Cambodia 7th edition

Offers coverage of activities around Siem Reap, and also covers the Mekong Discovery Trail and the Ramsar Wetlands and other dolphin sites.

Lonely Planet s 7th edition of Cambodia will take you into the heart of Southeast Asia: beautiful beaches (without the tourist tide), remote wilds, subtle cuisine and elaborate temples. From the famed Angkor Wat to the old-world charms of Siem Reap and the Phnomenal capital city of Phnom Penh it s all here. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Angkor revealed: we take you to the heart and soul of Cambodia
Go further with unrivalled coverage of increasingly popular Northwestern Cambodia
Green Index highlights best eco-friendly options

On the Road		4	(1)
Cambodia Highlights		5	(68)
Destination Cambodia		12	(2)
Getting Started		14	(5)
Events Calendar		19	(1)
Itineraries		20	(5)
History		25	(19)
The Culture		44	(13)
Food & Drink		57	(9)
Environment		66	(7)
Colours of Cambodia		73	(290)
Phnom Penh		81	(47)
History		82	(1)
Orientation		83	(2)
Information		85	(6)
Dangers & Annoyances		91	(1)
Sights		92	(6)
Activities		98	(2)
Walking Tour		100	(1)
Phnom Penh for Children		101	(1)
Tours		102	(1)
Sleeping		102	(4)
Eating		106	(8)
Drinking		114	(2)
Entertainment		116	(1)
Shopping		117	(3)
Getting There & Away		120	(1)
Getting Around		121	(2)
Around Phnom Penh		123	(1)
Kien Svay		123	(1)
Udong		124	(1)
Tonle Bati		125	(1)
Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre		126	(1)
Phnom Chisor		126	(1)
Klrirom National Park		127	(1)
Siem Reap		128	(25)
History		129	(1)
Orientation		129	(1)
Information		129	(2)
Dangers & Annoyances		131	(1)
Sights		132	(4)
Activities		136	(1)
Siem Reap for Children		137	(1)
Tours		137	(1)
Sleeping		137	(5)
Eating		142	(4)
Drinking		146	(1)
Entertainment		147	(1)
Shopping		147	(2)
Getting There & Away		149	(1)
Getting Around		150	(1)
Around Siem Reap		151	(1)
Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary		151	(1)
Ang Trapeng Thmor Reserve		151	(1)
Floating Village of Chong Kneas		151	(1)
Flooded Forest of Kompong Pluk		152	(1)
Kompong Khleang		152	(1)
Me Chrey		152	(1)
Temples of Angkor		153	(41)
History		153	(4)
Archaeology of Angkor		157	(1)
Architectural Styles		157	(2)
Orientation		159	(1)
Information		159	(3)
Itineraries		162	(3)
Tours		165	(1)
Getting There & Around		165	(2)
Angkor Wat		167	(1)
Symbolism		167	(1)
Architectural Layout		168	(1)
Bas-Reliefs		169	(3)
Angkor Thom		172	(1)
Bayon		172	(4)
Baphuon		176	(1)
Royal Enclosure & Phimeanakas		177	(1)
Preah Palilay		177	(1)
Tep Pranam		177	(1)
Preah Pithu		177	(1)
Terrace of the Leper King		177	(1)
Terrace of Elephants		178	(1)
Kleangs & Prasat Suor Prat		178	(1)
Around Angkor Thom		179	(1)
Baksei Chamkrong		179	(1)
Phnom Bakheng		179	(1)
Chau Say Tevoda		180	(1)
Thommanon		180	(1)
Spean Thmor		180	(1)
Ta Keo		181	(1)
Ta Nei		181	(1)
Ta Prohm		181	(1)
Banteay Kdei & Sra Srang		182	(1)
Prasat Kravan		182	(2)
Preah Khan		184	(1)
Preah Neak Poan		185	(1)
Ta Som		185	(1)
Eastern Baray & Eastern Mebon		185	(1)
Pre Rup		186	(1)
Banteay Samre		186	(1)
Western Baray & Western Mebon		186	(1)
Roluos Temples		187	(1)
Preah Ko		187	(1)
Bakong		187	(1)
Lolei		188	(1)
Around Angkor		188	(1)
Phnom Krom		188	(1)
Phnom Bok		188	(1)
Chau Srei Vibol		189	(1)
Banteay Srei		189	(1)
Kbal Spean		190	(1)
Phnom Kulen		190	(1)
Beng Mealea		191	(2)
Remote Angkorian Sites		193	(1)
South Coast		194	(46)
KOH Kong Province		196	(1)
Krong Koh Kong		196	(4)
