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Cambodia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Bronze

Sihanoukville

Cambodia

Cambodia's main coastal tourism hub, Sihanoukville sits on a peninsula in the southwest on the Gulf of Thailand, with a string of beaches along its coastline…

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Cambodia's capital since 1865, Phnom Penh sits at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers and carries a layered history that runs from its 1372 fou…

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Longvek, Cambodia
Gold

Longvek

Cambodia

Longvek served as the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia from 1529 to 1594, chosen by King Ang Chan I for its defensible position on the western bank of the…

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Kratie, Cambodia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Kratie

Cambodia

This riverside town in eastern Cambodia with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, Kratie sits on the Mekong and serves as the capital of Kratié P…

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Takeo, Cambodia
Silver
Big-city explorations

Takeo

Cambodia

Takeo, the provincial capital in southern Cambodia, sits within walking distance of water and within sight of mountains, with a walkable centre carrying a re…

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Udong, Cambodia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Udong

Cambodia

Cambodia's former royal capital for nearly 250 years, Udong served as the seat of Khmer kings from 1618 until 1866, and the hilltop of Phnom Oudong still hol…

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Kampot, Cambodia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Kampot

Cambodia

Kampot, a riverside town in southern Cambodia, is known across the country for its pepper — grown on nearby farms and exported worldwide — as well as for its…

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Chbar Mon, Cambodia
Silver

Chbar Mon

Cambodia

This small provincial capital of Kampong Speu in central Cambodia sits close to mountains and within walking distance of water, with a central market surroun…

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Stung Treng, Cambodia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Stung Treng

Cambodia

This riverside town in northeastern Cambodia that serves as the provincial capital and a transit point on the route between Laos and the rest of the country.

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Preah Vihear, Cambodia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Preah Vihear

Cambodia

A stepped stone pyramid temple rises from a flat jungle clearing in this northern Cambodian provincial capital, where ancient Khmer heritage, surrounding hil…

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Kampong Cham, Cambodia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Kampong Cham

Cambodia

This walkable Mekong River town in southeastern Cambodia with a real café and restaurant scene, Kampong Cham sits a few hours northeast of Phnom Penh and ser…

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Kampong Speu, Cambodia
Gold
Bustling market & commercial towns

Kampong Speu

Cambodia

This Cambodian province, whose name translates as "Port of Starfruit," is known for having more sugar palm trees than any other province in the country, with…

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Pursat, Cambodia
Gold
Bustling market & commercial towns

Pursat

Cambodia

Pursat, the provincial capital on the Pursat River in western Cambodia, is known for the mythical 16th-century spirit figure Khleang Moeung, whose legend is…

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Battambang, Cambodia
Bronze

Battambang

Cambodia

Recognised by UNESCO as a City of Gastronomy in 2023, Battambang is a Cambodian city on the Sangkae River with a walkable centre dense with cafés and restaur…

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Kep, Cambodia
Gold
Hiking & national-park bases

Kep

Cambodia

Kep, on Cambodia's southern coast, is known for its collection of abandoned French colonial villas — left empty when the Khmer Rouge period drove out the cou…

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Kampong Thom, Cambodia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Kampong Thom

Cambodia

This stopover town on the Steung Saen River in central Cambodia, roughly halfway between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, with a compact centre of cafés and restaur…

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Kampong Trach, Cambodia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Kampong Trach

Cambodia

Compact district in Cambodia's Kampot Province on the Gulf of Thailand, Kampong Trach sits close to limestone hills containing caves with shrines venerated b…

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Svay Rieng, Cambodia
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Svay Rieng

Cambodia

A Cambodian provincial capital in flat open country, Svay Rieng features traditional Khmer-roofed civic buildings with gold and green tiled facades, a univer…

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Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia
Silver

Kampong Chhnang

Cambodia

A port city on the Tonlé Sap River in central Cambodia, Kampong Chhnang was long defined by its floating fishing villages, which rose and fell with the monso…

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Prey Veng, Cambodia
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Prey Veng

Cambodia

This provincial capital in southeastern Cambodia where colorful street processions pass colonial-era shophouses, offering an authentic glimpse of everyday Kh…

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Suong, Cambodia
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Suong

Cambodia

Busy Cambodian provincial capital in Tboung Khmum Province, Suong offers an authentic slice of everyday Khmer town life, with shophouse-lined streets, local…

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Banlung, Cambodia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Banlung

Cambodia

This walkable provincial capital in northeastern Cambodia sits at the edge of a heavily forested region bordering Vietnam and Laos, home to twelve ethnic min…

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Koh Kong, Cambodia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Koh Kong

Cambodia

A compact Cambodian town on the Gulf of Thailand, Koh Kong sits near the mouth of the Kah Bpow river close to the Thai border, with cafés and restaurants con…

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Banteay Chhmar Lech, Cambodia
Bronze
Ancient & archaeological sites

Banteay Chhmar Lech

Cambodia

An Angkorian-era temple complex in northwestern Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, built in the Bayon style under Jayavarman VII and considered a rare exa…

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Bavet, Cambodia
Bronze

Bavet

Cambodia

Bavet is a Cambodian border town on the crossing into Vietnam, where the main draw is a cluster of casinos that serve Chinese and Vietnamese visitors alongsi…

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Poipet, Cambodia
Bronze

Poipet

Cambodia

Poipet is Cambodia's main border crossing with Thailand, linking northwest Cambodia to Aranyaprathet and onward to Bangkok.

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Silver
Inland waterside towns

Ponhea Lueu

Cambodia

This Cambodian riverside district sitting directly on the water with upland country nearby, making it a practical base for exploring the broader region's rem…

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Silver
Inland waterside towns

Chhloung

Cambodia

A little Cambodian riverside town with independent-traveller appeal, Chhloung sits close to both water and upland country, making it a quiet base for explori…

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