Planning your holidays to Cambodia? Visit Cambodia and experience a South-East Asia less well travelled. A kingdom defined by its ancient Khymer culture, Siem Reap is the gateway to Angkor Watt, the highlight of any tour of Cambodia. Most visitors begin their holidays to Cambodia by starting off in Siem Reap, now a bustling tourist hub. With its rustic riverside location, Siem Reap is a realm of culture surrounding the lost city, you can meander with the locals at the market or eat noodles street-side or relax with a nimble-fingered Khymer massage.

Choosing your hotels in Cambodia is part of the fun. With more city hotels than temples Siem Reap lodging ranges from cheap, family-run lovely guest houses to funky contemporary 5 star hotels. Popular places to stay in Siem Reap include River Village Manor, Victoria Angkor Resort Village and boutique hotels Pavillon d’Orient and the luxury La Residence.

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Throngs of visitors visit the mother of all temples Angkor Watt every year luxury dictates your transport budget from helicopter to aircon SUV, by boat along the Tonle Sap Lake, by road from the capital Phnom Penh, or crushed into a taxi with 4 other travellers you can brave the potholes taking the legendary Road to Siem Reap from Thailand’s border.  Angkor Watt tour  packages offer a fleeting glimpse of the  temple complex or you can negotiate an excellent local guide and head off to see some of the more remote jungle shrouded temples.  When you are all templed out there are yet still more sights to see, lakes, floating villages,  silk farms, museums and the chance to simply enjoy the pace of regular Cambodia life.

Not one of Asia’s great capital cities, Phnom Penh is a pit stop on many a Cambodia travel itinerary. Much of the charming French colonial buildings left over from times gone by remain throughout the city. The city buzz begins at cock crow and while not as vibrant as Bangkok or Ho Chi Min City, the highlights of this once ‘Pearl of Asia’ include the Royal Palace and the more sombre Killing Fields and Toul Sleng Museum. Watch another day of river life end with a majestic sunset cruise along the mighty Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers.

Holidays To Cambodia – The Perfect Ending

Having exhausted the Cambodian sightseeing trail, many visitors head south to relax on the coast and enjoy the warm waters of the Gulf of Thailand. For travellers seeking a beach holiday beyond the rest, the Cambodian coast is low-key, without pretension, many veterans of Asian holidays say the backpacker hangout of Sihanoukville is Thailand 20 years ago, today this seaside town is the mainstay of the Cambodian beach holiday. One of south-east Asia’s least developed coastal stretches, wild beaches offer the isolation that disappeared from Thailand decades ago but all the while Cambodia’s pristine white beaches still offer all the modern facilities a holiday maker could want. Relaxed holiday makers enjoy the last splash of sunset from popular Ochheuteal Beach before heading onto to fire shows and full moon parties. Days are filled with boat trips to offshore islands for snorkelling in the warm gulf waters or jungle trekking expeditions through virgin rainforests. Nights are a heady mix of karaoke serenades and cocktails. The archetypical place to stay in Cambodia is beachfront beach huts but colourful guesthouses and sumptuous spa resorts are regularly being added to the accommodation mix. This truly is the perfect way to conclude your holidays to Cambodia, a fascinating destination not to be missed.

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