Where it sits
Pursat runs from the Tonlé Sap in the north-east down into the Cardamom Mountains in the south-west, making it one of the largest provinces in the country and one of the least visited.
What to see
Kampong Luong is the province’s best-known sight — a genuinely floating village on the Tonlé Sap where houses, shops, a school and a church all sit on the water and the whole settlement is towed to a new position as the lake expands and contracts through the year.
Pursat town is a centre for marble carving, and workshops along the road turn out everything from Buddha figures to household ornaments.
In the far south-west, the Veal Veng district and the Areng valley open into the northern Cardamoms, an area of increasing interest for community-based conservation tourism.
Practicalities
The province sits on the main road between Phnom Penh and Battambang, so it is easy to break a journey here.