Located in the south-west of the country Kampot Province is most famous for its coastline. Stretching some 80 kilometers this once undeveloped and sleepy laid-back region is attracting the eyes of many international developers. The area features numerous natural attractions and scenic landscapes.
Popular natural attractions here include Bokor Hill, Teuk Chhou Rapids, Teuk Chhou Wildlife Education Park, Prek Thnout, Kampong Trach, Phnom K’Chnor, Phnom Seda Orn.
Other attractions include Kampot Museum, Kampot Pepper Plantations, and Kampot Salt Pans.
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.
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
Located atop the hill of the same name you can find numerous attractions along with spectacular views across the hillsides and out over the ocean. Located about 37 km west up a beautiful winding road, Bokor Hill Station was an old French colonial resort area from the 1920s also nearby is Preah Monivong National Park. … Read more
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 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
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
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
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
Located near to Phnom Kbal Romeas in Kampot Province, Angsdok Pagoda is currently under restoration at the time of visiting in 08/22.
Located around 7km east of Kampot city and a little south of Phnom Kbal Romeas, Kbal Romeas Pagoda features a bell-shaped stupa that may be quite old, plus curious pieces of sandstone that one may imagine are from an ancient temple. The balan of the pagoda appears to feature something interesting set into the balan … Read more
Located to the southeast of Phnom Chhngok in Kampot Province, Wat Kirisophea is a contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring a stupa that is centuries old. The pagoda is quite old too, surrounded by a moat and featuring ornate pediments, one of which curiously features a Yin Yang symbol in a lotus medallion.
Located on contemporary monastery grounds and preceding the beautiful pagoda on its western side are the remains of an ancient temple. A tall and rectangular laterite structure, it opens to the east with remnants of door round columns that formed from laterite. The walls are entirely plain bar the base molding and emphasized eaves. Historical … Read more
Located atop Bokor Mountain, Wat Sampov Pram is a charismatic pagoda with an extraordinary location and part of what was an old French colonial resort area from the 1920s, Bokor Hill Station.
A beautiful contemporary monastery and pagoda located in central Kampot offering beautiful views across the water to the mountain range of Phnom Bokor. It also features several shrines and contemporary stupa in Angkorian style. At the time of visit, 08/22, the pagoda was under restoration.
