A boat on the Kampot river at sunset, with Bokor Mountain behind

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Kampot: a day from Phnom Penh

A slow river town of shophouses, the farms of Kampot pepper and Bokor Mountain above.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Kampot: the river town and its pepper

    Kampot·In depth

    A slow river town of shophouses, the pepper farms around it and Bokor Mountain above.

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What to see

  1. Kampot pepper PGI

    La Plantation

    Kampot·Pepper farm

    An organic pepper farm near Kampot, with a shop and visits.

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  2. Above Kampot

    Bokor Mountain

    Kampot·Mountain

    The mountain above Kampot, with its old French hill station.

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Where to stay

  1. On the river

    Rikitikitavi

    Kampot·Boutique hotel

    A riverside boutique hotel in Kampot, with rooms in a 1920s rice barn.

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