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Shopping in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Shopping in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

After arriving in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, you want to go shopping for yourself as well as your friend or relative back at home. So where should you go and what is the best market that you can get a great souvenir and bargain price in Phnom Penh city? Let me introduce to you some of the popular market and the best stuff that each market has to offer especially a tourist like you. MODERN MARKET 1. Sorya Shopping … Read entire article »

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Shooting Range

Shooting Range

There is one shooting range in Cambodia which is in 911 army base in Kambol. The price is high, but at least you can have one place you can shoot when you feel you need one. … Read entire article »

Visiting Kep City

Visiting Kep City

Situated nearĀ  Vietnam border, Kep City, though a municipality, enjoys provincial status. At one stage of time, this city was considered to be one of the most popular beach towns of Cambodia. The abandoned French villas help to educate one about the splendorous history of the town. Tourists to this city can observe huge sidewalks by the sea. The French … Read entire article »

Visiting Kandal Province

There are many provinces in Cambodia and Kandal is one of the smallest of them. Though this province surrounds Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, Kandal’s capital is Ta Khmao. This province lies 20 kilometers to the south of Phnom Penh. Famous for its ancient history, one of the prime attractions for tourists is Udong which was the capital of Cambodia between 1618 and 1866. There are quite a number of tourist attractions in Kandal province and they include a 8 meter statue of reclining Buddha, a number of stupas and the Ta san Mosque. Geography: Situated on the south middle of Cambodia, Kandal province covers an area of 3,568 square kilometers. Kampong Cham and Kampong Chhnang … Read entire article »

Visiting Kampot Province

Visiting Kampot Province

Visiting Cambodia and not visiting the Kampot province is something tourists should avoid. Sharing about 80 kilometers of its coast with Thailand, this picturesque province of Cambodia lies on the southwest part of the country. Kampot, the capital of this province, which is famous for its well-preserved French colonial style architecture, resides on the base of the renowned Bokor Hill … Read entire article »

Visiting Kampong Thom Province

Area wise Kampong Thom is the 2nd largest province of Cambodia. The capital of this province is also named Kampong Thom and this charming lies on the bank of the river Stung Sean. This city was considered to be one of the strongest in Southeast Asia during the Funan period. One can find a number of irrelevant Angkorian sites in this city apart from its two main Temples, the Prei Kuk and the Sambor. Few may know that Kampong Thom was originally known as Kampong Puos Thom. There was a big cave next to the dock of the Sen River occupied by two big snakes that were visible to the people of the locality during … Read entire article »

Visiting Kampong Chhnang province

Kampong Chhnang province lies in the center of Cambodia and is bordered by Kampong Thom on the north, Kampong Speu on the south, Kampong Cham on the east and Pursat on the west. Just 91 kilometers away from Phnom Penh, this province is one of the most fertile regions of Cambodia. Being close to Tonle Sap Lake, the populations of Kampong Chhnang province are predominantly engaged in fishery and maintaining rice plantations. This is observed if one visits the capital of this province, a river port town, worth visiting. Most people here are engaged with fishery. To visit this province, one can use national highway number 5 that connects it with Phnom Penh. Air-conditioned luxury … Read entire article »

Visiting Kampong Cham Province

Visiting Kampong Cham Province

The Kampong Cham province is located in the south-east of Cambodia, and has a rich history. The capital city of the province also follows the same name: Kampong Cham City. This city lies on the banks of the Mekong River, and it is so popular with tourists for its extravagant forests, rubber plantations and crops, and its historic temples. The … Read entire article »

Visit Battambang Province

Visit Battambang Province

The Battambang province of Cambodia lies in the far north-west of the country, with a capital city going by the same name. The region has an interesting history. Originally, during the Angkor period, the area was split in to many territories, namely Amogha Boreak and Bhima Boreak. Throughout this period, the region prospered due to the hospitable environment for growing … Read entire article »

Banteay Meanchey

Banteay Meanchey

Banteay Meanchey is located in the far north-west of Cambodia, on the border of Cambodia and Thailand. There are three neighboring provinces, including Oddar Meancheay and Siem Reap to the East, and Battambang to the south. The Banteay Meanchey province itself has had an interesting history. It was originally part of the massive Khmer empire until the 17th century, when … Read entire article »