Day Trips from Phnom Penh to South Coast

Escape Phnom Penh for a full-day journey to the relaxed riverside town of Kampot, blending culture, history, and local flavours. Travel south by morning bus and meet your local guide on arrival. Start the day with breakfast at Epic Arts Café, a social enterprise supporting people with disabilities and inclusive arts projects (drinks at own expense). Continue by tuk tuk on a scenic ride through rice fields, limestone hills, and rural villages to the Pepper Farm. Enjoy a guided tour learning about Kampot’s world-famous pepper, followed by a tasting and a set lunch at the restaurant with sweeping countryside views. In the afternoon, stop at the Secret Lake, a vast reservoir from the Khmer Rouge era, before visiting Phnom Chhngok Cave. Climb to a panoramic viewpoint and explore a 7th-century Hindu cave temple, one of Cambodia’s oldest religious sites. End the day at the train station, boarding the afternoon train back to Phnom Penh. Relax and enjoy sunset views on the return journey.