Koh Kong Conservation Corridor		200	(9)
Kompong SOM Province		209	(1)
Sihanoukville		209	(13)
Around Sihanoukville		222	(1)
Kampot Province		223	(1)
Kampot		223	(5)
Around Kampot		228	(1)
Bokor National Park		229	(2)
Kompong Trach		231	(1)
Krong Kep		232	(1)
Kep		232	(3)
Around Kep		235	(1)
Takeo Province		236	(1)
Takeo		236	(2)
Around Takeo		238	(2)
Northwestern Cambodia		240	(48)
Kompong Chhnang Province		242	(1)
Kompong Chhnang		242	(3)
Pursat Province		245	(1)
Pursat		245	(2)
Kompong Luong		247	(1)
Northern Cardamom Mountains		247	(2)
Battambang Province		249	(1)
Battambang		249	(7)
Around Battambang		256	(2)
Krong Pailin		258	(1)
Pailin		258	(2)
Samlaut		260	(1)
Banteay Meanchey Province		261	(1)
Poipet		261	(2)
Sisophon		263	(2)
Banteay Chhmar		265	(1)
Oddar Meanchey Province		266	(1)
Samraong		266	(1)
O Smach		267	(1)
Anlong Veng		268	(4)
Preah Vihear Province		272	(1)
Preah Khan		272	(2)
Koh Ker		274	(2)
Tbeng Meanchey		276	(1)
Tmatboey Ibis Project		277	(1)
Chhep Vulture-Feeding Station		278	(1)
Choam Ksant		278	(1)
Prasat Preah Vihear		279	(2)
Kompong Thom Province		280	(1)
Kompong Thom		281	(3)
Around Kompong Thom		284	(4)
Eastern Cambodia		288	(31)
Svay Rieng Province		290	(1)
Svay Rieng		291	(1)
Prey Veng Province		291	(1)
Prey Veng		291	(1)
Neak Luong		291	(1)
Ba Phnom		292	(1)
Kompong Cham Province		292	(1)
Kompong Cham		292	(4)
Around Kompong Cham		296	(2)
Kratie Province		297	(1)
Kratie		298	(2)
Around Kratie		300	(1)
Chhlong		301	(1)
Snuol		301	(1)
Stung Treng Province		301	(1)
Stung Treng		302	(2)
Around Stung Treng		304	(1)
Ratanakiri Province		305	(1)
Ban Lung		305	(4)
Around Ban Lung		309	(3)
Mondulkiri Province		312	(1)
Sen Monorom		312	(4)
Around Sen Monorom		316	(1)
Seima Protection Forest		317	(1)
Mimong		318	(1)
Koh Nhek		318	(1)
Directory		319	(18)
Accommodation		319	(1)
Activities		320	(1)
Business Hours		321	(1)
Children		322	(1)
Climate Charts		323	(1)
Courses		323	(1)
Customs Regulations		323	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances		323	(3)
Discount Cards		326	(1)
Embassies & Consulates		326	(1)
Festivals & Events		326	(1)
Food		326	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers		327	(1)
Holidays		327	(1)
Insurance		327	(1)
Internet Access		327	(1)
Legal Matters		328	(1)
Maps		328	(1)
Money		328	(2)
Photography & Video		330	(1)
Post		331	(1)
Shopping		331	(1)
Telephone & Fax		332	(1)
Time		333	(1)
Toilets		333	(1)
Tourist Information		334	(1)
Travellers with Disabilities		334	(1)
Visas		334	(1)
Volunteering		335	(1)
Women Travellers		336	(1)
Work		336	(1)
Transport		337	(16)
Getting There & Away		337	(1)
Entering the Country		337	(1)
Air		337	(2)
Land		339	(6)
River		345	(1)
Tours		345	(1)
Getting Around		346	(1)
Air		346	(1)
Bicycle		346	(1)
Boat		347	(1)
Bus		347	(1)
Car & Motorcycle		348	(2)
Hitching		350	(1)
Local Transport		350	(2)
Share Taxi & Pick-Up Trucks		352	(1)
Train		352	(1)
Health		353	(10)
Before You Go		353	(1)
Insurance		353	(1)
Recommended Vaccinations		353	(1)
Further Reading		353	(1)
Other Preparations		353	(2)
In Transit		355	(1)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)		355	(1)
Jet Lag & Motion Sickness		355	(1)
In Cambodia		356	(1)
Availability & Cost of Health Care		356	(1)
Infectious Diseases		356	(3)
Traveller's Diarrhoea		359	(1)
Environmental Hazards		360	(2)
Women's Health		362	(1)
Language		363	(7)
Glossary		370	(2)
The Authors		372	(2)
Behind the Scenes		374	(9)
Index		383	(7)
GreenDex		390	(2)
Map Legend		392