Best Cambodian Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh Killing Fields, Battambang Bamboo Train and Cambodia Deep Khmer Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Cambodia travel | Asia destinations Cambodia in Depth: Angkor Wat (UNESCO 1992), Temple of Preah Vihear (UNESCO 2008), Sambor Prei Kuk (UNESCO 2017), Koh Ker (UNESCO 2023), Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, the Killing Fields, Battambang and the Bamboo Train TL;DR I spent close to three weeks moving through Cambodia by tuk-tuk, slow bus and one short ATR-72 flight, and I came back convinced this is the single most underrated long-form trip in mainland Southeast Asia. The headline draw is obvious: Angkor Wat, inscribed by UNESCO in 1992, covers 162.6 hectares with a central tower rising 65 metres, which makes it the largest religious monument on Earth by area. What surprised me was how much weight the rest of the country carries. Three additional UNESCO World Heritage cultural sites now sit on the list: Temple of Preah Vihear (inscribed 2008, perched 525 m above the Dangrek escarpment), Sambor Prei Kuk (inscribed 2017, the Chenla-era brick capital), and Koh Ker (inscribed ...