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19 Listed places
4.5 average across 19 rated listings
Sangke • Phum Anh'Chanh • Street 201A
Paid entry; current admission rate should be confirmed directly with the house. – Generally free admission; donations welcome; transport and guiding extra
Popular Neighborhoods:
Sangke Phum Anh'Chanh Street 201A Phum Chrey Kaong

Bamboo Train Ou Srauo Laou

Famous for: Open-air bamboo norry rides that reveal Battambang’s inventive rural railway tradition and rice-field scenery.

Ride Battambang’s bamboo-platform norry along an old rural rail line, with rice-field views, exposed mechanics and Cambodian transport history.

Adventure travelers Culture seekers Budget travelers

Battambang Crocodile Farm

Phum Chrey Kaong
Famous for: Close-range views of captive crocodiles from raised walkways at a commercial breeding farm outside central Battambang.

Visit Battambang Crocodile Farm in Phum Chrey Kaong for overhead views of crocodile pens, with daily 8am–5pm hours and practical tuk-tuk travel…

Reptile enthusiasts Curious adult travelers Families with older children

Battambang Day Tour

Famous for: Exploring Battambang’s old town, traditional food crafts, rural landscapes, and surrounding temple and railway attractions.

Plan Battambang Day Tour from Street02: explore Phsar Nat, rice-paper workshops, bamboo railway options, and Phnom Sampeau’s dusk bat emergence.

Khmer food enthusiasts Heritage architecture walkers Rural craft explorers

Battambang Floating Village

Famous for: River-based stilt-house life, locally arranged boat trips and birdwatching in rural Battambang Province.

Explore stilt houses, small-boat life and birdwatching on the Serei Sophorn River in Phum Prey Chas, near Battambang, Cambodia.

Culture seekers Birdwatchers Independent travelers

Battambang Tour by Samnang

Famous for: Locally guided exploration of Battambang’s cultural heritage, historic streets, and surrounding Cambodian countryside.

Plan Battambang Tour by Samnang on Street 3: arrange market walks, countryside stops, transport, and a possible Phnom Sampeau bat-cave finale at…

History-focused travelers First-time Battambang visitors Countryside explorers

Battambang Tour Experience

Famous for: Flexible private tuk-tuk tours connecting Battambang’s temples, markets, colonial streets and countryside.

Battambang Tour Experience arranges flexible tuk-tuk sightseeing from central Krong Battambang, linking temples, markets, villages and local culture.

History Buffs Solo Travelers Families with Kids

Battambang Tuk Tuk Buddy//Homestay

Famous for: Personalized tuk-tuk outings and homestay-based cultural exploration around Battambang’s streets, temples and countryside.

Battambang Tuk Tuk Buddy//Homestay on Street 513 pairs tailored tuk-tuk outings with local cultural insight and homestay stays in Krong Battambang.

Culture Seekers Independent Travelers Backpackers

Damrey Sor Wat

Famous for: Battambang’s historic White Elephant Pagoda, known for Khmer-Thai architecture, embossed art and Buddhist devotion.

Damrey Sor Wat is Battambang’s White Elephant Pagoda, a 1793 Buddhist complex of Khmer-Thai design, embossed art, gardens and devotion.

History Buffs Culture Seekers Solo Travelers

Ek Phnom Pagoda

Famous for: An 11th-century Khmer Hindu sanctuary beside an ornate modern pagoda and a giant seated Buddha.

Explore Ek Phnom Pagoda near Battambang: an 11th-century Khmer sanctuary, ornate Buddhist hall, and giant seated Buddha in a rural temple compound.

Khmer history enthusiasts Temple architecture admirers Buddhist culture travelers

HUMAN GALLERY – Joseba Etxebarria Photography

Famous for: Humanitarian and documentary photography by Joseba Etxebarria, including work connected to Cambodia-based social projects.

See Joseba Etxebarria’s humanitarian and documentary photographs at HUMAN GALLERY on Street 2, central Battambang, Cambodia.

Art Lovers Photographers Cultural Explorers

Mrs. Bun Roeung’s Ancient House

Famous for: A surviving 1920 Khmer wooden home with intricate carvings and intimate insight into Wat Kor’s domestic heritage.

Explore a 1920 Khmer wooden stilt house in Wat Kor, Battambang, with hand-carved details, family rooms and a lived-in heritage story.

History Buffs Architecture Lovers Culture Seekers

Phare Ponleu Selpak / ហ្វារ​ពន្លឺសិល្បៈ

Phum Anh'Chanh
Famous for: A Battambang arts school advancing Cambodian youth through visual art, music, dance, theater and circus training.

Battambang’s Phare Ponleu Selpak is a 1994-founded arts school where Cambodian youth train in visual art, music, dance, theater and circus.

Cultural travelers Families Art lovers

Romcheik 5 Artspace & Café

Street 201A
Famous for: Artist-led contemporary Cambodian painting and sculpture displayed in an intimate gallery with an on-site café.

Explore Romcheik 5 Artspace & Café in Battambang for contemporary Cambodian paintings, sculpture, a permanent collection, and a relaxed coffee stop.

Contemporary art enthusiasts Independent cultural travelers Café-going couples

Samrong Knong Killing Field

Famous for: A Khmer Rouge-era memorial beside Battambang’s historic Wat Samrong Knong and its Buddhist vihara.

A solemn Khmer Rouge memorial beside 300-year-old Wat Samrong Knong, north of Battambang, with victim remains and Buddhist history.

History Buffs Reflective Travelers Educators

Spean Thmor Chas

Famous for: Battambang’s historic colonial-era river crossing and its setting beside the Sangker River in the city center.

Explore Spean Thmor Chas on Battambang’s Sangker River, with colonial history, free riverfront views, nearby temples, and practical walking advice.

Urban history enthusiasts Riverfront photographers Independent walkers

Ta Dumbong Kro Nhong

Sangke
Famous for: Battambang’s dark, staff-bearing guardian statue embodies the local legend behind the city’s lost-stick name.

Visit Ta Dumbong Kro Nhong in Battambang for its staff-bearing guardian statue, local legend, and living worship traditions at the NR5 roundabout.

Local folklore enthusiasts Cultural photographers First-time Battambang visitors

The Well of Shadows

Famous for: Commemorating Khmer Rouge victims through preserved human remains and narrative reliefs within Wat Samrong Knong.

Visit The Well of Shadows at Wat Samrong Knong in Battambang: a Khmer Rouge memorial with carved reliefs, human remains and quiet…

Cambodian history travelers Memorial-site visitors Buddhist heritage travelers

Wat Kandal

Famous for: Ornate Khmer Buddhist architecture and carved decoration within a living monastery in central Battambang.

Explore Wat Kandal on Street 207 in Battambang for Khmer temple decoration, Buddhist etiquette, and an easy pairing with the Sangker riverfront.

Khmer architecture enthusiasts Buddhist culture travelers Independent city walkers
Planning guide

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Areas recorded in the listings

  • Sangke: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Phum Anh'Chanh: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Street 201A: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Phum Chrey Kaong: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.

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