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

 The only floating village really worth seeing near Siem Reap, offering a genuine experience of local life and providing a chance to spend a fantastic day on and around the water.

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Kompong Khleang is the furthest floating village from Siem Reap, which means it offers the guarantee of an off-the-beaten-track experience and is really worth the trip! Chong Kneas, the village that lies close to Siem Reap, is a real tourist trap, and Kompong Phluk is a lot smaller. Kompong Khleang genuinely does not get many tourists. It really is a nice place to see and explore: cool and fresh, and offering plenty of opportunities for contact with the local population. I spent around two hours walking around the stilt-house villages admiring the buildings, and the people who live the locals are very friendly and welcoming. I also got to see the floating village itself. This was the part I enjoyed the most because it's the most fascinating: seeing the children going to school by boat was a pretty unique experience!

The only floating village really worth seeing near Siem Reap, offering a genuine experience of local life and providing a chance to spend a fantastic day on and around the water.

During my <a href="/cambodia/">stay in Siem Reap</a>, I wanted a change from visiting temples and was looking for something to do for half a day. Most agencies offered the same things so I just needed to decide what to do and how much to pay for it. After getting some information I decided to visit Kampong Khleang. I had heard bad things about two other floating villages, Kampong Phluk and especially Chong Kneas which, apparently, is just a big tourist trap.  I really enjoyed my visit to Kampong Khleang. As well as visiting the floating village we also stopped at a crafts workshop to watch the craftsmen at work. When we arrived at the village a little boat took us all round the floating houses. The visit finished with an extra - a trip through the mangroves in pirogues paddled by women. And to close, we went onto Tonlé Sap lake to watch the sun set. In brief, it was all well organised and went well!

A pleasant floating village a bit further from Siem Reap, so a bit less touristy than the others.

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