Cambodia Tours
Overview of Cambodia
- Capital: Phnom Penh
- Currency: Cambodian riel
- Official language: Khmer
- Government: Unitary state, Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy, One-party state, Elective monarchy
- King: Norodom Sihamoni
- Continent: Asia
- Population: 16.94 million (2023) World Bank
Devote an entire day to exploring the incredible temples at Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom under the leadership of a local, English-speaking guide. Discover the UNESCO-listed ruins at Angkor Wat and the ancient capital city of Angkor Thom—established by the prosperous Khmer Empire in the 12th century.
Start your journey morning at 7.30 am depart your hotel for the journey through the countryside to the world’s second largest freshwater Tonle Sap Lake.
The Tonle Sap one of the world’s most productive bodies of fresh water. In the wet season, the Tonle Sap Lake swells to 12,000 km². During the dry half of the year, the lake shrinks to as small as 2,500 km², draining into the Tonle Sap River. Each year, millions of fish come to spawn in the seasonally flooded forest surrounding the lake, attracting a myriad of water birds as well as people, who have settled in villages along the shores and who live with the rhythm of the water. This ecosystem was classified as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997.
Ratanakiri, Stueng Treng, Preah Vihera, Mondul Kiri Provinces etc. in northeastern Cambodia is home to many species of animals. One 1996 survey of an area to the northwest of Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary recorded 44 mammals, 76 birds, and 9 reptile species.[1] The following is an incomplete list of species recorded in Ratanakiri etc..Firstly, I eat meat. Although a reformed vegetarian, I am normally very happy to consume the meat produced by the efforts of others ; secondly, despite the unpleasantness of actually listening to the pig’s last few minutes, it was actually killed in a more humane way and enjoyed more freedom in its life than it’s brothers and sisters in the western world; lastly, the sacrifice of a large animal is a cause for community celebration, it means that everyone in the community will eat meat, enjoy festivities together and is very much appreciated. The traditional process of butchering the meat involves a significant amount of thanks-giving and gratitude to the gods for allowing the pig to be consumed. Needless to say, I am not going to go out of my way to sign up to another pig sacrifice but regardless of my feelings about the killing, I did feel very grateful for being able to enjoy the end product with the indigenous farmers and can safely say I learnt a lot about their culture as a resul
Street food tour at 60 Road is a very popular place for Cambodians and other Asians to meet for dinner with friends. Sometimes you will see Crickets, Frogs, Scorpions, Tarantula, Silk Works and Grasshoppers which are part of our diet and very delicious. You will see vendors cooking the local foods and if you would like to try something, please ask your guide and they will ask the cook for a sample for you to try. Departure time from your hotel will be 17:30 and you will spend an hour or more wandering 60 Road. Our guide will show you around before you start your dinner – you choose what you would like to eat from a variety of local dishes. The food should only cost you a few dollars, depending on your appetite and what you choose to eat. You can either sit on mats on the ground or on chairs. This street market sets up every night, and is a lot of fun. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to taste local foods. After food tasting if you’d like to visit Pub Street just let our guide and driver know and then we can drop you off around Pub Street with your own excursions with our local people.
Start the day from the hotel at 8:00 am, we proceed straight to a unique red sandstone temple called Banteay Srei (Lady’s temple) earlier before arrival of the huge crowds & Beng Mealea (Hindu temple names Jungle temple). We will stop for lunch on the way to Rolous Group. After lunch, we continue on our journey to explore temples in the Rolous Group.
