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Kampong Cham province is 124 km from Phnom Penh connected via route No. 6 and 7. Nokor Bachey Temple , Phnom Pros, Phnom Srey, Han Chey are the tourism sites to visit
Straddling the Mekong River , Kompong Cham is close enough to make a day trip from Phnom Penh or can be a convenient staging point for trips to the wild northeast. Easily reached by boat or road (excellent road!) the province is surrounded by (clockwise from the north) Kampong Thom, Kratie , Vietnam , Prey Veng, Kandal, and Kompong Chhnang.

Kampong Cham is the original home of Prime Minister Hun Sen and former Phnom Penh Governor Chea Sophara.

Cambodia 's third largest city, is but two hours or so from Phnom Penh by bus or share taxi on one of Cambodia 's best highways. Speed boats on their way to and from Kratie stop here.
Kampong Cham the main attraction, other than the Mekong and its peaceful banks, is Wat Nokor which is a curious combination of an 11th century temple and a modern pagoda. An interesting legend surrounds this structure. A few kilometers further east are Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei, two hilltop pagodas with their own unique legend. Between the two hills lies one more of Cambodia 's many killing fields. In this case it's nothing more than a cement shed and a pile of bones. Further away from the town sit several more temples and a rubber plantation. The other area attraction is Koh Paen, an island in the Mekong.