Cluster 1
Phnom Penh City & Day Trip Locations (0 to 3 hours travel)
Best for: TV commercials, music videos, docu-reality, branded content, urban drama, feature films
Looks to sell:
- Modern city, riverfront, markets, alleys, industrial edges, government / corporate vibe
- ’Old Asia’ textures + French-era streetscapes (depending on area)
- River islands & rural rice paddies quickly outside the city
Easy day-trip hits :
- Silk island / Mekong islands (rural river lifestyle)
- Oudong / countryside temples
- Kampong Speu countryside / Kirirom National Park
- Kampong Cham / Mekong river town + island countryside (sunsets, local life, heritage temples)
Why it works
You can shoot 10+ distinct looks without moving hotel.
Phnom Penh City (Municipality Province)
Phnom Penh Central Market
Independence Monument
Riverside (Sisowath Quay)
Phnom Penh Railway Station : Built in 1932 (French Protectorate Era)
Old Post Office : French colonial-era building constructed circa1895
Wat Phnom – temple within city limits
Russian Market (Tuol Tom Poung)
Diamond Island (Koch Pich)
Mekong River (North of the city)
Phnom Penh Night Market
Skybar & Restaurants in Phnom Penh City
Cloud 9 Sky Bar
Eclipse Sky Bar & Restaurant
HighGround Sky Bar
Juniper Gin Bar
Khmer Funk
Le Moon Rooftop Lounge
Penh House Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
SLLA Sky Bar & Restaurant
Sora Sky Bar
Sundown Social Club (Russian Market vicinity)
Celeste Revolving Sky Bar & Restaurant
day-trip destinations from phnom penh city
(under 3 hours travel time by road)
Koh Dach aka Silk Island :
Approximately 1 hr travel time from Phnom Penh City
Ta Prohm (Takeo Province) :
Approximately 35 km / ~1 hr drive from Phnom Penh City
Tonle Bati Lake (Takeo Province) :
Approximately 35 km / ~1 hr drive from Phnom Penh City
Tonle Bati Lake (Takeo Province) :
Approximately 35 km / ~1 hr drive from Phnom Penh City
Kirivong District Paddy Fields (Takeo Province) :
Approximately 113 km / ~1hr 45mins drive from Phnom Penh City
Kirivong Waterfalls (Takeo Province) :
Approximately 120 km / ~2 hrs drive from Phnom Penh City
Srae Ampil Natural Waterfall (Teuk Phos District) :
Approximately 125 km / ~2 hrs drive from Phnom Penh City
Phnom Tamao Zoological Park (Takeo Province) :
Approximately 40 km / ~1hr drive from Phnom Penh City
Oudong (Kandal Province – former capital) :
Approximately 40 km / ~45 mins drive from Phnom Penh City
Kampong Cham :
Approximately 50 km / ~1hr drive from Phnom Penh City
Kampong Speu City :
Approximately 60 km / ~1.5 hrs drive from Phnom Penh City
Kampong Speu – Kirirom National Park :
Approximately 120 km / ~2.5 hrs drive from Phnom Penh City
Chambok Waterfall (Phnom Sruoch). :
Community ecotourism site on the border / outskirts of Kirirom National Park.
