Tourist Attractions

 

 

Phnom Penh
Situated at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers, the Cambodia's capital city look like a big village- town. It is also the capital of the Phnom Penh municipality. Phnom Penh is known for its traditional Khmer and French influenced architecture. It is also the commercial, political and cultural hub of Cambodia.
Once known as the Pearl of Asia in the 1920s, Phnom Penh, along with Siemreap, is a significant global and domestic tourist destination for Cambodia. The main tourist attractions in Phnom Penh include the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda, the National Museum, Independence Monument (Khmer: Vimean Akareach), the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, and Wat Phnom. Outside the city is the Choeung Ek Genocide Cent.
 


Siem Reap
The name literally means Siamese defeated referring to the victory of the Khmer Empire over the army of the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya in the 17th Century. Today it is most widely known for being the closest city to the ruins of the temples of Angkor. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 sq. km, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. These include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. Nowadays, many of the temples at Angkor have been restored, and together they comprise the premier collection of examples of Khmer architecture.
Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In town, there are Apsara dance performances, craft shops, silk farms, rice-paddy countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake.
 


Sihanoukville
Located in the south east of Cambodia, Sihanoukville is the only maritime port of Cambodia. With beautiful white sand beaches and the translucent waters of the Gulf of Siam, Sihanoukville and its surroundings islands is a perfect stop for beach holidays.
Sihanoukville, also known as Kampong Som, or Kampong Saom, is a port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. The city was founded in 1964 to be the only deep water port in Cambodia and its beaches are rapidly making it popular as a tourist destination. The city is named after King Norodom Sihanouk.
Sihanoukville is surrounded by palm-fringed sandy beaches and pristine tropical islands off its south and west coast. Beaches here lies on the west contour of the city, from north to south, namely Victory Beach, Lamherkay Beach, Koh Pos Beach, Independence Beach, Sokha beach, Serendipity Beach and Occheuteal Beach. The most popular beaches are Occheuteal, Sokha, Independence and Victory. Tourist are allowed island hopping, diving, snorkeling and game fishing at the islands nearby.