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

Banan temple is ideal for nature lovers: it's on a mountain so you can have a good walk before you visit the temple - perfect for those who love trekking. 

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I went several times to Wat Banan, which for architecture and sculpture enthusiasts is the temple to see in the vicinity of Battambang . The place is not very touristic and highly frequented by the Khmer. I was lucky enough to meet a group of Cambodian artists who had come to sketch. They were delighted to show me their drawings and above all to take photos of me in turn. I spent a memorable moment! I find that you really feel like you are in Cambodia thanks to the wild and pastoral atmosphere. You also enjoy a beautiful viewpoint on the region. <a href="/cambodia/"> While I was staying in Cambodia </a>, I had the opportunity to visit the temple during the rainy season which is by far my favourite, and it gave it a distinct charm, as a part of the staircase leading to the temple is flooded. I therefore had to cross over in a makeshift boat and bend to avoid hitting a tree branch, while some children played with rubber rings, quite epic!

One of the best conserved temples in the vicinity of Battambang .

It only takes about an hour to visit the temple of Banan but it makes a really nice half day excursion. I didn't think Wat Banan was exceptional, and especially if you go there directly from Siem Reap you'll get a feeling of deja vu! Nonetheless, the temple is worth looking at as it's the best preserved in the region and the view from the top is magnificent: you can see Phnom Sampov (Battambang's sacred mountain) and look over all the rice paddies that fill the countryside around Battambang - and yes, Battambang rice is supposed to be the best in the world! Its shape strongly reminds you of Angkor Wat, only in miniature.  When you arrive at the temple you have to go up 400 steps to get to the top, but once you are there the air is cool. My advice is to take a picnic with you and make the most of the place after your long climb! Actually, it's better to visit it in the morning because the afternoon is really too hot and humid.

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