Wat Phnom hornbills attract tourists, locals
Thanks to the arrival of a friendly flock of great hornbills, Hour Rithy, a former aviculturist – or raiser of birds – in Kratie province turned Phnom Penh tuk tuk driver, has seen a partial return to his former profession.
Latest
-
Stung Phe ecotour site plans cabin addition
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 | 10:16Located in Kampot province’s Chum Kiri district, the Stung Phe Ecotourism Community was established in 2020 and just celebrated its second anniversary.
-
Tourists flock to beaches of Koh Kong Krao
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 | 09:29Many local tourists have diverted some of their holiday time from trekking across Cambodia’s tallest mountains such as Phnom Oral, Phnom Samkos and Phnom Tum – popular activities during the Covid-19 pandemic – to visiting the beaches and the coastal areas of the Kingdom, especially Koh Kong Krao.
+ -
Return of guests offers community chance at preserving traditional life
Thu, 2 Feb 2023 | 09:17Community-based tourism is based on more than just building facilities to entertain visitors, but on rich natural resources.
-
Picture-perfect Koh Kong farm-stay setting green standards
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 | 09:25A picturesque farm stay in Koh Kong province’s Thma Bang district has become an attractive destination for many of the Kingdom’s nature-lovers, both local and expat.
-
Chi Phat community’s eco-tourism attraction going strong since 2008
Sun, 29 Jan 2023 | 09:21Chi Phat is a community-based tourist destination in Koh Kong province’s Thma Bang district, which has been attracting both locals and foreigners since 2008.
-
Nature guru nets big following
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 | 09:26The Kingdom has countless areas of rich natural beauty, but it seemed that only a few were well known, leading many to conclude that Cambodia’s natural offerings were few and far between.
-
Battambang’s prehistoric site La’ang Spean open to visitors
Sun, 8 Jan 2023 | 09:00Battambang provincial Department of Tourism officials have called for tourists to visit the La’ang Spean prehistoric site. Recent excavations at the site have unearthed artefacts dating from more than 70,000 years ago.
-
UNDP funds mountain ladder for Chak Angre community in natural protected area
Sat, 31 Dec 2022 | 02:30Chak Angre natural protected community is constructing a 379 metre-long wooden ladder to climb up the side of Phnom Tbeng mountain in Preah Vihear province, funded by a UNDP small grant.
-
Ang Trapeang Thma draws tourists
Thu, 8 Dec 2022 | 10:17Apart from its main function as a water reservoir which serves agriculture, Ang Trapeang Thma or Trapeang Thma reservoir also functions as a popular tourism site.
-
Ta Prohm’s ‘Hall of Dancers’ set for tourists
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 | 08:36The Apsara National Authority (ANA) expects that the number of tourists visiting the Hall of Dancers at Ta Prohm Temple in Siem Reap province will greatly increase now that experts have renovated it.
