Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
BAMBOO RAILWAY
Highlights
1
Floating villages
Boat between the houses
of the remarkable Tonle Sap floating villages
near Pursat and Kompong Chhnang.
See p.109
& p.112
2
Battambang
Cambodia's laidback second city,
with the country's finest colonial architecture, a
lazy riverside setting and a fledgling Western bar
and restaurant scene.
See p.114
3
Bamboo railway
Take a ride aboard one of
Asia's quirkiest railways, with improvised “trains”
running along a short section of track just
outside Battambang.
See p.116
4
Phnom Sampeu
Sprawling hilltop temple
complex, once used as a Khmer Rouge prison,
dotted with colourful shrines and vast caves.
See p.123
5
Wat Banan
Engaging little ancient hilltop
pagoda, with five crumbling towers - like a
pocket-sized Angkor Wat.
See p.124
6
Ang Trapaeng Thmor
Wonderful wetlands,
home to the elegant, endangered Sarus crane.
See p.128
7
Banteay Chhmar
The most remote and least
visited of Cambodia's great ancient temple
complexes, with fabulously carved ruins half
enveloped in jungle.
See p.128
HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.108
