KACHANG WATERFALL

Kachang Waterfall is situated 6km. north - west of Banlung. This Waterfall is located in the Kontung stream and flows into the Sre Pok River. The height of it is 12 m. and the water flows and falls throughout the year. A beautiful or magnificent landscape and huge amounts of fresh mist surround the waterfall. The visitors can take a bath and sit to look at the waterfall and other natural scenic beauties. or the visitors can also go around to view other natural sights on foot or take an elephants ride. More detail

BOO SRA WATERFALL

Locates at Pich Chinda District in 43-Kilometer distance from the provincial town by red soil road. Boo Sra is the most Beautiful waterfall in Modulkiri and shared into three stages:
Fisrt stage: The waterfall has 15-meter diameter and eight-meter to 12-meter height in rainy season and 10-15-meter height in dry season. More detail

KEP CITY

The background of Kep City: Kep is the seaside-tourist city locating at Southwest of Phnom Penh; the city can be accessible by the National Road No 3 from Phnom Penh via Kampot province in 173-kilometer distance or by the National Road No 2 from Phnom Penh via Takeo province. It also can be accessible by rail from Phnom Penh to stop at Dam Nak Cham Eu station. Then continue more seven Kilometers by a road to Kep City. More detail

WAT PHNOM

WAT PHNOM set on top of a tree-covered knoll 27m high, Wat Phnom is the only hill in town. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1373 to house four statues of Buddha deposited here by the waters of the Mekong and discovered by a woman name Penh. The main entrance to Wat Phnom is via the grand eastern staircase, which is guarded by lions and naga (snake) balustrades.

Today, many people come here to pray for good luck and success in school exams or business affairs. When a petitioner's wish is granted, he or she returns to make the offering (such as a garland of jasmine flowers or bananas, of which the spirits are said to be especially fond) promised when the request was made. More detail

PHNOM PENH

Phnom Penh (Khmer: Mul script ; regular script ) is the largest, most populous and capital city of Cambodia. It is also the capital of the Phnom Penh municipality.

Once known as the Pearl of Asia in the 1920s, Phnom Penh, along with Siem Reap, is a significant global and domestic tourist destination for Cambodia. Phnom Penh is renowned for its traditional Khmer and French influenced architecture, along with its friendly people.

It is also the commercial, political and cultural hub of Cambodia and is home to 1 million of Cambodia's population of 13 million. More detail

SIHANOUKVILLE

Sihanouk Ville
230 km from Phnom Penh,
is the provincial center (Town) of the Kampong Som province. The town was named after
King Sihanouk
(in power 1954 - 1970)
as a dedication to his effort of creating a port
city to improve the i
nternational trades.
The t
own was re-named "Kampong Som city
",
after the King was overthrown in 1970 by Lon Nol, his military leader
. Many people these days still call the port city Kampong Som. The town has a population of 18,000 (government census 2003).
There are several beaches in Sihanouk Ville but the most popular and developed one is O Chheu Teal beach. There are some other beaches sprawling along the cost but they are not as well developed, such as
Chmkar Dong and Thmar Thom beaches. The popular
Beaches
:
Victoria, Independence, Sokha, O Chheu Teal, SeO Tres.
Travel to Sihanouk Ville from Phnom Penh: You can hire a private taxi from Phnom Penh to Sihanouk Ville for 25 US dollars. The air-conditioned public bus is 3.50 US dollars one way. The trip takes between 3 and 4 hours.

CAMBODIA

The Kingdom of Cambodia (for the various names of the country in Khmer, see naming section below) is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia with a population of more than 13 million people. A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as Cambodian. Most Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists of Khmer extraction, but the country also has a substantial number of Cham and small hill tribes.
Cambodia is the successor state of the mighty Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the 11th and 14th centuries.
The country shares a border with Thailand to its west, with Laos to its north, with Vietnam to its east, and with the Gulf of Thailand to its south. The geography of Cambodia is dominated by the Mekong river (colloquial Khmer: Tonle Thom, i.e. "the great river") and the Tonle Sap (i.e. "the fresh water river"), an important source of fish.
The country has three main political parties: the Cambodian People's Party, FUNCINPEC and the Sam Rainsy Party. The Cambodian People's Party, which is led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, is the ruling party. In 2004, after a year of negotiations, a coalition between the Cambodian People's Party and the royalists' FUNCINPEC came to power in the National Assembly.

PCHUM BEN

Every year in the ninth lunar month, the Khmer

people celebrate the Festival of the Dead, or Pchum Ben, a 15-day period to remember and honor and placate the spirits of their deceased ancestors. (See the accompanying article from The Cambodia Daily for a description of this year's celebration.)
This is very similar to the Western Christian tradition of All Souls Day on 2 November, and in a somewhat unusual move, the Vatican has approved for the Khmer church the celebration of All Souls Day on Dak Ben, the 15th day of the Festival of the Dead.

WATER FESTIVAL OF CAMBODIA

The second greatest celebration--after the Khmer New Year--in Cambodian culture is the annual water festival. Held in November, ostensibly it marks the time of the year when the Tonle Sap River reverses its direction and starts flowing back toward the Mekong River and the sea. The actual dates for the festival are set well in advance, however, because of the unpredictability of the end of the rainy season which is the cause of the river's reversal.

The festival is centered on the Mekong River at Phnom Penh, and approximately one million people migrate from the provinces to the capital for a real national celebration centered on the racing of about 400 boats representing teams and communities from all over the country.

Wat preah theat tmor da

Located at Thmor Da village, Boeung Peay Commune and at Thmey village, Kroch Commune, Prey Chhor District in distance of 39 kilometers from the provincial town. The resort was organized in AD 1005 during the reign of King, Sorya VarmanI. The construction of Pheah Theat Teuk Chha temple was arranged by Mr. Chung Chheal (Cheak Teak Kho Leah or Dr. Lak Sin Trak); the place of Pheah Theat Teuk Chha called Srey Kon Trei Svarak; the two Buddhist statues called Bornesvarak and and Sorak Svati; in front of the temple, there is another temple, the small residence of angel. More detail

The greatest temple of Cambodia

We should be proud of our country and people that we have a lot of historical heritages

The Angkor Wat temple complex represented the apex of Khmer creativity and splendor of the Khmer Empire. Its magnificence rivals the Seven Wonders of the World. Until recently, it was lost for nearly a quarter of a century, for the second time in history, Today once again; tourists arrive to see the “star attraction” of Cambodia. No tour itinerary to Cambodia is complete without a visit to Angkor Wat. It is located in Siem Reap, 311 km north of Phnom Penh. Angkor Wat was built in the 12th century by King Suryarman ll. who reigned from approximately
1113 -1150. More detail

Khmer New Year

Cambodia has very long and protracted history and culture. We can see that merriments related to culture are almost uncountable. The Khmer New Year is one of the most important cultural festivities in Cambodia, so it would be of great values to take a little hint into what is Khmer New Year.

Cambodian (Khmer) New Year is celebrated every year in the middle of the month of April. Khmer New Year does not single-mindedly aim at merry-making or bringing entertainment, in fact, it contains much more useful connotations to edify Cambodian people’s mentalities. One of the aims is to refresh the undesirable livelihood in the past, and to enter into a better livelihood in the closely upcoming year. More detail