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WELCOME TO CAMBODIA!
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Travel through Cambodia with Sambo-discovery for an amazing experience where you can learn firsthand about Cambodia and its rich history. Our staff will greet you warmly, look after your safety, and introduce you to Cambodia, its people, and its culture...
Kham Sambo started his career in the travel industry as messenger and driver for the UNTAC forces in the early 1990's. The internationally renowned historic site of Angkor, arguably Southeast Asia’s premier tourist destination, is situated in northwest Cambodia, a country on the mainland bordered by Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Angkor was the administrative, cultural, and political center of the Khmer civilization, which dominated the entire region between the ninth and the mid-fifteenth centuries. The art and architectural remains are one of mankind’s great legacies and many consider the temple of Angkor Wat one of the seven architectural wonders of the world. Besides the ancient glories of Angkor, Cambodia's geographical makeup includes beaches, islands, mountains, and jungles, which offer unique opportunities for tourists to explore and enjoy an unspoiled tropical environment. Cambodia covers an area of 181,035 square kilometers that is divided into twenty-four provinces with three major cities, which are Phnom Penh (the capital), Sihanoukville (also known as Kampong Som), and Siem Reap. Cambodia's monsoonal climate is marked by two seasons --- wet (from May to October) and dry (from November to April). Although Cambodia is one of the world’s poorest countries, it is rich in natural resources including fish, forest, gems, rubber, and rice. Today, approximately eighty-five per cent of Cambodia’s population work in agriculture, making Cambodia an agrarian-based economy. Most modern Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists, but many also adhere to the traditional animistic beliefs that pre-date formalized religion. Travel in Cambodia with Discovery Tours for an amazing experience where you can learn firsthand about Cambodia and its rich history. Our staff will greet you warmly, look after your safety, and introduce you to Cambodia, its people, and its culture. You can contact us by: Email: sambo-099@hotmail.com Tel: 855 (0) 12 829-927 or 855 (0) 099 999074
Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument built in stone in the world, encompasses and immense area of about 500 acres surrounded by a water-filled moat with lotus and water lilies. The temple is accessed by an impressive, sandstone causeway that is 820 feet long and 29 feet wide. Angkor Wat, considered by many as an architectural masterpiece, was built in the first half of the twelfth century (1113-1150 AD) by Suryavarman II, also known as the ‘Sun King’ and, today, is the best preserved of the monuments at Angkor. Archaeologists estimate that the construction of Angkor Wat took between thirty and fifty years to complete. Angkor Thom The Royal City of Angkor Thom, the last Angkorean capital, was built by the great Mahayanist Buddhist king, Jayavarman VII (1181-1219 AD), and it served as the center of the powerful Khmer Empire during his reign. An eight-foot high wall surrounded by a moat encloses the city. Five majestic causeways, each with an imposing sandstone entry tower, give access to the city. Inside, there are numerous temples, remains of the royal palace, and the king's state temple, the Bayon, situated a the exact geographical center of the city. The Bayon is the favorite site of many visitors because of its unusual multitude of towers, each with four gigantic faces staring in a cardinal direction; because of its stone walls carved in relief with scenes that reveal what life was like for the Khmer people in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. Scenes of daily life are vividly portrayed giving visitors a window into markets, floral, fauna, birds, animas and even battles with the neighboring Chams who invaded Angkor from southern Vietnam - it's truly a history book in stone. The descriptions above are only two of over 70 sites that have been cleared, and are safe and accessible to visitors today. ‘ 'Go to Angkor, my friend, to its ruins and to its dreams...'
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