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

 Kompong Phluk is a floating village located one hour from Siem Reap. It can be visited by boat during the rainy season and on foot during the dry season.

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I really enjoyed visiting Cambodia's floating villages, and because it's less touristy than Chong Kneas, Kompong Phluk is a good one to choose.  Something I didn't like so much was the cost: the village entrance fee, the boat for the tour, the tuk-tuk to get there, the guide, etc. A day here can quickly get expensive! If your trip has been organised in advance, however, you won't have any surprises in store in this respect.  The floating village itself is wonderfully scenic and offers opportunities to observe scenes of everyday life in Cambodia. With the water being the very lifeblood of the country, and its primary source of revenue and sustenance, this is the ideal place to visit if you want to discover the real Cambodia on your trip. It's amazing seeing the lives the local people lead, and I personally found it deeply moving.

Kompong Phluk is a floating village located one hour from Siem Reap. It can be visited by boat during the rainy season and on foot during the dry season.

I returned from Kompong Phluk feeling both disappointed and, at the same time, satisfied. Why such contrasting feelings? Well, because I was disappointed by the price, which made it as expensive as visiting its popular neighbour Chong Kneas: the floating village that serves as a destination for most of the excursions to Tonlé Sap operated by companies from Siem Reap. And disappointed, too, because Kompong Phluk is not actually a floating village. I have memories of being more impressed by Chong Kneas, which I went to a few years ago. Unfortunately, the latter has now become a major tourist destination and is unrecognisable from the time I was there, to such an extent that I immediately left again as soon as I arrived, asking to come here, to Kompong Phluk, instead – I'd fortunately done some research beforehand. It's here that I felt the aforementioned sense of satisfaction, the reason being that this village still offers the kind of experience you might describe as <a href="https://www.evaneos.fr/ou-partir/idee-voyage-hors-des-sentiers-battus/">"off the beaten track"</a>; though for how much longer? Kompong Phluk is reached by a small road that passes through another village, which is very quiet, peaceful and much more traditionally authentic. When I finally arrived at my destination it was a relief to discover that it is still like Chong Kneas used to be: not concreted over. There is a little local market selling various odds and ends here first, then it's straight to the boats. The trip lasts for an hour and takes you between the houses in the village, which are quite unique in character. Before stepping back on dry land, I stopped to eat at a floating restaurant located just next to the sunken forest (this is not included in the village entry price and has to be paid for separately, so I didn't visit it).

Kompong Phluk is one of the villages located on Tonlé Sap lake. In contrast to its more popular neighbour, Chong Kneas, it is not actually a floating village but instead consists of stilt houses.

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