Kampot town is a small town on the Tuk Chhou River, 5km inland from the sea. Fishing and farming are the main activities; durians and melons grow in abundance. To the south end of town is a large dusty traffic circle with three hotels arrayed around it.
There many things to do a in Kampot province. They are such as Bokor Hill Station, Kampong Trach Mountain, Kep, Thmey, Phnom Chngok, Phnom Daung, Phnom Seda Orn, Preak Ampil and Teuk Chhou.