Battambang Tours

Battamabang, said by proud locals to produce Cambodia’s finest rice, testiest oranges and sweet coconuts, has a long border with Thailand and a short stretch of the Tonle sap shoreline. Once Cambodia’s largest and richest province, it was on the front lines of the civil war for much of the 1980s and 1990s and ceded territory to form two new provinces, Banteay Meanchey and Krong Pailin, but its fortunes are now looking up. The region has along tradition of producing many of Cambodia’s best-loved singers and actors.

Battambang has passed from Cambodia to Thailand and back again several times over the past few centuries. Thailand ruled the area from 1795 to 1907, and as recently as WWII (1941 to 1946), The Thais cut a deal with the Japanese and the Vichy French to take control again , resulting in five years of repression.

The Provincial Capital, Battambang, is emerging as Cambodia’s Fourth tourist destination after (Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville), thanks in part to its colonial architecture and general liveliness. The city is an excellent base for delightful bicycle or moto trips to several hilltop temples.