The Killing Fields
The Cheung Ek genocide museum is located about 15 km from the centre of Phnom Penh. This is the location where the Khmer Rouges took their prisoners for execution. There were killing fields all over the country, but Cheung Ek was believed to be the largest. The prisoners were made to wait here to wait 24 ...
The legend of Yeah Pean
A king of Angkor once fell in love with the daughter of a fisherman, the beautiful Yeah Pean. When the king left her after she got pregnant, he gave her a ring. The child she was to bear him should be brought to Angkor with the ring as identification, the king ordered. Dutifully, Yeah Pean ...
Phnom Chisor
At the top of Phnom Chisor sits the well preserved Angkorian era temple ruin, built under King Suryavarman I during a period when Angkorian Empire was powerful and on the rise. This temple is Hindu as most of the temples of this period. One sees carved scenes with the Hindu Gods Braham, Shiva and Vishnu ...
Tonle Bati Lake & Temples
Tonle Bati is a small lake 35km south of Phnom Penh and popular picnic spot for the locals. Nearby are the Ta Phrom Temple and the Yeah Pean Temple. Both offer some interesting bas-reliefs in reasonably good condition. The laterite temple of Ta Prohm was built by King Jayavarman VII (ruled 1181-1201) during the same period ...
Phnom Tamao Wildlife Sanctuary
Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre is home to a huge variety of animals, but unfortunately many species are endangered due ti illegal wildlife trade and loss of habitat. Phnom Tamao was established to provide care for sick creatures including Sambor deer, macaques, and tigers. The centre is set in 2,500 hectares of protected forest, and ...