Battambang Province

Pickup from the hotel at 9:00am starts the tour. After a brief introduction, the guide takes visitors around Battambang city to see French colonial buildings and the local market. The tour also includes a visit to the statue of Lok Ta Dambong Kra Nhoung, an important symbol of the city, before continuing to the next destination.

60 min

Wat Samrong Knong

Visit Wat Samrong Knong, a Buddhist temple over 300 years old that was used as a prison during the Pol Pot regime. The guide explains the history of the regime and its effects on religion here. Visitors can see the Well of Shadows, a killing field containing skulls and bones of approximately 10,008 victims. Afterwards, the tour visits small villages where locals produce bamboo sticky rice, rice paper for spring rolls, and dried bananas, with snack samples offered. The stop also includes a walk around a fish paste market, a local product sometimes called Cambodian cheese.

3 min

Prasat Ek Phnom

Visit Ek Phnom temple, one of the oldest ruined temples in Battambang, built at the beginning of the 11th century and older than Angkor Wat. Nearby stands a large Buddha statue adjacent to the temple ruins.

60 min

Kampong Pil Pagoda

Travel through a small village and countryside area visiting fruit farms and a local pagoda beside a river. Locals, including farmers and children, greet visitors along the way. The guide explains local livelihoods in the village. The group then visits a small Golden Gate Bridge near Kampong Pil Pagoda, offering photo opportunities with river views before heading to the bamboo train.

1 min

Bamboo Train Ride

Ride the original bamboo train through countryside and small villages. This ride costs 5 USD per person and may be the last chance to experience the original bamboo train before it closes permanently. The ride lasts about one hour.

60 min

Phnom Sampeau

Visit Phnom Sampeau mountain, which contains the killing cave and bat cave. The killing cave was used during the Pol Pot regime to kill more than 10,000 victims, whose skulls and bones are kept in a stupa inside the cave. Visitors can climb on foot or take a motorbike or pickup truck to reach the Buddhist pagoda and viewpoint at the top of the mountain. There are many monkeys at the site, some of which can be aggressive.

60 min

Battambang Bat Caves

At the Bat Caves, visitors watch millions of bats fly out in a display lasting 30 to 40 minutes, resembling a long dragon in the sky. This is the last stop before the tour returns to the hotel.

60 min