Wat Sampov Pram

Kampot Province


In the rare absence of fog, lichen-caked Wat Sampov Pram (Five Boats Wat) offers tremendous views over the jungle to the coastline below, including Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island. Wild monkeys like to hang out around the wat.


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