Cambodia
Despite having the eighth wonder of the world in its backyard, Cambodia’s real treasure is its people, their smiles infectious. Angkor is spectacular and the coastline is beautiful and blissfully undeveloped
Despite having the eighth wonder of the world in its backyard, Cambodia’s real treasure is its people, their smiles infectious. Angkor is spectacular and the coastline is beautiful and blissfully undeveloped
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Where to Go
The Mekong flows through Cambodia, so if you tire of a land-based adventure, you can always cruise down to the capital or back again to Tonle Sap near Siem Reap.
Siem Reap
Siem Reap, located in northwestern Cambodia, is the gateway to the world-famous Angkor temple complex, which includes the magnificent Angkor Wat. The province also contains a vibrant capital city boasting many luxury hotels, beautifully-aged colonial buildings, a buzzing Pub Street, silk farms, markets, and much more. Apart from the legacy of the vast Angkor temple complex, Siem Reap has a lot more to offer to tourists, from the spectacular floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake to the heritage site of the Kulen Mountain, to the recently discovered Koh Ker ruins.
Koh Rusey (Bamboo Island)
The latest HOT destination at the Southern part of Cambodia and it's newly named Cambodia Riviera! For many years, Koh Russey served as an outpost in Cambodian. “Russei” means bamboo in Khmer, a reflection of the large amounts of bamboo covering the island and hence it's AKA name Bamboo Island'.
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, once known as the ‘Pearl of Asia’, is the capital and largest city in Cambodia. It is now a cultural, commercial, and political center that offers a unique blend of traditional charm and urban bustle. Featuring a wide variety of historical and cultural attractions, along with myriad opportunities to sample local Cambodian culture, Phnom Penh attracts visitors with its famous riverfront lined with trendy pubs, bistros, and restaurants.
Battambang
Sitting on the Sangker River just south west of the Tonle Sap Lake, Battambang town is at the heart of Cambodia's 'rice bowl', and it maintains an untouched, bucolic feel. The streets are filled with remarkably well-preserved French colonial buildings alongside traditional Cambodian houses. The nearby countryside harbors old pagodas, Angkorian era ruins, caves, waterfalls, and Khmer Rouge period killing fields.
Kampot
Kampot, the third largest coastal province in Cambodia, shares a border with Vietnam to the east and extends into the Gulf of Siam to the south. Elegant colonial architecture, spectacular natural attractions, and bucolic charm make this province a favorite among locals, expatriates, and more recently, tourists. Kampot's languid atmosphere and quaint, small-town feel are easy to fall in love with; many who stay in the province do so on the relaxed riverside, where visitors can swim in waters full of bioluminescent plankton or take a smooth kayak ride down the river.
Stung Treng
Stung Treng is a beautiful province located on a high sandy bank overlooking the Mekong River. Of note is the Sopheakmith Waterfall that never ceases to mesmerise visitors, and neither does the stretch of the mighty Mekong, which is home to the incredibly rare Irrawaddy dolphins.
Weather
The climate can generally be described as tropical and is a year round destination. Lovely and hot year round with an average temperature around 27.C (80.F).
Click here for current and forecast weather in CambodiaAt a Glance
Situated in the southwest of the Indochinese peninsula, Cambodia occupies a total area of 181,035 square kilometers and borders Thailand to the west and northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. Cambodia’s terrain consists mainly of low plains, with mountains to the southwest and north. Two dominant physical features of Cambodia are the Mekong River, which runs from north to south of the country, and the Tonlé Sap Lake located near Siem Reap, the home of the Angkor Heritage Area.
History
The race that produced the builders of Angkor developed slowly through the fusion of the Mon-Khmer racial groups of Southern Indochina during the first six centuries of the Christian era. At the beginning of the ninth century, the kings set up their respective capital in the present province of Siem Reap.