Phnom Penh travel guide

At a glance

capital of Cambodia. For a first visit, Royal Palace, Wat Phnom, National Museum of Cambodia are strong starting points. This guide brings together 16 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• Royal Palace — complex of buildings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Wat Phnom — Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia
• National Museum of Cambodia — art museum, archaeology,and history in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• National Library of Cambodia — national library in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Independence Monument, Phnom Penh — built in 1958 to memorialize the independence of Cambodia
• Mosque Nur ul-Ihsan — mosque in Cambodia
• Central Market — building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Monivong Bridge — bridge in Cambodia

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• num banhchok — lightly-fermented Cambodian rice noodles and breakfast noodle dish

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · Local flavours

Central Market · Vattanac Capital · National Library of Cambodia · Wat Phnom

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · Local flavours

Central Market · Vattanac Capital · National Library of Cambodia · Wat Phnom

Day 2 · Architecture and city fabric

Chroy Changva Bridge · Boeung Kak · National Museum of Cambodia · Royal Palace

Day 3 · History and landmarks

Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh · Norodom Sihanouk Memorial · Independence Monument, Phnom Penh · Tuol Sleng torture center

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · Local flavours

Central Market · Vattanac Capital · National Library of Cambodia · Wat Phnom

Day 2 · Architecture and city fabric

Chroy Changva Bridge · Boeung Kak · National Museum of Cambodia · Royal Palace

Day 3 · History and landmarks

Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh · Norodom Sihanouk Memorial · Independence Monument, Phnom Penh · Tuol Sleng torture center

Day 4 · Architecture and city fabric

Norodom Boulevard · Monivong Bridge · Preah Suramarit National Theatre · Mosque Nur ul-Ihsan

7-day itinerary

Day 1 · Local flavours

Central Market · Vattanac Capital · National Library of Cambodia

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Wat Phnom · Chroy Changva Bridge · Boeung Kak

Day 3 · Museums and art

National Museum of Cambodia · Royal Palace · Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh

Day 4 · Architecture and city fabric

Norodom Sihanouk Memorial · Independence Monument, Phnom Penh · Tuol Sleng torture center

Day 5 · Architecture and city fabric

Norodom Boulevard · Monivong Bridge · Preah Suramarit National Theatre

Day 6 · History and landmarks

Mosque Nur ul-Ihsan

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.