After some of the more extreme examples of modern transport one comes across on Cambodian roads in our previous post here’s a selection of photos of more traditional Cambodian transport, Just emphasizes what we said in the previous post – there’s always something interesting to see when on a Cambodian road trip! (Note, they were all still very commonly seen when we originally wrote this post in 2011 although 10 years later are an increasingly rare sight.)
With no suspension, standing makes for a much less bumpy ride The above photo was taken somewhere in Kompong Cham Province while the below image was right in front of the southern entrance to the magnificent Beng Melea Temple near Siem Reap.
Oxcart passing the entrance to Beng Melea Temple
A convoy of oxcarts near Kuhananokor Temple, Kompong Thom Country back lanes are a good spot to see these traditional forms of Cambodian transport.
A very traditional style ox cart in Baray District, also Kompong Thom Province Note the design of this Angkor period ox cart, seen below on a lintel at Tonle Bati, which remarkably hasn’t changed at all in over 1,000 years.
Lintel from Ta Prom Temple, Tonle Bati For that matter, many of the roads in current use are the same ones – with or without upgrades – as were constructed during the Angkor period. (See our recent Angkor roads post here.)
A couple of Zebu cattle pulling this one in Kompong Cham
By the look of the wheels, this one’s the racing model
And another very traditional model in the paddy-fields
Ditto – somewhere in Kompong Thom Province we think
These pottery sellers originating in Kompong Chang are found right across the country
Last but not least is Rick doing a tour of Skuon market by horse cart For a full list of All Points East’s Cambodia tours with details, itineraries and schedules, please check here.
Cheers!
