Visit Cambodia - Siem Reap

<body>  <p>The reason most people come to Siem Reap is to visit Angkor Archaeological Park. The town itself boasts quite a number of beautiful modern Buddhist temples which are attractions in their own right. </p> <ul> <li> Angkor National Museum, 1,000 Buddhas. The museum also shows the history of the Angkor complex as well as Khmer culture and clothing using high tech displays and video screens. $12.</li> <li> Landmine Museum, (6 km south of Banteay Srey, 31 km from Siem Reap). This tiny museum was set up by local deminer Aki Ra to educate locals and tourists about the dangers of land mines. Piles of defused mines and UXO lie around the site and the guides are mostly teenagers who were orphaned or injured by mines, many of whom live onsite. This is a very worthwhile attraction that brings home the scale of the problem and shows you a slice of real <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>. The museum moved in 2007, so make sure your motodop doesn't try to take you to the old location in a village near Angkor Wat. You can possibly combine the visit with a visit to Angkor Butterfly Center which is a few kilometers south.</li> <li> Wat Thmei Temple & Stupa Memorial to the Killing Fields Near Siem Reap, (short distance outside of the city center). There are some cheaters standing at the temple entrance or on the graves on the right side. After a short introduction they will ask you to give them directly donations/tips for their school in the temple. In fact they are not from the school and are trying to cheat on tourists. Free, donations welcome.</li> <li> Kampong Phluk Floating Village, (off the Highway to Phnom Penh). This is a much more authentic 'floating village experience' than the one close to the Tonlé Sap ferry harbour. Enquire at your local hotel for a day trip to this fascinating village on stilts. It takes about 2 hours to reach the village, depending on the road conditions and water level.</li> <li> Cultural Village, (National Road #6). features small tributes to all the cultures of Cambodia. A wax museum highlights major figures in Cambodian history, and there are miniatures of many national buildings and monuments throughout the gardens. Witness local dancing or a Khmer wedding ceremony at various stages throughout the park. Guides are not necessary but will add a lot of significant insight to the displays.</li> <li> Silk Worm Farm. Catch a free tour of the silk farm and have the opportunity to buy silk products. Free 20 min shuttle bus leaves twice daily. (See website for details)</li> <li>1000 lingas and reclining Buddha, (50 kilometers from siem reap). Shiva lingas are supposed to be kept wetted all the time with running water. Normally it is done by installing a pot top of the lingas with drip thread. 1000 lingas is a fantastic idea, as one can see the 1000's of lingas on river bed, with clean fresh running water 6-12" overheads. Close to it is reclingin budha statue. A priest here can read your fate with a traditional style fortune telling yantra. close to it is also a fascinating water fall. Enchanting Khmer dresses available at $5 for upto 5 photographs in woods and waterfalls. 100's of tourist can be seen spending hours at these spots. additional $10 with day tour on car or $ 35.</li> <li>Cello Concert. The free "Beatocello" concert is held each Saturday night at the Kantha Bopha children's hospital in Siem Reap. Concert runs from 7.15 - approx. 8.30pm, features Dr Beat Richter playing his cello, shows a film about his work in Cambodia and speaks on the medical issues affecting children in Cambodia. Donations encouraged.</li> </ul> <p>Text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0</p>  <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-119091-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> </body>