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Kampong Chhnang (កំពង់ឆ្នាំង)

Capital: Kampong Chhnang  · 91 km from Phnom Penh · 2h by road

Floating villages on the Tonle Sap (less touristy than Siem Reap's) and traditional pottery villages where every house makes terracotta water jars by hand. An easy stop on the way north toward Battambang.

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Known for: Floating villages · Pottery villages · Tonle Sap views

Top spots (4)

Tonle Sap Floating Villages (Phsar Krom)

★ 4/5

nature  ·  Cost: $10–15 boat trip  · Daytime

Why visit: Less touristy than Siem Reap's floating villages — entire communities of houses, schools, and shops on the lake. Best in the wet season (May–Oct) when the lake is full.
How to get there: 8 km from Kampong Chhnang town. Boat $10–15/person.
#nature#culture#half-day

Andoung Russey Pottery Village

អណ្ដូងឫស្សី

★ 4/5

food  ·  Cost: Free to watch · pots from $2  · 08:00–17:00

Why visit: Every house in this village makes terracotta water jars by hand on simple turntables — a craft passed down for generations. Watch the production, buy direct, support a fading skill.
How to get there: 15 km from town on the Battambang road. Tuk-tuk $5 return.
#crafts#culture#shopping

Colonial Port + Old Warehouses

★ 3/5

history  ·  Cost: Free  · Daytime

Why visit: Faded French-era port and warehouses on the Tonle Sap. Walk the river road, watch fishermen, photograph the rusted steel and yellow plaster.
How to get there: Riverside, town centre.
#photo-spot#walking

Phnom Touch hilltop pagoda

ភ្នំតូច

★ 3/5

temple  ·  Cost: Free  · Daylight

Why visit: Small hill temple west of town with views over the rice plains and Tonle Sap floodplains. Pleasant climb, locals make merit here regularly.
How to get there: 6 km west of town, scooter or tuk-tuk.
#temple#photo-spot
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