Backpacking Cambodia: 16 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Cambodia, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Angkor Wat
Siem Reap
The vast temple complex.
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Siem Reap
Siem Reap
Base town for Angkor.
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Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Capital, palace, sombre history.
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Koh Rong
Preah Sihanouk
Party-and-paradise island.
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Kampot
Kampot
Riverside town, pepper farms.
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Battambang
Battambang
Colonial charm, bamboo train.
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Koh Rong Sanloem
Preah Sihanouk
Quieter turquoise-bay island.
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Kep
Kep
Crab market and sleepy coast.
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Kratie
Kratie
Rare Irrawaddy river dolphins.
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Banteay Srei
Siem Reap
Pink carved temple jewel.
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Mondulkiri
Mondulkiri
Elephants and green hills.
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Tonle Sap
Siem Reap
Floating-village great lake.
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Koh Ker
Preah Vihear
Jungle-swallowed pyramid temple.
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Ratanakiri
Ratanakiri
Crater lake and waterfalls.
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Preah Vihear Temple
Preah Vihear
Cliff-top mountain temple.
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Sihanoukville
Preah Sihanouk
Ferry gateway to the islands.
Backpacking routes through Cambodia
Real trips through Cambodia, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
Pepper Farms to Empty Beaches: Cambodia's South Coast and the Koh Rong Islands
Cambodia's south on a budget: Kampot river life, Kep crab market, and island-hopping Koh Rong and Koh Rong Sanloem — ferries, bungalow costs and timing.
Temples the Long Way Round: Phnom Penh to Angkor via Battambang and the Lake Boat
Overlanding Cambodia from Phnom Penh to Angkor Wat via Battambang and the Tonlé Sap boat — bamboo trains, floating villages, temple passes and real costs.
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