Oudong Temple Visit: Explore Cambodia's Ancient Capital and Buddha Relic
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Udong
Embark on a journey to Oudong Temple, Cambodia's ancient capital and home to a Buddha relic. Climb to the summit for stunning views and interact with the local monkeys.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Udong Mountain - After your hotel pickup, you will discover the landscapes of Cambodia in your choice of a Tuk Tuk or car during the 90 minutes journey to Oudong Temple. On the way, you will enjoy a local snack for morning tea. Then, you will climb the hill to visit the different temples, enjoy the view and watch the monks go about their daily lives. After your descent a traditional Cambodian lunch will be served at the bottom of the hill, in a typical piles hut. Then it is a short drive to a Buddhist center known as Putmondul. Here you will see monks and nuns as well as many locals seeking good luck through their offerings. It is home to a magnificent reclining Buddha and many fine paintings depicting the history of this religion.
What's Included
- Bottled water included
- Complimentary hotel pickup service
- Enjoy tea and coffee
- Select your preferred transport and driver
- Personalized experience with a private guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Donation
Additional Information
Oudong, located in Kampong Speu Province, is a small town 40km northwest of Phnom Penh. It is called Oudong Meanchey. It served as the capital of Cambodia under several sovereigns between 1618 and 1866. It is now a place of pilgrimage for Cambodian’s and has many local visitors during religion celebrations.
You must have a suitable level of fitness to undertake this tour as you are required to climb to the summit of a hill to visit the newest addition to Phnom Oudong, which is a modern temple home to a Buddha relic, previously housed in Phnom Penh. The attraction here is not just the stupa but also the breathtaking view over the surrounds. You can also interact with and feed the monkeys who live in large numbers here.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 or more paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Udong Mountain
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Sarahpo5980xs
Feb 24, 2020
Great tour for those time crunched in Cambodia. - Great tour! Guide was extremely knowledgeable and open to all sorts of questions and diversions. Never felt rushed but took it at "our" pace. Really nice tour, would recommend to others.
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Jeanlatch
Sep 23, 2018
Spiritual - Loved the visit to the Monastery for the Buddhist blessing, as I practice Buddhism, the grounds and history fascinating, the inside of the temple was very beautiful and elaborately decorated.
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Rhoda
Apr 5, 2018
You must do this!! - Our guide, Pich was the best! Knowledgeable, passionate about Cambodia, the people and conservation. We loved this tour - we had booked tuk tuk but were so glad that the showed up to pick us up in a very nice air conditioned car for the 90 minute drive to Oudong. We visited an amazing monastery, climbed up to the temple, had a Buddhist blessing, saw the food markets outside and visited a village to see them making silver wear which we bought of course, so beautiful. We had lunch included too! This tour company gives the guides money for the children and cleaners around the temple so that you are free not to respond to the “begging” if you don’t want to...they are highly recommended.
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Gordon
Mar 27, 2020
Buddhist Lifestyle - Visited the Oudong Monastery for a group Buddhist blessing which was great, although I didn't have a clue what was said . Thereafter, we had an opportunity to see how the monks lived and viewed the largest Buddhist stature in Cambodia.
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家晧
Jul 25, 2019
Nice to see the country side - It is a good tour. If I could choose again I would probably choose car instead of tuk tuk, because the raid to oudong isn't the best road and you get dusty alone the way.
I get to see the country side of the Phnom Penh, which is very interesting. The temple is located on top of the hill. Weather was extremely hot in July. So be prepared! View on the hill is amazing.
I recommend for those who already seen most of the attractions in the city and would like to see different side of the Phnom Penh.
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