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West & south Cambodia — 9 days (Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kampot, Bokor & Sihanoukville)

4.5(38 reviews)9 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Nine days west and south, away from Angkor. Nine days with the Battambang cycling day, Bokor, a beach bungalow on Koh Rong and the plankton boat.

Monsoon & Meridian
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Nine days west and south, away from Angkor
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Sisowath QuayNine days through the west and the south — the parts of Cambodia the Angkor trip does not reach.
  • Battambang shophousesSeveral million free-tailed bats leave the cave at Phnom Sampeau every evening in a stream that takes half an hour to pass.
  • Rice paper villagesThe bamboo train is a bamboo platform on two axles with a small engine, and when two meet the lighter one is lifted off the track.
  • KampotKampot pepper was the standard in French kitchens before the war, the plantations were destroyed under the Khmer Rouge, and they have…
  • Bokor Hill StationThe French built a hill station up here in the 1920s with forced labour and hundreds died.
  • Koh RongKoh Rong is large enough to have empty beaches and a village that still fishes.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 8 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • All buses and the Koh Rong ferry
  • A guided bicycle day around the Battambang villages
  • The night plankton boat, scheduled near the new moon
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • Bokor and a working pepper farm

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • International flights to Phnom Penh
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Angkor and Siem Reap, which are a separate trip here
  • Bioluminescence, which needs a dark night and cannot be promised
  • Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek entries if you choose not to go

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Phnom Penh Courtyard

Hotel

Days 1, 8

Battambang Courtyard

Hotel

Days 2, 3

Kampot Residency

Hotel

Days 4, 5

Koh Rong Residency

Hotel

Days 6, 7

What you'll eat

8 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 3 dinners across 9 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 9.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 6, 7
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–9
  • LunchServed on day 3

12 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Monsoon & Meridian
4.5 (38)

Based in Mumbai

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 38 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.2/5
Guide
4.4/5
Itinerary
4.3/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.2/5
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Yuki Tanaka – Melbourne2026-08-04 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Worth every rupee.

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Divya Reddy – Chandigarh2026-08-04 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

Reply from Monsoon & Meridian

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Divya Reddy – Chennai2026-08-04 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

Reply from Monsoon & Meridian

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Ananya Gupta – Pune2026-08-04 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Would send friends their way.

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Owen Clarke – Lisbon2025-12-12 · Verified booking

Well paced over 9 days with enough free time to not feel herded.

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Ishita Ghosh – Delhi2025-12-12 · Verified booking

Well paced over 9 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Solid operator.

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Aditi Rao – Kochi2025-12-12 · Verified booking

Battambang done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Solid operator.

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Rahul Menon – Bengaluru2025-12-12 · Verified booking

Battambang done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Recommended.

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