The new Bamboo Train is located at the foot of Phnom Banan and its ancient temple offering a scenic and unique tour around the base of the beautiful Banan Mountain. It’s open every day from 8.30 till 5.30 and you can ask more questions directly on their Facebook page. At the departure station is a … Read more
Also recorded as Rusai Kriem Cave. It is located at the foot of Phnom Banan and its ancient temple and is reached by following a trail from the temple staircase around the eastern side of the mountain. A guide is usually available to show you the way for a kind tip. It’s quite cavernous and … Read more
Phnom Banan, also known as Wat Banan, is a must-see ancient site located around 20 km south of the city of Battambang. From its eastern side, a grand terrace platform with naga balustrade precedes a staircase flanked by lions rising 400m to the grand temple featuring five ancient ruinous towers, albeit not in a quincunx … Read more
Also referred to as Prasat Snoeng Khang Khaeut, it is the remains of a standing three brick temple group. The site is located 200m east of Snoeng West Temple, noting the obvious that they are from differing eras. The temples are aligned on a north-south axis and open to the east sharing a common terrace. … Read more
Also referred to as Prasat Snoeng Khang Lech, it is the remains of a sandstone temple. The site is located right by the roadway and fronting the monastery features a doorway opening to the east with a short forebody repeated around the other 3 sides with false doors. What makes it worth traveling to the … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the foot of Phnom Banan and its ancient temple.
A contemporary pagoda located on the western foothill west of Phnom Krapeau (or Crocodile Mountain), about 15km south of Battambang. It is also the site of the Crocodile Cave. There is a trail leading to the site that comes off the Kampong Muoy Road just west of Wat Phnom Andoeuk and then a flight of … Read more
Romsaysak Pagoda also features a staircase that leads to a cave site featuring several small Buddhist shrines. From the west side of the pagoda, follow the stairs 100 m or so up to the cave opening admiring the views offered along the way. There are stairs leading down being careful as water drips onto the … Read more
Also known as Turtle Mountain Pagoda, it is west of Phnom Sampov and on the north foothill of Phnom Krapeau (or Crocodile Mountain), about 15km south of Battambang. It is a quiet and peaceful place with lush landscaped grounds and a trail that winds around and up the small hill to the pagoda. While the … Read more
Phnom Sampov, or Phnom Sampeau, is one of the popular attractions in Battambang renowned for nightly nature show as hoards of bats exit the mountains cave at dusk every night. You can enjoy the bat show, and also go up and explore the mountain itself. At the base of the mountain is a contemporary pagoda, … Read more