There are few places in the world where you can see bats flying out at dusk. This place is accessible, laid back and not overly commercialised. When we went, it was enjoyed by local people as much as visitors. We couldn't stomach a visit to the 'killing caves' nearby, but the bats are more than enough reason to go!

We went twice. Once ti the busy tourist side and the second time we went to the back section. It's a short but steep climb. You see a different stream of bats. A small group of people. Very very quiet. Highly recommended. Both are unique experiences. The main tourist part is noisy; busy and crowded.

Wnt to bat cave in Battambang ith Wendy Wu Cambodia Classic tour - my favourite thing of the entire wonderful tour. Seeing 2 million bats streaming out of the beautiful hillside cave lasted over 35 minutes. Utterly mesmeric. An incredible feat of Nature. Cool drinks for sale.

This is a huge cave on the cliff face. We sat in chairs waiting for dusk. You were expected to order a drink if you sat an the chairs. When they came, it was pretty dark so it was hard to see anything. The only way we could see them was when we looked at the light-coloured Buddha carved into the cliff face. Still, it was impressive the long stream of bats.

We were here as part of our visit to the temple (see the separate review). You drive past the big stone carvings of Buddha etc. After our visit to the temple, we came back down and the locals had set out plastic chairs - you pay for a drink (at least $1USD but give some more if you can) from a cooler and then you can sit down. The bats started to emerge just after sunset for us (just before 6pm) and were still flying out 20 minutes later. It was an amazing experience, the way their flight paths slowly meander across the sky and especially with the temple behind you - the moon was just in the right place for some awesome photos. In case you're scared of bats, don't worry - you don't come close to them at all. They're off to get food, so they fly very high above you!

6.5 million bats leave the cave at sun down. They do however come out and take a hard right. Still an amazing sight though. The fun of this place is the atmosphere while waiting for the bats to emerge. They have chairs and tables set up so you can sit and have a snack or sink a few beers before hand. The chairs are tightly spaced so everyone is talking and swapping conversations. Also the Phnom Sampow Buddhist temple and Killing Cave are close by so there is plenty to do and see. Definitely worth stoping in.