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Things to do in Preah Vihear and northern Cambodia

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There are 3 attractions listed in Preah Vihear and the north on this site, each with its location, how long to allow and what it costs to get in where we have verified the figure. Use it to build a day rather than to collect a list - most of these sit close enough together to combine two or three before lunch.

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September 2026

Cliff-top UNESCO site

Preah Vihear temple

Preah Vihear is an 11th-century Shiva temple built along a north-south axis on the Dangrek escarpment, ending at a cliff that drops several hundred metres to…

Where
Preah Vihear province, on the Thai border, about 4 hours from Siem Reap
Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed 2008
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The other capital

Koh Ker

Koh Ker was briefly the capital of the Khmer Empire in the 10th century, and its signature monument is Prasat Thom - a seven-tiered sandstone pyramid…

Where
Preah Vihear province, about 2.5 hours from Siem Reap
Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed 2023
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Pre-Angkorian brick

Sambor Prei Kuk

Sambor Prei Kuk is a group of brick temple towers in Kampong Thom province, built in the early 7th century as the capital of the Chenla…

Where
Kampong Thom province, roughly midway between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap
Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed 2017
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