The plateau where Sen Monorom is located is about 3000 feet above sea level, making it a cool region for Cambodia. The climate plays a particularly important role and you'll need to consider it in your travel plans. The rainy season makes access to the town complicated because of landslides. As for winter, don't forget your fleece, because it gets cold at night!

Refreshing Sen Monorom, perched on its plateau...

Sil Island is called that because of the numerous silk weavers who perpetuate their skills. You can spend a day here , cycling around and discovering the real, authentic Cambodia.

Silk Island - a haven of peace in the middle of Phnom Penh

Follow the guide to discover the secrets of Angkor! The temples don't stop with Angkor Wat. If you take the time to travel just a little further you will encounter some real architectural jewels.

A tour of the hidden temples of Angkor

If you like nature, don't miss the Botum Sakor national park, situated in the Cardamom mountains in the south-west of Cambodia. It's a haven of peace that is still protected from deforestation, where you can admire the diverse flora and fauna of the country. 

The Botum Sakor park: a paradise to explore

Banteay Srei is a Cambodian temple located in the vast territory occupied by the temples of Angkor. It is also known as the "Citadel of Women", and the fineness and delicacy of its decoration is quite extraordinary.

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Feel a total sense of wonder standing before the temples of Angkor! The dark years of Cambodia are gone for good and the country is open to the world. Visitors are ever increasing and come to discover the majestic site of Angkor, the internationally renowned pearl of the tourist industry. The city of Angkor has known an extraordinary fate: forgotten for several centuries, rediscovered by the French in 1907 and once again forgotten. Visitors have been able to rediscover its secrets for the past twenty years. Built between the 9th and 14th Centuries, Angkor was one of the biggest towns in the world and is today, one of the most visited sites in the world! Although it’s difficult to be able to contemplate these sublime temples alone, like the explorers of the beginning of the 20th century, to discover them through Evaneos Travel, will guarantee you an adventure off the beaten tracks and a long way away from tourists. Enchantment is guaranteed! Cambodia also has other riches to offer curious visitors: as a member of Evaneos Travel, the things you will remember about your holiday, apart from the magnificent sites you have visited, will undoubtedly be the « kindness and availability of the Cambodians », that you will be lucky enough to encounter during your visit…

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Banteay Srei

A sacred mountain for the whole of the Khmer people, Phnom Kulen is the ideal place to spend an active day trekking with family or friends.

Phnum Kulén

Srah Dumrei

Stung Treng is the last major town before the Laos border (with Si Phan Don – or "4000 Islands" – lying just 50 kilometres away). It's simply a place at which to make a brief stopover and has nothing of any real interest to offer, except perhaps that it serves as a way to get to Ratanakiri.

Stung Treng

Kampot is known for its beautiful colonial architecture and for its pepper. 

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I immediately liked Kampot: it's a nice quiet city, and lively at the same time. It is very cosmopolitan: many expatriates live in beautiful harmony with the locals. I also found that you eat very well in Kampot, as many restaurants with various flavours blend together.  When it comes to activities, for sports travel enthusiasts, one can really have fun on the river by spending a morning kayaking, and then enjoying the afternoon on a boat admiring the sunset. Several boats await your arrival and depart around 4 p.m. for a trip.  The nearby caves are also worth a family outing.  In my opinion, Kampot is a city that's worth the side trip during a <a href="/cambodia/">trip to Cambodia</a>: a quad ride, a day of climbing or a cooking class to learn how to cook the famous Kampot pepper crab are all unique activities that made my stay in Kampot really enjoyable.

Kampot is known for its beautiful colonial architecture and for its pepper.

I arrived in Kampot late in the day,  after a few hours on a bus from Siem Reap. I had heard about the super guesthouses located outside the city along the river. But alas, they were all full. So I went back to the town centre. Kampot's city centre is nice, having a strange roundabout with a huge durian standing in the centre. There are lots of nice restaurants, including the very chic Rikitikitavi, if you want to drink some good cocktails in the light of the lanterns.  The next day, I took a trip by tuk-tuk to see the famous pepper producers before heading to Kep. I wanted to see Bokor National Park, but several travellers I encountered along the way changed my mind about doing that. Since a luxury hotel was built, the places have lost their charm and character. It's too bad, because the jungle and the little French church <a href="/cambodia/">seemed like a beautiful Cambodian destination!</a>

Like Kep, Kampot is a charming village where time seems to have stood still, and a place where you can enjoy the star of local cultural heritage: the pepper that made the village famous.

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