Oudong located in kampong speu province is a small town 40km northwest of phnom penh it is called oudong meanchey it served as the capital of cambodia under several sovereigns between 1618 and 1866 it is now a place of pilgrimage for cambodians and has many local visitors during religion celebrations you must have a suitable level of fitness to undertake this tour as you are required to climb to the summit of a hill to visit the newest addition to phnom oudong which is a modern temple ho