phnom chisor temple

A little away from Phnom Penh, and before you can enjoy the panorama you have to climb an endless staircase, once reached the top you have the pleasure to see the ruins of the temple, but mostly enjoy the view clear. Once back down you can grab a bite before hitting the road.Visitted Dec, 2014

Very deep traditional soul of architecture, the palace art works are amazing. You can find a real Khmer arts and architecture here. The roof of the palace has amazing decoration. Silver Pagoda remains and shows really good displays of Buddhism statues

The original name of the temple is Sri Suryaparvata located on the east edge of a steep hill, dominating a vast plain of rice fields. The view is great. Constructed of sandstone and other stones, it is 60 meters long and 50 meters wide and sits atop a mountain. The temple is surrounded by two galleries. The first gallery is 60 meters long on each side. The second, smaller gallery, is in the middle, where there is the main worship place with two doors and a wooden statue. There are beautiful sculptures on the lintel and the pillars.

We hired a private driver to take us from the Sihanoukville port to Phnom Chisor Temple. The drive took about 3.5 hours one way. Once we arrived at the parking lot of the temple and stood at the base of the staircase, we began to question our sanity. There are 421 steps up a steep hill to get to the temple - so take water or buy it from one of the several vendors you will meet on your uphill journey. The temple and surrounding views of the countryside are definitely worth the climb. We spent about an hour and a half exploring the ruins and discovering worn stone carvings. It was a ton of awesome! What wasn't awesome was the amount of trash scattered around the temple grounds.

A little Siem Reap close to Phnom Penh.We used a tuk tuk but took us 1.5 hours on a dusty/noisy road...completely exhausted on arrival while we realized we have to climb a hill...killed me but on top of this hill we had the great surprise to see a temple with an amazing view on all the region.I would advise to take a car and not tuk tuk.

An ancient Khmer temple an hour or so from Phnom Penh. Up on a Buddhist holy hill. Many steps to the top, but worth the climb.Not as big or majestic as the Siem Reap temples, but a good one near Phnom Penh.

If ure into photography and an absolutely stunning view, n don't mind climbing 400+ steps - take a trip here! Mindblown. So beautiful... Go when the fields r green.

We had free time in pnomh Penh before our last day in Cambodia. Pick up from hotel to Airport was at 3 pm. We arranged a private car & driver from the Pnomh Penh hotel desk. The cost was US $70 for three. Choice of transport turned out to be excellent as otherwise it would have been a dusty journey due to road building.We had an early start 6.30 am from hotel. Reached chisor by 8 am as we avoided peak hour traffic. We passed many an interesting vegetable & fruit mets bustling with activity. School children having breakfast on their way to school farmers with chickens tied to the back of their mo bikes huge vans passing to & fro from vietnam carrying goods etc. all this could be viewed without the dust clouds from the road building operation.The other benefit being we had the place to our selves sans other tourists or vendors. The place was isolated in the morning sun with the air perfumed from burning of Insense from previous night. Beautiful ruins set in a glorious backdrop of a country view. Timing of Drive back was also very igood avoiding the hot sun.After visiting the attractions on top of the site & in the surrounding the area we cautiously climbed down the old stairs that led to another set of ruins at the bottom.( bearing left when climbing up ).the driver said he will bring the vehicle near that area.At the bottom there is a path to either side and straight ahead. The driver met us at the bottom & together we continued walking along the path ahead of us towards the car ( centre road )through harvested paddy feilds .(the vehicle could not come to that point due to narrowness of road ) On the way the ticket collectors in a mo bike to collect entrance fees as we had come early. Paid $2 per head.The drive back to the main road was stunning to say the least. There were harvested paddy feilds that had water in some of the squares dotted with bright pink lotus flowers. Villagers harvesting lotus by boat the occasional cycle . The car drove through a very serene tree lined avenue with sunlight poring through the branches settling on the lane ahead of us.We were back by 12 noon after stopping on the way at a couple of places.Fully worth a visit. It was well spent time. As We did not bargain over the cost ,I am not sure if price was too high or not.

It is a long tuk tuk ride, but I love being out in the fumes, dust and heat, better than windows up and aircon.Note that it is winter now and i had to wear jacket but warmed up nicely. We took the back steps, didn't know at the time and they were easy to walk, the front are quite deep but we used this as an excuse to stop and look at the scenery. Yes there is a lot of rubbish around, we paid $2 to get in. The actual temple is clean and tidy and I was not expecting how beautiful it was although small it has a charm about it. The view is most amazing, and I have seen a few. Below are to more temples going off into the distance. The closer one has mostly fallen over but the further one out is intact. Make the effort to get your driver to take you there. You must go from the front of Phnom Chisor main entrance onto the sealed road. There are two entrances/roads on the left, one before the petrol station and a larger after, go the second larger as the small track is soft and your tuk tuk might not make it, we had to walk a bit but that was nice. The first has fallen down but the one further out is standing and amazing. If you have trouble finding them as the locals, our tuk tuk diver was happy as he had never been, only seen them from the Phnom. Walk a bit and take in the counrty side. Rice paddy, lotus ponds and the odd snake.

We hired a tuk tuk for one day, going first to Phnom Chisor in the morning and stopping then at Phnom Tamao Zoo on the way back (the rate can be discussed between 30 and 40 U$D).It takes almost two hours to get there, and be sure you are on a tuk tuk in good condition. Put a mask and wear sunglasses, because there is just too much dust and pollution. The trip can be uncomfortable, but it is fun nonetheless. The climb to the top of the hill does not require any particular athletic ability: it is easy and it takes 10-15 minutes. I paid 3 U$D for the ticket.The top is peaceful, a bit windy and gives you a very good and relaxing feeling. The temple complex is just for you since there are no crowds, and this makes the place even more attractive.One of the best memories of my Phnom Penh visit.

we stopped here first, after getting off our speedboat from Vietnam...this was an excellent introduction to the ancient history of Phnom Penh (again, it helped we had a great guide)

It takes about a day trip, be prepared of the heat and more than 400 straits to climb. The view worth your effort to reach the top, you can have a rest, and have lunch on the top of the mountain. Nice way to spend your day.

About two hours south of Phnom Penh, not many tourists visit this old Angkor-ear temple, located high on a hill. Well worth a trip, especially if you are going to Takeo.

It took us 2.5 hours to get to the temple from phnom penh which we weren't expecting and it is a very dusty ride there so I would bring a face mask or a scarf. Then to get to the temple there are alot of steps once up the top we were exhausted but looked around and view is amazing and it was a good change from the city.

Visited in the dry season so cannot speak for when everything is flooded around the base of the mountain leading up to this temple. Very nice temple about 1-1.5 hours outside PNH. Beautiful to see and very few tourists.