Imagine a kind of colonial checkerwork surrounded by Tonlé Bassac, Tonlé Sap and crowned water of Mekong. Add to this splendid image the silhouette of a hundred pagodas, the color saffron of the clothes of the buddhist monks and especially, the absolute charm of the Asian capital of an old French protectorate… Here are some keys of Phnom Penh! The visit at the Palais Royal of Phnom Penh, surrounded by castles, gardens and typical temples of the Khmer art will remain perhaps obscured by the silver plated flagstones which cover the ground of the money Pagoda; the same applies to the National museum of the Cambodia and her thousand years of Khmer art.

Leave to the meeting the Khmer people in a village located at the edge of the river Stung SEN. Kampong Tom is the starting point of the visit of the site of Sambor Pre Kuk, first site préangkorien of the area of Mekong.

This pretty peaceful city at the edge of Mekong has some very pretty colonial buildings and its coffees installed along the river are perfect stopovers to admire the sunset. The morning, a brisk market is held along the river, it abounds in fruits, flowers and fishes dried, artistically posed or hung. But Kratie is especially known for its fresh water dolphins (orcelle). 

This whole of brick temples hidden in the forest counts among oldest of the country. Capital of Chenla higher at the beginning of the 7th century, the site understands more than hundred temples. Choked by the roots of the trees and lost in the forest, a strange atmosphere reigns on these buildings. The prasat Sambor is dedicated to one of the many misadventures of Shiva. The walk under the trees is really very pleasant, more especially as the site is attended little.

Chief town of the eponymous province north of Cambodia, the small town of Siem Reap is a stage impossible to circumvent at the time of your travel to Cambodia and constitutes the access point towards many exceptional sites like the temples of Angkor. As for the colonial downtown area, it offers to the visitor a charming framework. The floating villages of the lake Tonlé Sap, or the Kulen mountain and its Buddha lying are in addition remarkable. Not to miss, also, the ornithological park of Prek Toal. One will note moreover the presence of many representatives of the Khmer traditional crafts. Lastly, Pub Street will allure the night birds, with its many bars and restaurants.

Created in 1950 by former king Sihanouk, Sihanoukville became the first port of the country and especially the great seaside resort of the country. You do not wait however the paradisiac beaches of Thailand. Indeed, the main Beaches were the object of an extensive urbanization. However the Grand Hotels are insulated and have their own private beach where white sand, turquoise coconuts and water are with go. The beach of Serendipity, heart of the station will be never very far from your hotel if you wish to benefit from the nightlife, the shopping and the seafood restaurants the feet in sand.

In spite of its slowed down rhythm, Battambang is the second city of the country. Preserved miraculously destruction, Battambang releases the colonial charm of the provincial towns of French protectorate with its residence of the governor conceived by an Italian architect and his houses of trade bordering the river. The splendid temples of the neighbourhoods constitute a beautiful introduction to art angkorien.

The province of Koh kong is partly protected and shelters animalist national parks and refuges. For a few years it has become the privileged place of the amateurs of eco-tourism. Crocodiles of Siam, tigers of Indo-China, gibbons lar with bonnet, bear of the coconuts, lazy loris and elephants still live in the solid mass of Cardamomes. A corridor even was creates in order to protect the migratory route from one of the largest herds of wild elephants remaining in South-East Asia. This corridor also shelters one very a large number of species of birds.

Still partially invaded by the jungle, the temple Beng Melea releases an incomparable charm. Built by Suryavarman II to the XII è century, its plan is similar to that of Angkor Vat. Surrounded by a ditch whose water is of a bright green, this temple will charm you as soon as you see it, and this, even if you already visited the many ones. You will be able to climb the stones to enter mysterious galleries, where you will fall nose to nose with surprising sculptures.

Larger religious building of planet, Angkor Vat with the perfect proportions, built by thousands of blue-collar workers and stonecutters is the most majestic temple of huge complex built during the golden age of the Khmer civilisation also called period angkorienne. The name of Angkor comes from the Sanskrit term will nagara which means city or royal capital. The visit of the temple of Angkor Vat can take a few hours to you; if your stay is rather long, envisage to return there to re-examine the sublimes low-reliefs of the external gallery which reproduce in particular the scenes of mythology hindouist: Ramayana and Mahabharata.