Former royal capital of Cambodia, on a hill about 40km northwest of Phnom Penh.
Sights & Culture
Phnom Oudong
A steep climb up the hill, they call it 500 steps, and you may well pass some monkeys on the way. Once up, there's a fair few stele to see. Worth seeing, but Sambor Prei Kuk is the better detour if you have to choose one.
Pilgrims in matching floral dresses climbing the long staircase up Phnom Oudong, its balustrade lined with lotus-bud finialsView from the summit of Phnom Oudong over the surrounding plain and village rooftopsA large white and gold stupa at the summit of Phnom Oudong, its stairway guarded by a carved nagaA weathered stupa at Phnom Oudong, its stepped tiers overgrown at the summitA monk in orange robes carrying a plate of offerings past a golden-roofed pavilion at Phnom OudongThe largest stupa at the summit of Phnom Oudong, framed by trees against a cloudy skyA macaque silhouetted in the tree canopy on the climb up Phnom OudongA macaque baring its teeth on the steps at Phnom OudongA young macaque chewing on a scrap of packaging on the steps at Phnom OudongA young macaque holding an empty plastic cup on the steps at Phnom Oudong
Shopping
Stalls on the hill
A small gift shop sits below the largest stele, with a few more vendors dotted around and on the steps.
A weathered stupa with a carved face near its spire, market umbrellas and stalls set up at its base at Phnom OudongA monk carrying offerings past a small shrine and flower stalls at Phnom Oudong
