Prey Praseth Village, Cambodia

Shinta Mani Wild

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The takeaway

Choose this remote rainforest camp for Bensley-designed tents and conservation-led adventures, rather than a conventional resort base.

About the hotel

Shinta Mani Wild is a 15-tent camp set along a river in Cambodia’s Cardamom rainforest, on a 350-hectare forest property. Bill Bensley designed each tent as a distinct, raised retreat with a canvas roof, air-conditioned bedroom, antiques, and a riverside tub. The camp’s conservation work is closely tied to the place: it partners with Wildlife Alliance, supports an on-site ranger station, and gives guests the option to join patrols protecting the forest from poaching and illegal logging.

Choose it if

You want a small, individually designed tented camp rather than a large resort.
You’re interested in rainforest exploration, including the option to join Wildlife Alliance rangers on patrol.
You like a stay where river, waterfall, and forest experiences shape the days.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

One guest singles out arriving by zipline as a standout experience, saying it topped a boat arrival at another resort. Another describes Wild as immersive and memorable, while noting it feels very different from Shinta Mani Angkor.

Discussion is limited; these accounts offer a glimpse rather than a broad verdict.

“One of the coolest things I’ve ever done, a zipline check in. I’ve done a boat arrival at FS Tented Triangle in Thailand but this one was superior.”

r/chubbytravel ↗ · Sep 5, 2025

“I’ve actually stayed at both Shinta Mani Wild and Shinta Mani Angkor, and they were both fantastic, very different, but equally memorable. Wild is truly unique and immersive”

r/FATTravel ↗ · Jan 14, 2026

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