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Royal Palace   Phnom Penh

Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

 94 Reviews  PHNOM PENH This really attractive Palace was a must to visit while staying here in Phnom Penh. Located close by the river on Samdech Sothearos Boulevarde immediately noticeable is the traditional... 

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Angkor Wat   Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, Angkor Wat

 276 Reviews  We started our tour with Angkor Wat. This is just one of the many Angkor temples in Siem Reap. It took us more than one hour to see everything here. The tour guide vividly explained everything we need... 

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Out of PP - Killing Fields   Phnom Penh

Out of PP - Killing Fields, Phnom Penh

 62 Reviews  Between 1975 and 1978, about 17,000 men, women, children and infants who had been detained and tortured at S-21 were transported to the extermination camp of Choeung Ek. They were often bludgeoned to... 

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Sunset at Bakheng Hill   Angkor Wat

Sunset at Bakheng Hill, Angkor Wat

 47 Reviews  I was a little mislead and disappointed with the "Sunset on the Hill". What I was hoping for was to be on the hill and watching the sunset over the Angkor Wat temples, adding that golden glow to the... 

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Tuol Sleng Museum   Phnom Penh

Tuol Sleng Museum, Phnom Penh

 93 Reviews  We spend more than a hour to understand what had happened in the country, the history. Buy a book at the entrance if you do not have a guide. Do stop at displayed reading materials and the sad story... 

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Angkor Thom   Angkor Wat

Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat

 146 Reviews  Also built in the 12th century, Angkor Thom is one of the largest ancient city temples of Khmer period. It is located just a few minutes tuktuk ride from Angkor Wat. We entered through the south gate... 

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Wat Phnom   Phnom Penh

Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh

 49 Reviews  When you are in Phnom Penh, you will pass by the monument many times, when you go to the palace, the silver pagoda, the river side, the casino. If you are not hurry, do stop by at different times to... 

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Ta Phrom   Angkor Wat

Ta Phrom, Angkor Wat

 79 Reviews  Ta Phrom was formerly called the royal monastery, dedicated to the former King's mother. THis temple was left to age in its natural state. Large trees have overgrown these structures and gives the... 

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Central Market (Psah Thmay)   Phnom Penh

Central Market (Psah Thmay), Phnom Penh

 22 Reviews  If you have read any of my other pages, you will know that I love markets, and particularly Southeast Asian markets with their bustle and activity, sights and, yes, smells. I remember wandering about... 

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Banteay Srei   Angkor Wat

Banteay Srei, Angkor Wat

 60 Reviews  Almost near the foot of Kulen Mountains, Bantaey Srei stands with its mix pink sandtone and wood temples with exquisite decorative carvings which have miniature resemblance of other Angkor Temples.... 

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National Museum   Phnom Penh

National Museum, Phnom Penh

 51 Reviews  This museum is fantastic, there are over 5,000 objects on display here from the 4th -13th centuries. (There are also additions of more recent Cambodian art). The only object in the museum which may... 

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Lake Tonle Sap   Angkor Wat

Lake Tonle Sap, Angkor Wat

 26 Reviews  somewhat of a surprise as i heard it was very tourisity,but the lake and flooded forrest is awesome and a highlight of our trip.we went with the recommended way in the lonely planets guide with the... 

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Silver Pagoda   Phnom Penh

Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh

 37 Reviews  Located within the Palace compound sits the Silver Pagoda .Removing our shoes we stepped inside . We were immediately wowed ! The floors are covered with 5000 silver tiles each weighing over a kilo... 

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Prah Khan   Angkor Wat

Prah Khan, Angkor Wat

 21 Reviews  This place appears to be a former Budhist university with its long narrow hallways and several small enclosures. However, history points to some evidence that this temple was constructed on the site... 

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Independence Monument   Phnom Penh

Independence Monument, Phnom Penh

 20 Reviews  Modelled on Angkor Wat's central tower. It was built in 1958 to commemorate the country's independence from France in 1953. It also serves as a memorial to Cambodia's war dead and is sometimes... 

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Neak Pean   Angkor Wat

Neak Pean, Angkor Wat

 16 Reviews  Unlike most temples Neak Pean is a temple which consists of ponds in a crucifix formation. It is said to have miraculous healing from the four representations of the mouths of a lion, elephant, horse... 

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Tonle Sap   Phnom Penh

Tonle Sap, Phnom Penh

 10 Reviews  They are popular with some visitors. Local tourist boats are available for hire on the riverfront in Phnom Penh and can usually be arranged on the spot for between USD10 and USD20 an hour, depending... 

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Wat Ounalom   Phnom Penh

Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh

 8 Reviews  It was founded in 1443 and comprises 44 structures. It received a battering during the Pol Pot era but today the wat is coming back to life. The head of the country's Buddhist brotherhood lives here,... 

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Architecture   Phnom Penh

Architecture, Phnom Penh

 9 Reviews  This is the Art Deco looking train station that was built in 1932 but don't expect any trains to be running from here today, (at a railway station? Come on!), as they stopped running a few years ago.... 

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Countryside   Phnom Penh

Countryside, Phnom Penh

 2 Reviews  Outside Phnom Penh you can visit small villages where traditional crafts like weaving are still carried out. The workshop is usually underneath the houses and several ladies will work there... 

