Oudong Day Tour: History and Culture Escape

Oudong may often be overlooked as a travel destination in Cambodia. Yet, this full-day tour offers a chance to dive into a day rich with history and culture, all while steering clear of large crowds.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Kingdom of Cambodia - Explore Vippassana Dhurak Center at Oudong Mountain
  • Oudongk - Characterized by what once was the capital of the kingdom. Oudong has crowned many kings before including King Norodom.
  • Oudong Temple - Explore Harirak Rajini Temple
What's Included
  • Hotel Pick Up and Drop Off
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Water & Cold Towel
What's Not Included
  • Personal Expenses
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Infant seat available at an additional cost of USD 5 per seat
Location
Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Kingdom of Cambodia
Phsadek Kom, Kampong Thum
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ekiryakulova
Feb 22, 2025
A tour worth taking - I've been on this tour literally today - it is absolutely worth your time in Phnom Penh! Our guide, Mr Vibol hoc, accompanied us everywhere, providing cultural guidance and general information about the sights we visited (3 in total). He has also advised a local restaurant for us to have lunch on the way from the tour. Also, cold water was available for us at all times, and the driving was very adequate. Note - Beware of the extreme heat and UV levels! Despite most sites being surrounded by vast greenery, it is still pretty severe.
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Guide64458648705
Feb 20, 2025
Beautiful visit to Oudong - Oudong is a site that should really be better known: it's beautiful! At the top of a hill are stupas, one of which is absolutely superb. A Buddhist monastery is very close to the hill and is even more beautiful! Especially the small temple which is in the middle of a pond. An unforgettable visit.
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Ludger_b
Feb 6, 2025
Remarkable day, astonishing Buddhist complex - Very enjoyable trip to Oudong, not far from Phnom Penh. Interesting history and impressive Buddhist complex. Surprisingly hardly any tourists. Very good tour organisation, they picked me up at my hotel right on time. Good driver, comfortable minivan. The tour guide, Mr. Samnang, is a very friendly and polite man with great knowledge and good English (important!). After all a great day
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Ian_h
Jan 26, 2025
Superb full day tour to Oudong - Outstanding full day tour with a brilliant guide Nao and one other person . We had the temple and Buddhist retreat to ourselves and just a handful on the spectacular mountain. An excellent choice of restaurant for lunch at ridiculously cheap prices . The guide was superb : faultless , friendly , knowledgeable. This is a must do when in Phnom Penh , do yourself a favour , escape the tour group crowds and get yourself to Oudong ; hopefully with Nao .
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Journey46200583313
Jan 9, 2025
Beautiful day exploring the mountain - Fantastic your of the Oudong Mountains and Buddhist Temples. Our guide Sok was kind, generous & shared from his heart. He really looked after us. The path up the mountain is spectacular. And the Buddhist Meditation Centre was a special beautiful place to visit & walk around.
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Debrakag
Feb 25, 2025
An interesting tour of Phonm Penh countryside - I wouldn't call this a full day tour (which I usually think of as a 7 or 8 hour tour), but it was worth the trip! Our guide, Mr. San Nang, was very informative and a delight. The history of the area and Oudong (once a capitol) was interesting. Highlights: the trek up the mountain (400+ stairs), Buddhist monastery, and school visit. We were picked up at 8 AM, did another hotel pickup, and then on the road to our first stop an hour away, a family/community silver factory/store. As the stop wasn't on the agenda, our guide asked if we wanted to go there and we said yes. We were finished with the the tour by 1 PM - we probably could have done more at the monastery, but by then it was HOT, and we chose to come back to town for lunch, which we finished at 3:30. I didn't give it 5* because there weren't seat belts in the van, or at least we couldn't find them. Definitely worth visiting if you don't want another Killing Fields tour.
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829bernardw
Jan 20, 2025
Beautiful visit - Beautiful exit. The climb and descent of the stairs is quite exhausting but worth it. Too bad we didn't stop at a real restaurant to eat at lunch.
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I6169dochristinef
Feb 27, 2025
The tour companty that doesn't show up even if you've paid for your ticket!!!!!!!!!!!!! - After booking and paying for my ticket, this company didn't show up at my hotel and after waiting nearly one hour, the receptionist phoned to enquire as to why. It was because they needed comfirmation (even though I had paid for my ticket) which was sent by email which I was unaible to access. They could have sent me a txt but didn't. They could have contacted my hotel, but didn't. I would never, ever recommend this tour company to anyone!!!!!
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Denisd1933
Feb 19, 2025
Waste of money, very bad service - Don't take this tour, it is a scam. They promised a daytour , we were back at 14 already. The itenerary we got from the company was not known by the guide. He refused to call the company. We were about 2,5 hours in Ouding instead of 7. The personal guide was not there at the learning centre, we dind't visit the temple. And the phone numer used was by an old staffmember and they don't react to emails, with this complaints.
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Carmina_g
Feb 11, 2025
Tourist should know this ! - The guide did not know how to answer many questions. Or he didn't want to. We were a small group and instead of 8 hours in total, the activity ended at 2 p.m. The meditation center was closed, only the exterior could be visited. We should have been warned about this. I visited only a few ruins on Mount Oudong. He offered to drop us off at the restaurant at 2 p.m. and said "you tourists have money, you have to spend it here in Cambodia". Very bad, we are treated as the ones who have to give them money, although many of us work hard to afford to visit their country, their culture. And so on And instead of telling us about their country, they only know a few details. He took us to a shop where we could buy silver, although this stop was not included in the tour. Everything is aimed at getting as much money as possible. We were only 5 tourists and then he did the math: he reduced the visit to 4 hours. Furthermore, after dropping us off at the restaurant, he said he was going to order for him, but he disappeared. He didn't even say "goodbye". The driver lied to us that he was coming with us to the restaurant, but he also disappeared. He let us each return with Grab, on our own account. Extremely disappointing.
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