This book describes some main tourism places
in Cambodia such Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh,
Bokor Hill Station in Kampot province, Sihanoukville
(the famous beach), Kratie province, and Tonle Sap
(the biggest lake in South East Asia).

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Map of Cambodia

Cambodia is located in southeastern Asia.
Cambodia is bordered by the Gulf of
Thailand to the southwest, Vietnam to the
east, Laos to the north, and Thailand to
the northwest.

Silver Pagoda

Located within the Royal Palace compound
in Phnom Penh, the Silver Pagoda houses
many national treasures such as gold and
jeweled Buddha statues. Most notable is
a small 17th century baccarat crystal
Buddha (the Emerald Buddha of Cambodia)
and a life-sized gold Maitreya Buddha decorated
with 9584 diamonds. The internal wall of the Silver Pagoda
courtyard is decorated with a richly colored and detailed
mural of the Ramayana myth, painted in 1903–04 by 40 Khmer
artists.

Bokor Hill Station

Bokor Hill Station near Kampot was built by the French in
the 1920s to be used as a retreat from the heat of Phnom Penh.
It has since been abandoned twice, first in the 1940s
when the Japanese invaded Cambodia and again in the 1970s,
when the Khmer Rouge engulfed the country. Today, Bokor Hill Station
and its abandoned buildings have an eerie, ghost-town feel.
As of October 2008, the road to Bokor is officially closed due to ongoing
reconstruction. Independent access seems to be impossible. though there
are hiking tours arranged by local travel agents.

Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville, also known as Kampong Som, is a port city
and beach resort on the Gulf of Thailand. The big attraction here are
the white-sand beaches and several undeveloped tropical islands.
Sihanoukville is a good place to relax and unwind, though be prepared
to battle the crows during the high season or a holiday weekend.

Kratie Province

Kratie is a small town located on the banks of the Mekong River
and is dominated by a central marketplace surrounded by old,
French colonial buildings. There’s no large scale tourism, but
plenty of backpackers pour through here during the peak season.
It is the place in Cambodia to see the rare Irrawaddy dolphins,
which live in the Mekong River in ever-diminishing numbers.
It is estimated that there are between 66 and 86 dolphins left in
the upper Cambodian Mekong area.

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