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Angkor Wat

by zuhur

These are the ruins of several palaces, important to the history of Cambodia, and of Buddhism. Fantastic. I went in extremely hot weather, so that's not the best, and would adivse spending the night there so you can see the sites over a day and a half at least. I rushed through all by 5, it can be done. Starting at the bridge to Angkor Thom there are great figures - good spirits line one side of the road and bad ones on the other The fantastic gate is meant to impress, and had a door to keep enemies out. Then, entered the main ruin where the Buddha faces - large ones, are placed all over the roof of the temples, and detailed murals show the history of wars and how ordinary people lived, fished, hunted, gave birth, played games. Angkor Wat is the more photographed larger site, lots of groups going through, very crowded, and a must-see

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Khmer Rouge Nightmare

by zuhur

I was told before I left I should visit the Killing Fields outside Phnom Penh, where there are the pits of the mass graves where the Khmer Rouge killed and buried their victims. To prepare I read a few books including First They Killed My Father (you can buy it there in English or French too) The site has a stupa which is a series of shelves inside entirely lined with skulls; going up all the way to the top. At the base is the clothing they dug up from the graves It is not a fancy, impressive monument like the Holocaust Museum, but eerie and one feels the evil of the genocide that took place here. A guide is preferable.

Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

by zuhur

The Royal Palace is actually a palace complex with many buildings inside., first built in 1434, then rebuit. It was boiling hot when I went, sunglasses would have helped. Bright yellow marigolds or possibly a kind of crysanthemum line the sides of brilliant white buildings with fantastic golden roofs. Taxis must stay other side of the road, cost about $6 to get in. There wasn't really enough explanation on any placards & so advise going with a good guide. I still enjoyed it - shrines, temples, the elephant shrine, lovely, lovely plants, relics and display about official costume, showing which color is to be worn on which day -- I guess this is a Buddhist tradition. At the far end of the building is a smaller one with some replicas of typical Khmer houses and in a little tree house were traditional musicians and drummer. The master musician invited some of tourists to sit down and try,...

THE INDEPENDENCE MONUMENT - PHNOM PENH

by DAO

Also know as the Victory Monument, this tower was built in 1958 to commemorate Cambodia’s independence from France in 1953. It is modelled after the ornate central tower of Angor Wat. The tower has 5 levels and is decorated 100 snake heads. It serves as a memorial to the war dead of Cambodia and wreaths are laid here on national holidays by government officials. Be careful where you take pictures of this monument as it is in the middle of a roundabout (traffic circle) in one of the major roads in Phnom Penh. The best viewing time is late afternoon when the tower takes on an orange glow.

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Visiting floating village: Tonlé Sap

by stimmt1379

Tonlé Sap: A large lake located a short 20 minute tuk-tuk ride away from Siem Reap offers a chance to see how people live, work and play in a floating village.We paid $13 for a round trip by tuk-tuk to reach the lake and then an additional $15 per person for a boat tour which lasted about 2 hours. We had a small boat all to ourselves with a captain and two young guides.During the boat ride we visited the village of Chong Khnea where ethnic Vietnamese live together with other minorities. There are several homes, a school, Catholic church and floating basketball court.

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Classic Kmer Dance, Aspara, etc.

by stimmt1379

Cambodia has many famous traditional dances including what is known as the "Aspara" dance. There are many restaurants which offer a dinner performance. You can enjoy a meal and then sit back and be entertained by skilled dancers.

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The Happy Ranch, Siem Reap

by stimmt1379

On the outskirts of town is a great little horse stable where you can go with a guide on trails which wind through villages, near temples, through rice fields and back. Other options include take a horse drawn cart for a village tour or even taking riding lessons. The owner is a Cambodia national who had emigrated to California but recently returned to open this ranch in his home country.CONTACT Happy Ranch directly they can organize to pick you up directly at your hotel. If you organize via a hotel or tour office they will add their own "extra" fees.Phone +855 (0)12 92 00 02/ (0) 16 92 00 02

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Phnom Penh.

by cachaseiro

Phnom penh is the capitol of Cambodia and a place with quite a few interesting sights.Both the royal palace, toul sleng, the killing fields and the national museum are absolute must sees in my opinion.Nake sure you give yourself at least 2-3 days to explore this interesting city even if it might seem a bit dirty and dusty at first sight.

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Floating villages by Tonle sap.

by cachaseiro

By the big lake called Tonle sap you have lot's of villages build on stilts.That means they are living a Venice like lifestyle during the wet season and a life on stilts in the dry season.It's very facinating to visit these villages and see this very different and unique lifestyle.Most of the year you will have to rent a boat to visit the villages and that can be done through tour operators if you are staying in Siem Riep.

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Ankor Wat.

by cachaseiro

Ankor Wat is without a doubt the biggest tourist attraction og Cambodia.It's a huge temple set among dozens of other ancient buildings in what was the ancient Ankor around 1200 years ago.The ankor wat temple might be the most famous one, but it's located next to several other very scenic temples from the same time period, so try to make sure that you have at least two full days to see the area around the Ankoe Wat.

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