Kep Durian Plantations and Cashew Farms

Area

In Kao Srosang Village, at the base of the mountains east of Kep, sit a cluster of durian plantations and cashew farms.

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Kep Durian Plantations and Cashew Farms essentials

Country: Cambodia
Driest months: Dec-Feb
Pay in: Riels (៛)
Language: Khmer
Emergency: 117
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Exploring Kep's Durian Plantations and Cashew Farms

Durian is one of Asia’s most beloved fruits, notorious for a pungent smell and peculiar taste that divides visitors. The plantations here also shelter what locals call the “holy tree.”

Just north of Kao Krosang Village lie the cashew farms, where you can learn how cashews are harvested and how the fruit finds its way into Cambodian cooking. Together they make an easy, offbeat detour into the rural hills behind Kep’s better-known coastline and crab market.

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Weather & Climate near Kep Durian Plantations and Cashew Farms

Climate

Tropical climate with consistently warm temperatures year-round. Temperatures range from 22°C to 32°C. Heavy rainfall (2163 mm/year), wettest in August with a pronounced dry season.

Air Quality: AQI 63 Moderate
Temperature & Rainfall
Temperature Range
32°
Warmest Month
22°
Coldest Month
Monthly Conditions
Month Comfort Temp Feels Rain Sky Humidity Wind UV Daylight
January - 22° - 30° 26° 20 mm - - 2.8 m/s - -
February - 23° - 31° 27° 27 mm - - 2.8 m/s - -
March - 24° - 32° 28° 85 mm - - 2.6 m/s - -
April - 25° - 32° 29° 132 mm - - 2.2 m/s - -
May - 25° - 32° 28° 220 mm - - 2.2 m/s - -
June - 25° - 31° 28° 241 mm - - 2.6 m/s - -
July - 24° - 30° 27° 331 mm - - 2.8 m/s - -
August - 24° - 30° 27° 342 mm - - 2.9 m/s - -
September - 24° - 30° 27° 297 mm - - 2.6 m/s - -
October - 24° - 30° 27° 270 mm - - 2.2 m/s - -
November - 23° - 30° 27° 146 mm - - 2.9 m/s - -
December - 22° - 30° 26° 52 mm - - 2.8 m/s - -
Getting There & Around

Kep Durian & Cashew Farms: Getting There & Need to Know

  • What it is: Durian plantations and cashew farms in the hills east of Kep.
  • Where: On the east side of Kep National Park, up the roads opposite Wat Kao Krosang. The cashew-farm turnoff is just north of the temple; the durian-farm turnoff is just south of it, beside a local school.
  • Nearest town: Eastern Kep, along the north - south road from the coast to National Road 33. Kep is about 3 hours south of Phnom Penh, the nearest international airport.
  • When to go: Early dry/cool season, especially November to January.
  • Hours & fees: Daylight hours; no entrance fee.