One of the prettiest places we’ve visited in Cambodia, Koh Trong is worth taking a slow morning or afternoon over for a chance to meander through litter-free, picture-perfect villages, maybe catch a swim off the beach on the west side, and enjoy a slice of peaceful, rural Cambodian life, with no chance of being blown … Read more
The Angkor Silk Farm is located in the Pouk District of Siem Reap, an easy 30-minute drive from the city centre of Siem Reap. It has been operating since the 1990s and was renovated and reopened in 2024. Their large grounds include a Mulberry plantation, cocoon-erie, spinning & dyeing workshop, silk weaving workshop, and a … Read more
See how famous Kampot Pepper – Green, Black, Red, and White – is produced, without chemical fertilizers or insecticides, taking a tour in Cambodian, English, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. We use solar and wind energy. We have one simple bungalow – inquire for prior arrangements. We can be reached from Kep (or Kampot) by … Read more
Relax in a director’s chair and enjoy a cool drink at our tropical garden theatre. It seats just 40 people. Watch a fun new take on a great tradition– the Cambodian Bambu Puppets-in full shadow theater mode! Wild and just a little bit crazy, they showcase traditional stories to moody experimental works and physical theater … Read more
Cambodian Cultural Village (Khmer: ភូមិវប្បធម៌កម្ពុជា; CCV) is a theme park and museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It is located on the road to and from the airport, 6 km from the town. The theme park was constructed in 2001 and opened to the public on 24 September 2003. It covers a total area of 210,000 … Read more
Siem Reap’s original night market near Sivatha St has sprung countless copycats, but it remains the best and is well worth a browse. It’s packed with stalls selling a variety of handicrafts, souvenirs and silks. In ‘Night Market A’ (to the south), you can catch live music at Island Bar, while adjacent ‘Night Market B’ … Read more
The Cambodian Landmine Museum and Relief Facility is a museum located in Cambodia, south of the Banteay Srey Temple complex, 25 kilometers north of Siem Reap, and inside the Angkor National Park. History Tourists began hearing stories about a young Khmer man, Aki Ra, who cleared landmines with a stick and had a house full … Read more
It’s something of a spectacle sitting at the foot of Battambang’s Phnom Sampeou, the sun sinking into the horizon as a stream of millions of bats pour from caves and zoom into the sky. Here’s all you need to know about Cambodia’s bat caves. A crowd gathers at the base of historic Phnom Sampeou, which … Read more
Visit the biggest-scale trick art museum in the world, ArtBox Trick Art Museum in Cambodia! Enjoy a fantastic experience with friends, lovers and family at Siem Reap’s emerging landmark. Explore landmarks from around the world, without having to deal with potential hot or rainy weather. Check out more than 150 life like art pieces inside … Read more
APOPO (an acronym for Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling: “Anti-Personnel Landmines Removal Product Development” in English is a registered Belgian non-governmental organisation which trains southern giant pouched rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis.They call their trained rats HeroRATs. History Bart Weetjens, the founder, liked his pet rats when he was a young boy; as a student at … Read more
A large temple complex featuring a square sandstone temple with two library buildings, an outer enclosure with vaulted galleries and pavilions, another enclosure with permanent basins, and entrance gopura on the east and west. The temple was built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th or early 13th century. It is … Read more
A small Neak Ta shelter housing an ancient door frame column piece and a few other remnants of a temple site that has apparently long gone.
A small Neak Ta shelter houses a very small piece of a window column belonging to an ancient temple. Which temple? That much I have no idea, perhaps there is more to be seen when water levels drop.
Located just north of the much larger Spean Toap and to the east of Prohm Kel Temple, Spean Tbong is a laterite bridge with 13 arches recorded as measuring 43 m long and 9.5 m wide.
Laterite bridge featuring 15 arches and recorded as measuring 92 m long and 9.5 m wide. It is located less than two hundred meters south of the much larger Spean Toap and the two are connected in some way by a linear line of laterite blocks between the two bridges that are seen on the … Read more
Also known as Wat Nokor, the ancient site features a double enclosure, a naga balustrade on the eastern entrance, a galleried enclosure containing a further galleried enclosure that contains the cruciform-shaped central temple, and two libraries. It features an immense amount of artwork, some quite unique in the context of its. Perhaps its most unique … Read more
The penultimate feature of the great temple of Angkor Wat, the third level, or Bakan, is the enormous thirty-meter high substructure that supports the amazing quincunx of towers. It rises 30 meters with sloping sides featuring narrow stepped staircases at each corner and a central staircase on its western side. Today you can reach the … Read more
Located on the second level of Angkor Wat, Preah Poan (cruciform gallery) is a sacred and significant place within the massive ancient temple. You can also see it noted as Brah Ban, Prah Pan, Preah Pean, or more commonly the English translation being Hall of a Thousand Buddhas. Here we will cover just that cruciform … Read more
Unknown. Site has recently been cleared but remains unnamed. It sits atop a large raised mound where scattered laterite, brick and sandstone rubble, and several decayed pedestals can be seen including a pedestal with an octagonal center.
Angkor Botanical Garden (សួនរុក្ខជាតិអង្គរ), previously known as the Angkor Spice Garden, has been undergoing upgrades for some time and is now open to the public. The 14-hectare site is educational and relaxing featuring local traditional medicinal plants & spices, flowers, a palm garden, Khmer inspirational garden, and Angkor forest garden. At the northern end, in the … Read more
Here we’ll introduce the many inscriptions at Angkor Wat, and, where to see them. Angkor Wat features a large array of fascinating and often hidden inscriptions that were, surprisingly to some, left mostly during the later eras and in the post-Angkor era. Some of the inscriptions are left by royalty who returned to Angkor around … Read more
Here we will cover each of the bas-relief scenes in the outer gallery of Angkor Wat, where they are located, a brief guide to the interpretation, and several curiosities that shouldn’t be missed. Undoubtedly, one of the most celebrated features of Angkor Wat is the incredible bas-relief friezes that line the inner walls of the … Read more
Angkor Wat has four gopura (entry gates) each located at cardinal points while only the west and east gates have causeways crossing the moat. The western entrance is the main and grandest entrance of all. See here for the complete guide to Angkor Wat, and here we’ll continue on with the moat and outer gopura … Read more
