Travel to Angkor of the Kingdom
of Cambodia which is surely an
independent nation having the inhabitants in excess of 14 million people. Along
with a surface area of 181,035 sq. kms and once a French colony, is definitely
the least known Indochinese country. Cambodia contains a specific
geographical individuality: it's a broad basin encompassed by highlands. Within
this basin the farmer has generated an easy life - a genuine civilization and
philosophy of mildness. After years of conflict, people rediscovered the
meaning of "PEACE" They began to reconstruct and rebuild overall areas.
Cambodia
is split into 24 provinces and full of assets, forests, rubber, gems, fish and
also a great potential in tourism.
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COUNTRY
Khmers have named their country Kampuchea (generally delivered
Kambuja), as the l6th century. The name comes from the term kambu-ja, which
means all people created for Kambu (determine Indian mythology), which was
initial utilized to reference the people of Cambodia within the tenth century.
The Khmer Rouge who was adamant that the outside world use
the name Kampuchea. Changing the country's official English name back to
Cambodia was intended as a emblematic move to distance the present government
in Phnom Penh from the sour associations of the name Kampuchea, that westerners
and overseas Khmer as well connect with the murderous Khmer Rouge regime. The
Kingdom of Cambodia is today safe to travel and tourism has once again become
possible. In fact, the country is starting anything of a renaissance. Frequently
overshadowed by the distressing activities of its recent past, Cambodia just a
residence of the Khmer culture stays one of the many important and unique
nations in South East Asia
FOOD
Cambodian food is tightly similar to the foods of neighboring
Thailand and Laos, and to a lesser extent, Vietnam, but presently there are
several specific local meals. In the growing quantity of restaurants in Phnom
Penh and Siemreap, you will see superb Chinese and Vietnamese food however it
is the local meals that are usually the best prepared and most exciting. Rice
is the major choice and Battanbang Area is the country's rice bowl.
PHNOM PENH
The state's capital Phnom Penh is well-known for its beauty,
especially the area encircling the Royal Palace where magnificent Khmer towers
share the boulevard with colored French villas looking over the banks of the
Mekong river.
ANGKOR WAT AND SIEM REAP
The wonderful and world-famous Angkor Wat situates in Siem
Reap Province and is only a few kilometers from the town. You can easily reach
Siem Reap simply by getting daily direct flight from Phnom Penh.
ANGKOR WAT - ANGKOR THOM
The fortified city of Angkor Thom, some ten sq kms in extent,
was constructed within its existing type by Angkor's greatest builder, Jayavarman
7 (reigned 1181 to 1201), who returned to power just following the devastating
sacking by the Chams of the past Khmer capital, is surrounded by a square wall
eight meters high and 12 kilometers in length and encircled by a moat 100 meters
broad, stated to have been inhabited by intense crocodiles. The area has five
monumental entrances, one in the north, west and south walls and two in the
east walls. The entrance, that are 20 meters in height, are adorned on either
aspect of the passageway along with stone elephant trunks and crowned by four
gargantuan faces of the bodhisatva Avalokitesvara.
CURRENCY
The unit is the RIELS. Riel denominations are 100, 500, 1000,
2000, 10000, 20000, 50000 and 100000. Exchange rates are issue to change. US$ are
usually accepted throughout the country. In Phnom Penh, some credit cards can
be used and restricted services and purchasing and cashing traveler cheques.
CLIMATE
Cambodia lays in a tropical zone in between 10 and 14 degree
of latitude north the equator. The temperature is pretty consistent all over
the year and averages 25 degree centigrade (77 degree Fahrenheit). The relative
moisture is higher at night and generally in extra of 90 %, throughout the day
the average moisture is 80 %.
GEOGRAPHY
The Cambodia contains an area of around 181,305 squares
kilometers, bordered to the north by Thailand and Laos, to the east and the
south by Vietnam, at the west by the gulf of Cambodia.
LANGUAGES
The Cambodian language is actually Khmer, that is grown up
honing by itself - and sophisticated in education with application of Indic
languages Pali and Sangkrit from India. Several technical languages are lent
from French. However, English is typically communicated in hotels and business
compounds at present times.
RELIGION
The greater part of the people of Cambodia
is followers of Thervada and Hinayana school
of Buddhism which was released to Cambodia
between the 13th and 14 centuries and had been the state religion until 1975.
HOW TO REACH CAMBODIA & ANGKOR WAT
There are direct flights to the capital of Phnom
Penh and Siem Reap town from Bangkok ,
Hanoi , Hochiminh
City , Hong Kong, Kuahlupur ,
Singapore and Vientiane . You can enjoy
traveling to Angkor Wat from Phnom Penh by taking direct flights to Siem Reap (Angkor),
which are now operates on daily basis. Visiting of the great Angkor Wat with a
knowledgeable and well-trained guide is pleasure and highly recommended, because
of its vast architectures and numerous of myths and information’s.
A fifteen-day tourist visa can be received at US$ 20 on
arrival at Phnom Penh
International Airport
