Places to visit near

Bakan

Bakan is a town in Pursat district, Cambodia. Within 50 km by road there are 87 places to visit: 51 buddhist sites, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs and 10 hill stations & viewpoints. The must-see places are Tonle Sap Lake, Phnom Aural and Phnom Krom.

12.6021° N, 103.7858° E

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Within 30 km59 places
Within 50 km87
Must-see4
Notable17
Best timeOctober to March

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One day from Bakan

3 stops, one loop, back by 2:51 pm

164 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.

  1. Leave Bakan
  2. Pursat Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
  3. Kompong Luonglake · 45 min
  4. Tonle Sap Lakelake · 45 min
  5. Back in Bakan
Today’s loopBakanStopStraight lines between stops — distances are road estimates
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Questions people ask

What are the best places to visit near Bakan?

Pursat Museum (museum, about 20 km), Thamayut Pagoda (Buddhist site, about 1 km), វត្តកេាះកែវ (Buddhist site, about 2 km), Wat Bakan (Buddhist site, about 5 km), វត្តផ្លូវមាន់ (Buddhist site, about 7 km), វត្តខ្មារ (Buddhist site, about 8 km).

How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Bakan?

87 places on Spotwander: 51 buddhist sites, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 hill stations & viewpoints, 2 other attractions, 4 mosques & dargahs.

Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Bakan?

Thamayut Pagoda, about 1 km by road; វត្តកេាះកែវ (2 km) is next.

Which is the nearest lake to Bakan?

Boeng Trapeang, about 11 km by road; Boeng Ta Kung (12 km) is next.

What is a good one-day trip from Bakan?

Start in Bakan, visit Pursat Museum, then Kompong Luong, then Tonle Sap Lake, and drive back — about 164 km by road in all.