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Angkor Sangkranta is held to align with Khmer New Year that lasts for three days in the mid-April. Khmer New Year is celebrated to mark the end of harvesting season and the beginning of rainy season, during which farmers who dominate Cambodian society enjoy the fruits from their labors and get ready to enter the New Year based on Buddhist calendar. The event is aimed to strengthen the solidarity of Cambodian families, to preserve Cambodian traditions and customs, to show off Cambodian culture to the world, and to boost the tourism industry in Siem Reap, as up to a million tourists showed up in the province on the days of the event last year.
Flight of the Gibbon is the only Zipline in Cambodia and to top it off we have the absolutely amazing privilege of being located within the UNESCO World Heritage site of The Angkor Archaeological Park. A distinction mode possible by our commitment to the environment through wildlife rehabilitation, various conservation efforts and work within the local community.
Tonle Sap Lake is a fertile lake treasured by the Cambodian people. Today, we will take you to explore the Cambodian life style in a village on the stilts, Kompong Phluk. Take a boat, see the surprising views around, you will find the unique Cambodian experience here.
We stand before it stunned. It is like nothing else in the land. The Bayon is located in the center of the city of Angkor Thom 1500 meters (4921 feet) from the south gate. Enter tower of the Bayon is from the east. Prasat Bayon was built in late 12th century to early 13th century, by the King Jayavarman VII, dedicated to Buddhist.
Angkor Wat, in its beauty and state of preservation, is unrivaled. Its mightiness and magnificence bespeak a pomp and a luxury surpassing that of a Pharaoh or a Shah Jahan, an impressiveness greater than that of the Pyramids, an artistic distinctiveness as fine as that of the Taj Mahal. Angkor Wat is located about six kilometers (four miles) north of Siem Reap, south of Angkor Thom. Entry and exit to Angkor Wat can only be access from its west gate.