Battambang Travel Guide
Battambang, also known as Batdambang, is not on every visitor's itinerary to Cambodia due to its remote location and lack of tourist infrastructure although is ideal for the adventure type into ancient sites and roughing it.
- Worth It?
- Battambang is worth the arduous trip if you are into temples and statues of gods and animals.
- What to Do
- riding the norry bamboo train, burning up the countryside by motorbike, visiting beautiful temples, shopping for local goods at the market.
- Best Time to Go
- November to February during the dry season.
- How Long?
- A couple of days is enough in Battambang.
- Trivia
- Battambang is known as the 'rice bowl of Cambodia', owing to the number of paddy fields in the province.
You'll find Battambang in the Cambodian northwest; a fairly interesting large provincial town of French colonial architecture and loads of temples. Most people head out to visit the temples, including that of the near 1,000-year-old Wat Ek and the hilltop Barseat Temple.
Other Battambang highlights include the many natural resorts in the area, including Phnom Sam Pov Resort with its natural wells and old temples amid a mountain setting.
Travel to Battambang - Getting There
Most people fly into Phnom Penh or Siem Reap international airports, from where buses and shared taxis run to Battambang. Although the trip takes the best part of a day from Phnom Penh, it is the only option since Battambang Airport is closed.
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