Angkor Ban Cambodia
Cambodia
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AmaWaterways (191 Cruises)
AmaDara
120 Cruises
AmaMaya
71 Cruises
| 1 February | 7 nights | One-way from Saigon to Siem Reap |
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| 15 February | 7 nights | One-way from Saigon to Siem Reap |
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Avalon Waterways (220 Cruises)
Avalon SaigonSM
220 Cruises
| 30 July | 18 nights | One-way from Hanoi to Laem Chabang |
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| 30 July | 15 nights | One-way from Hanoi to Siem Reap |
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Emerald Waterways (148 Cruises)
Emerald Harmony
74 Cruises
Emerald Liberte
74 Cruises
Lindblad Expeditions (18 Cruises)
The Jahan
18 Cruises
Scenic Cruises (312 Cruises)
Scenic Spirit
312 Cruises
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (70 Cruises)
Mekong Jewel
70 Cruises
Angkor Ban, Cambodia | Cruise Port Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
Directly on the Mekong bank at the foot of the village, between Phnom Penh and Kampong Cham. There is no built quay and no terminal: you walk down the gangway into the village.
The stop is entirely on foot, with no bus and no timed programme. You follow dirt paths between gardens, under mango and coconut trees, with the pagoda and the school as landmarks.
Because the village came through the Khmer Rouge period without its houses being levelled, while the regime emptied and destroyed so many communities in the 1970s. Dozens of century-old wooden stilt houses remain, with steep stairs and carved shutters.
Sometimes. Local guides invite visitors up into one of the houses, where the teak floor gleams from a century of polishing. Families live with their doors open, and exchanges happen through smiles and gestures.
The wat, the pagoda that gathers the community: tiered roofs, coloured murals, young monks in saffron robes sweeping the courtyard at dawn. Depending on the hour, you witness the offerings or simply listen to the chanting drifting from the windows.
Often, when classes allow and with the teachers' agreement. Pupils greet visitors in chorus, delighted to try a few words of English. These encounters rank among the most vivid memories of the whole river journey.
Because the Mekong rises and falls by several metres with the season. At high water it comes close to the floors; at low water the banks become vegetable gardens. The stilts record that annual breathing.
No, and that is precisely why the ships stop. There is no listed monument and no famous viewpoint: it is a village, and few places in Cambodia still show rural life from before the upheavals so plainly.
At dawn, mist drifts on the water while fishermen lift their traps, silhouettes cut against the smooth current. Motorized boats keep the link with neighbouring hamlets, and nets dry on the fences.
With the restraint you would show at a neighbour's: this is not a managed site but a place where people live. Follow the local guides' directions, ask before photographing people, and let the exchanges come on their own.
