Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh: the name can’t help but conjure up an image of the exotic.
Phnom Penh: the name can’t help but conjure up an image of the exotic.
Fringed with tropical beaches, pristine mangrove forests and unspoilt islands, Cambodia’s South Coast also boasts national parks of global ecological importance and two eerie, almost-deserted colonial-era resorts.
Back in the 1960s, Siem Reap (see-em ree-ep) was the place to be in Southeast Asia and saw a steady stream of the rich and famous.
Offering a blend of highway accessibility and outback adventure, Northwestern Cambodia covers a broad swath of the country, running all the way around Tonlé Sap Lake, extending from Kompong Chhnang west to the Thai frontier and north to the...
Surrounded by white-sand beaches and undeveloped tropical islands, Sihanoukville (Krong Preah Sihanouk), also known as Kompong Som, is Cambodia’s most happening beach destination.
Battambang has a unique charm among Cambodia’s larger urban centres.
Stretching along both sides of NH48 from Koh Kong to the Gulf of Kompong Som (the bay northwest of Sihanoukville), the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor encompasses many of Cambodia’s most outstanding natural sites, including the southern reaches of...
Bordering Thailand and Laos to the north, vast Preah Vihear Province (ខេត្តព្រះវិហារ), much of it heavily forested and extremely remote, is home to three of Cambodia’s most impressive Angkorian legacies.
Once Cambodia’s Wild West, its isolated frontier economy dominated by smuggling, prostitution and gambling, Koh Kong is striding towards respectability as ecotourists scare the sleaze away.
Ever more visitors are being seduced, gently, by the charming riverside town of Kampot, with its relaxed atmosphere and one of Cambodia’s finest (though run-down) ensembles of French colonial architecture.
The provincial capital, known for its marble carvers, is no beauty, but makes a good base for a day trip to the floating village of Kompong Luong or an expedition into the wilds of the Central Cardamoms Protected Forest.
For almost a decade this was the ultimate Khmer Rouge stronghold, home to Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ta Mok, among the most notorious leaders of Democratic Kampuchea.
Sisophon (also confusingly known as Svay, Svay Sisophon, Srei Sophon and Banteay Meanchey) is strategically situated at northwest Cambodia’s great crossroads, the intersection of NH5 and NH6.
This 1581-sq-km national park is famed for its abandoned French hill station, refreshingly cool climate and lush primary rainforest.
Popular Ratanakiri Province (ខេត្តរតនគិរី) is making a name for itself as a diverse region of outstanding natural beauty that provides a remote home for a mosaic of minority peoples.
Kompong Chhnang (Clay Pot Port) is a tale of two cities: the sleepy centre dating back to the colonial area, arrayed around a huge park, and the bustling dockside on the Tonlé Sap River.
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