Shinta Mani Wild (Bensley Collection)
Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia
Location
Cardamom Mountains
The camp sits on a private reserve in the Cardamom Mountains of south-west Cambodia, in a wildlife corridor between the Bokor, Kirirom and Southern Cardamom national parks, along a mile of the Tmor Rung river and its falls. It is remote and inland — the wilderness and adventure leg of a Cambodia tour, not a temple or beach base.
Transfer
A Cardamom transfer
Reach the camp by road from Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville in about 3 hours, with transfers included in the all-inclusive stay.
Villas
15 tents
Fifteen custom Bensley tents strung along the river and waterfalls — canvas-roofed, air-conditioned, with antiques, riverside tubs and an Adventure Butler — from the Wild Tents through the Waterfall Tents to a Two-Bedroom Tent for families.
Best For
Who it suits
Adventurous couples and design-minded travellers who want a remote, all-inclusive wilderness stay with a conservation purpose — and active families with children of ten and over.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive: airport transfers, all meals and drinks, unlimited spa and every excursion. Dining moves from the Waterfall Restaurant to private tent decks, waterfall picnics and the Landing Zone bar.
About the Resort
A Cardamom conservation camp
Shinta Mani Wild is the wild leg of a Cambodia journey — a Bill Bensley conservation camp deep in the Cardamom rainforest, on a private reserve in the wildlife corridor between the Bokor, Kirirom and Southern Cardamom national parks. You arrive in style: a roughly 380-metre zipline carries you over the Raging Sisters waterfalls and lands you, drink in hand, at the Landing Zone bar. Fifteen custom Bensley tents are strung along a mile of the Tmor Rung river and its falls, canvas-roofed but anything but basic — air-conditioned bedrooms, hand-picked antiques and outdoor decks with riverside tubs — each with an Adventure Butler. It is all-inclusive in the fullest sense: airport transfers, all meals and drinks, unlimited spa and every excursion, from kayaking and jungle hikes to joining real anti-poaching patrols with Wildlife Alliance rangers. A stay here directly funds that conservation work. It is remote and genuinely adventurous — the tents are a considerable walk over uneven ground from the hub, and the camp takes children of ten and over — but for a Cardamom wilderness experience there is nothing like it.
Accommodation
Tents
Fifteen custom Bensley tents strung along the river and its waterfalls, canvas-roofed with air-conditioned bedrooms, antiques and outdoor decks with riverside tubs, each with an Adventure Butler. They run from the Wild Tents through the open-plan Waterfall Tents to a Two-Bedroom Tent for families.
Entry
Wild Tent
Sleeps two. An air-conditioned bedroom, a deck and a riverside tub, with river or forest views and an Adventure Butler — the all-inclusive tent.
Riverside tubRiver/forest view
Waterfall
Waterfall Tent
Sleeps two. An open-plan living and dining tent with waterfall views — the honeymoon choice.
Waterfall viewsWaterfall view
Family
Two-Bedroom Tent
Sleeps four. A two-bedroom tent with two bathrooms and a shared deck, set centrally — the family option.
Two-bedroomForest view
Food & Drink
Dining
All-inclusive here means full board with drinks, much of it cooked from what the forest and region provide, served by graduates of the Shinta Mani Foundation. Meals move from the Waterfall Restaurant to private in-tent dining and picnics by the falls, with the zipline-arrival Landing Zone bar for sundowners.
Main
Waterfall Restaurant
The main restaurant, locally sourced and served by Shinta Mani Foundation graduates — all included.
In-tent
In-tent dining
Private meals served on your own tent deck, above the river.
Picnic
Waterfall picnics
Picnics laid out beside the waterfalls, deep in the reserve.
Bar
The Landing Zone
The bar at the foot of the zipline, where every arrival begins.
Wellbeing
Spa
The camp's spa offers unlimited treatments as part of the all-inclusive stay, a calm counterpoint to long days in the forest, with a central swimming pool and the river and waterfalls themselves for swimming and kayaking.
Unlimited treatments
Unlimited massages and treatments, included in the all-inclusive stay.
Pool & river
A central swimming pool, plus the river and waterfalls for wild swimming.
Sunrise yoga
Sunrise yoga at the top of the zipline tower, above the canopy.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Real adventure with a conservation purpose. Arrive by zipline over the waterfalls, join Wildlife Alliance rangers on an anti-poaching patrol, kayak and hike the reserve, swim the falls, and forage and mix drinks with the camp's chefs.
Zipline arrival
A roughly 380-metre zipline over the Raging Sisters waterfalls, landing at the Landing Zone bar.
Ranger patrols
Join Wildlife Alliance rangers on a real anti-poaching patrol — camera traps and snare removal.
Kayak & hike
Kayaking the river, jungle hikes and mountain biking through the reserve.
Waterfall swimming
Swimming beneath the waterfalls along the Tmor Rung river.
Foraging & mixology
Foraging with the chefs and mixology sessions back at camp.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 3 hours
About 3 hours by road from Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville, with transfers included.
In the forest
Tents over the river
On a private reserve in the Cardamom Mountains, with tents strung over the river and waterfalls.
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Fully all-inclusive — airport transfers, all meals and drinks, unlimited spa and every excursion.
Setting
- A conservation camp in the Cardamom rainforest, on a private reserve between three national parks — a stay directly funds Wildlife Alliance anti-poaching rangers.
Access
- Genuinely remote and adventurous — the tents are a considerable walk over uneven ground from the hub, the camp takes children of ten and over, and some river activities depend on the season.
Getting there
- About 3 hours by road from Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville, with transfers included.
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