Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary

Northwestern Cambodia

LoginSave

Sandwiched between the Central Cardamoms National Park and the Thai frontier, the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary (3338 sq km) is well and truly out in the sticks. It is threatened by timber laundering and agricultural concessions, but wildlife still abounds.

The sanctuary has Cambodia’s second-highest peak, Phnom Samkos (1717m). Its main town is Pramoay (Veal Veng), 125km west of Pursat. This remote little outpost has three guesthouses (rooms US$5). Local moto drivers can take visitors to nearby ethnic-minority villages.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Crocodile Protection Sanctuary

    Crocodile Protection Sanctuary

    16.56 MILES

    Some 13km south of Osoam village lies this protected crocodile habit, where about 40 to 60 Siamese crocodiles reside. Visitors have the best chance of…

View more attractions

Nearby Northwestern Cambodia attractions

1. Crocodile Protection Sanctuary

16.56 MILES

Some 13km south of Osoam village lies this protected crocodile habit, where about 40 to 60 Siamese crocodiles reside. Visitors have the best chance of…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "cambodia/northern-cardamom-mountains/attractions/phnom-samkos-wildlife-sanctuary/a/poi-sig/1526170/1336217",
  "destination": "Northwestern-Cambodia",
  "continent": "Asia",
  "country": "Cambodia",
  "region": "Northwestern-Cambodia",
  "position": "superzone"
}