Beside Kirirom

Chambok Community Homestay

A first village night, close to Phnom Penh

In short

Chambok is a community ecotourism site in Kampong Speu, beside Kirirom National Park and about two hours from Phnom Penh. Families host guests in the village, and the community runs the forest walk to its waterfall, ox-cart rides and meals.

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September 2026 - community tourism listings

Photo: Vanna, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Part of our guide to Homestays in Kampong Speu

At a glance

The short version

Province: Kampong Speu
Getting there: About two hours by road from Phnom Penh
Rooms: Family house, mattress and mosquito net, shared bathroom
Do: Waterfall walk, ox-cart rides, village cooking, Kirirom pine forest nearby
Rates: Set by the community, confirmed on enquiry

Chambok shows how community tourism works when a city is close: weekend visitors from Phnom Penh come for the waterfall, and those who stay the night get the village to themselves.

What a stay looks like

A room in a family house, dinner cooked in the village and an early walk through the forest before the day-trippers arrive.

Good to know

Weekends and Khmer holidays are busy. Pair it with a night at Kirirom for the pine hills.

Questions travellers ask

Is it good with children?

Yes - the walks are short and the waterfall is the highlight for most families.

Can it be a day trip?

It can, but the village is at its best in the evening and early morning.

Kampong Speu

Other ways to stay here

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Two hours from Phnom Penh

Homestays in Kampong Speu

Kampong Speu's homestays are at Chambok, a community ecotourism site beside Kirirom National Park, close enough to Phnom Penh for a first night in the countryside. Families host guests; the community runs the waterfall walk and the ox-cart rides.

Stay: With a family, arranged through the community
Rooms: Simple - mattress, mosquito net, shared bathroom
Pay: Cash, in US dollars or riel

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