Discover Kampot

Kampot pepper has held protected designation of origin status since 2016 and is considered by gourmets to be among the best pepper in the world; numerous plantations around the town offer tours followed by tastings.

Built by the French in the 1920s, the hill station in Bokor National Park today sits as a ghostly ruin shrouded in thick fog, housing an abandoned casino and a church, surrounded by cool mountain climate.

Evening boat tours on the calm Kampot River offer a spectacular view of the silhouette of the Bokor mountains at sunset, as well as glowing fireflies in the mangroves along the riverbank after dark.

Kampot's small, dreamy old town brings together crumbling and lovingly restored French colonial buildings along the riverfront, forming a relaxed contrast to bustling Phnom Penh with its cafes and night markets.

Buses run several times a day from Phnom Penh to Kampot, with a journey time of about three hours. The coastal town of Sihanoukville is also reachable by bus in about two hours.

Kampot pepper has held protected designation of origin status since 2016 and is considered by gourmets to be among the best pepper in the world; numerous plantations around the town offer tours followed by tastings.

Built by the French in the 1920s, the hill station in Bokor National Park today sits as a ghostly ruin shrouded in thick fog, housing an abandoned casino and a church, surrounded by cool mountain climate.

Evening boat tours on the calm Kampot River offer a spectacular view of the silhouette of the Bokor mountains at sunset, as well as glowing fireflies in the mangroves along the riverbank after dark.