountain, and surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges, Buddha Kiri is a monumental statue of the Buddha flanked by thousands of smaller statues. Also known as Wat Putkiri, the site was founded in 2017 by four monks and is an absolutely stunning destination taking advantage of the beautiful natural landscape. The site … Read more
Cambodian Buddhist Center (Kandal)
Covering a vast area, the Cambodian Buddhist Center features some grand contemporary Buddhist architecture including a large enclosed stupa, pagoda, halls, statuary, and expansive gardens. It’s free to explore and a very peaceful place located just 20km or so out of Phnom Penh. If you’d like to know about enrolling or studying there you can … Read more
Cheung Aek Genocidal Center
Today standing as a memorial and remembrance site, Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge killed between 1975 and 1979. It is the best-known of the sites known as the Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 … Read more
Maha Panna Vihara
Currently under construction (08/22), Maha Panna Vihara (Khmer: វត្តបញ្ញាធំ) is located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh and is set to become a major icon of the Buddhist world in Cambodia. The site covers a staggering 200,000 sqm (20 ha) featuring a grand chambered enclosure wall made of massive blocks of stone, as it … Read more
Phnom Chhngok Temple
Located around 12 km from Kampot, 25 km from Kep, and 140 km from Phnom Penh, Phnom Chhngok is a small mountain featuring a Buddhist temple on one side and on its western side a cave featuring an ancient temple dating to the 5th century Funan Era. From the site entrance on the western side … Read more
Phnom Kbal Romeas of Kampot
Phnom Kbal Romeas is a small mountain with an abundance of dramatic caves weaving throughout that has become a popular site for rock climbing (see Climbodia) and also a site inhabited during neolithic times (5000-3000 BC). En-route through the first natural chamber of the cave entered via a bridge is a small Buddhist shrine. Then … Read more
Phnom Khyang Temple
Located on the north side of a small mountain bearing the same name Phnom Khyong or Khyang Mountain, you can find a staircase leading up to a cave that houses a very ancient brick temple. A metal staircase leads down into a large cavernous area and straight ahead, take the small steel ladder to the … Read more
Phnom Tbeng Srah Khchau
Also known as Wat Sothyro Ratanaream, it’s a contemporary monastery and older pagoda with scenic spots and a stupa and shrine that overlooks a stunning natural karst landscape and the lush green fields below.
Phnom Thma Pouk Temple
A partially standing ancient brick temple located atop a small mountain, at the foot of which is the pagoda and monastery. From the pagoda, there is a staircase that leads up to the top of the mountain passing by a small contemporary shrine before reaching a crumbling but charismatic vihara (hall or pagoda if you … Read more
Prasat Phnom Totong
Also known as Phnom Totoeng Temple, Located on the side of a giant rock massif, within a cave, is a small but very ancient brick temple. The site is located at the eastern end of the mountain, or massif, and on its northern side. At the opposite end is a large cement factory. There is … Read more
Srah Khchau Scenic Spot
Located en route to Srah Khchau Temple, there is a trail that leads to a cluster of small ad-hoc shrines located on the side of the mountain. There’s a family’s hut here too and they are very friendly. The easy trail from the point of the hut leads down and around quite scenic rock formations, … Read more
Srah Khchau Stupa
A large chedi that was constructed in 2006 that is extremely well built using a laterite base for the platform and in the body of the stupa itself. It is located en route to Wat Sothyro Ratanaream (Khmer: វត្តសុធីរោរតនារាម)
Srah Khchau Temple
An intriguing ancient site that was built atop Phnom Srah Khchau, a then atop a man-made stepped rise with remnants likely dating back to around the 7-8th century. The stepped rise which created a level base for the temple is quite large and steps upwards three times, reducing in size as it goes, with a … Read more
Wat Angsdok
Located near to Phnom Kbal Romeas in Kampot Province, Angsdok Pagoda is currently under restoration at the time of visiting in 08/22.
Wat Areyksat
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring several older stupa and quite unique murals inside the pagoda. At the time of visiting (08/22) it was under restoration. Located in the southern region of Ksach Kandal district nearby the Mekong River.
Wat Barach Vanaram
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the southern region of Ksach Kandal district nearby the Mekong River.
Wat Chambak Meas
Contemporary monastery featuring a charismatic old wooden pagoda. The site is located around 20km north of central Phnom Penh on the bank of the Mekong River. Across the road is Wat Sovan Botum which features several monumental Buddha statues. Update 08/22: The old pagoda, bar the Buddha, has been pulled down.
Wat Chas
Also known as Wat Pothiyaram, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda on the eastern side of Phnom Penh in Chrouy Changva.
Wat Chea Lea
A contemporary monastery and pagoda split over two levels of a small mountain featuring nice views and several shrines along the mountain crest.
Wat Cheung Aek
A contemporary monastery and pagoda that was once an ancient site. A collection of ancient temple remains are gathered beside the pagoda including several moonstones (doorsteps), an almost complete lintel (but could not see a central idol figure), pedestals, and sema stones of a later era. An inscribed stele is recorded as being found here … Read more
Wat Chhouk Va
Located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh, it is a contemporary pagoda that is partially surrounded by a moat with a small shrine containing remnants of an ancient temple and several old and very characterful stupa.
Wat Chum
It is located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh and is set to become one of the city’s beautiful pagodas. Under restoration at the time (08/22), the contemporary monastery and pagoda features several monumental statues and, according to reports, once held remnants of an ancient temple including a Prei Khmeng style lintel that would … Read more
Wat Chumpu Voan
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the western side of Phnom Penh. Along with many unique quirks in its decoration, it features several stupas that appear to be many decades old.
Wat Ganapti
Also recorded as Wat Pich Mkod/Pich Mkot (Wat Ganapti follows Google’s naming). It’s an older and characterful pagoda featuring murals on its outer walls, ornate pediment, unique sema stones demarcating the pagoda along with a chaitya/stupa that perhaps held the original consecration deposit. A beautiful trail leads through the adjacent forest featuring several more smaller … Read more
Wat Har
A contemporary monastery and pagoda in Dangkao District. The previous pagoda was intriguingly built on a double substructure of brick and jars as recorded by Bruno Bruguier along with housing a stupa/chaitya depicting four images of the Buddha. The pagoda has been refreshed in recent times and, being locked on the last visit, it’s unknown … Read more
Wat Kandal Koh Sotin
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the middle of Koh Pen, Kampong Cham. The site features a beautiful pagoda and several interesting funerary stupa/chedi and sema.