Best Attractions in Taphul & Kandal Village
Central-west Siem Reap around Taphul Road and the Kandal Village boutique strip — cafes, galleries, and easy access to the road north to Angkor.
The strip of central-west Siem Reap around Taphul Road and Hup Guan Street, better known now as Kandal Village: a few hundred meters of galleries, boutiques, and cafés that grew out of a residential neighborhood and never lost the feel of one. It is also the road north to the park, which makes it strategically convenient as well as pleasant.
Below are our picks for attractions in and around Taphul & Kandal Village — each one chosen editorially, with the practical detail (hours, prices, what to order or how to time your visit) that makes the difference on the ground.
Angkor National Museum
Visit before your first temple day and the carvings stop being decoration and start being legible — you will recognize the churning of the sea of milk everywhere.
APOPO Visitor Center
An hour here turns an abstract tragedy into something concrete and hopeful, and the rats are genuinely astonishing to watch work.