Phnom Penh - Cambodia s Capital Metropolis

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Getting to Phnom Penh:

Phnom Penh's Worldwide Airport, previously often called Pochentang Worldwide Airport, is a really fashionable facility located 10 kilometres from the centre of the Metropolis . It's the larger of Cambodia's International Airports .As befits the Capital Metropolis of Cambodia; Phnom Penh is serviced by the major South East Asia airlines with flights to and from South and South East Asia destinations.

These include Bangkok Airlines and Thai Airways to Bangkok, Lao Airlines to Vientiane, Vietnam Airlines to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Dragon Airlines to Hong Kong, Silk Air to Singapore, Malaysia Airlines to Kuala Lumpur, EVA Air to Taipei, Asiana Airlines to Seoul and three Chinese Airlines to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

Bus services run from Thailand via the border at Poi pet and in addition from the Vietnamese metropolis of Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, crossing the Cambodia-Vietnam border at Moc Bai.

A more exotic mode of transport is the boat trip to Phnom Penh from Char Doc in Vietnam. This route follows the Mekong River.

Getting around

Phnom Penh does not have a neighborhood public bus system. Both motorbike taxis or tuk-tuks are on every nook ready to take the customer round town. These operators offer a cheap service with the journey from the centre of town to the airport costing $7.

For a quaint and relaxed experience the three wheeled cycle rickshaws offer a slower journey around town.

There's a limited taxi service with taxis mainly available from the cities hotels. Automobiles are usually not available for rent and though motor cycles are available for rent it would be a brave one that would need to trip in this closely congested traffic system.

Leisure

Night cruises on the Mekong River
Live Music and the bars and restaurants along the River.

The place to stay

Accommodation in plentiful in Phnom Penh with all travellers catered for from these in search of the $5 per evening funds visitor house by means of to the prosperous utilizing the rising number of four and 5 worldwide hotels. A superb cross section of accommodation is situated within the Riverside area.

Where to Eat

The Phnom Penh river front along Sisowath Quay is where you want to go if international food and flavour has a particular appeal to you. There is a distinctly French affect in the dishes available buying land in cambodia addition to the traditional Cambodian fare. In addition eating places with Vietnamese and Thai dishes make this space a real South East Asian dining experience.

What to See

The Royal Place seated on the banks of the Mekong River takes up a complete block and features the Silver Pagoda and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the Palace Grounds. Subsequent door to the Royal Palace is the National Museum. The museum houses Angkoran statues and an extensive collection of exhibits from that era. On a more sombre note the Tuol Sieng Genocide Museum displays proof of Cambodia's horrific past under the rule of Pol Pot.