Siem Reap is a province with tourism potential. Apart from Siem Reap, there are many other tourist attractions waiting to welcome national and international tourists, especially nightlife after a full day visit. PUB Street is a place that offers a sense of fun and food and drink accompanied by beautiful music. So when you come to Siem Reap, do not …
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Many international tourists, especially from Europe, visit the “Bat Cave from Phnom Sampov”
Many international tourists, especially from Europe, visit the “Bat Cave from Phnom Sampov” in Battambang province on the evening of January 28. Thousands of bats march out of the cave for food. At the same time, the nearby villagers also earn money from this tourist area by transporting guests back and forth and selling food.
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Chinese group tours return to Cambodia starting Feb 6
Cambodia is among 20 countries selected by Beijing for a pilot programme allowing travel agencies to provide international group tours as well as flight and hotel packages to Chinese citizens, following a three-year ban. As the days tick down until the programme kicks off on February 6, local civil aviation and tourism industry insiders are eager to welcome Chinese travellers …
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Kampot norry tracking well for agri-tourism growth
From transporting goods to restoring the nation’s rail network to becoming a famous tourist attraction in Battambang province, the humble has played a significant role in modern Cambodia. Norries are a kind of lightweight improvised railway vehicle. Often built with bamboo frames and powered by motorbike engines, they were for many years the only rolling stock on the Kingdom’s rails. …
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Sambor Prei Kuk sees visitors return
After more than two and a half years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of national and international visitors to the pre-Angkorian Sambor Prei Kuk temple complex in Kampong Thom province has begun to increase. At the same time, local communities are more aware of environmental issues and have largely discontinued encroaching on forests and hunting animals. They have turned …
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‘Golden’ Angkor Wat likely due to natural phenomenon: ANA
Pictures and video clips of the Angkor Wat temple, its spires seemingly coated in gold, have been shared tens of thousands of times on social media, prompting a sense of wonder among those who have seen them. Hong Sam Ath, who took the pictures and video and posted them to his Facebook account, is a tourist agent for the Apsara …
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Tourists flock to mountain sheep farm for picture perfect scenery
Kampong Chhnang is home to a very lucky flock of sheep that are able to spend their days peacefully ambling about a verdant green field that is surrounded by beautiful Oral mountain scenery, providing the sheep with stunning views in every direction. Of course, the sheep take little notice of anything other than the grass they munch all day, but …
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UNDP funds mountain ladder for Chak Angre community in natural protected area
Chak Angre natural protected community is constructing a 379 metre-long wooden ladder to climb up the side of Phnom Tbeng mountain in Preah Vihear province, funded by a UNDP small grant. According to the USAID Greening Prey Lang project, the wooden ladders will replace the current ladders which have deteriorated to the point that it is difficult for tourists to …
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Nature guru nets big following
The Kingdom has countless areas of rich natural beauty, but it seemed that only a few were well known, leading many to conclude that Cambodia’s natural offerings were few and far between. One unlikely benefit of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the rediscovery of many of Cambodia’s overlooked natural attractions. As the Kingdom – and indeed the entire world …
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National Museum, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum expand hours
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced the expansion of operating hours for both the National Museum and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. In addition to their established schedules, the museums will now stay open from 11:30am to 1:30pm instead of closing for lunch as previously. Both museums endured long periods of closure during the pandemic but …
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Ang Trapeang Thma draws tourists
Apart from its main function as a water reservoir which serves agriculture, Ang Trapeang Thma or Trapeang Thma reservoir also functions as a popular tourism site. It is a wetland area, rich in fish resources and biodiversity, and is also home to many rare and endangered bird species, including cranes, greater adjutants, pelicans, purple swamp hens, milky storks and white-shouldered …
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Battambang’s prehistoric site La’ang Spean open to visitors
Battambang provincial Department of Tourism officials have called for tourists to visit the La’ang Spean prehistoric site. Recent excavations at the site have unearthed artefacts dating from more than 70,000 years ago. “To date, stone tools, pottery, jewellery and even human remains have been discovered at the site,” said tourism department deputy director Nou Tha. The site also contributes …
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Long-term foreign residents in Cambodia can get free entrance to Angkor complex
The long-term foreigners and investors who live in the country to apply for a free annual visit to the Angkor and Koh Ker temples – Said by the Angkor Institute. The Royal Government of Cambodia offers yearly free visits to the Angkor complex for long-term foreign residents. The announcement shown that all foreigners who have been living in the Kingdom …
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Cambodia’s Tallest Buddha Statue to be Built on Bokor Mountain
The 108-metre-high Buddha statue will be erected on top of Bokor Mountain at the Preah Monivong Bokor National Park in Kampot province, making it the tallest Buddha statue in Cambodia. The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Buddha statue was held this morning under the presidency of H.E. Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. …
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Angkor Archaeological Park Attracts 287,454 Foreign Tourists in 2022
The Angkor Archaeological Park welcomed 287,454 foreign visitors in 2022, earning over US$11.5 million from ticket sales, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said in a news release on Wednesday. As the Covid-19 crisis in Cambodia eased and with the reopening of the country and Angkor temples to the return of tourists, foreign arrivals to the Kingdom also increased. Part of the revenue from …
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