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Angkor National Museum

The Angkor National Museum is Siem reap offers eight chronologically ordered galleries of Angkorian-era artifacts and multi-media presentations of Angkorian history and culture. The Museum has just finishing touches on some of it's exhibits. Admissions price: US$12 (for foreigners). $2 for a camera. Hours: 9:00AM - 8:00PM. Located in town, on the road to the Angkor Park. Tel: (855) 23-96601
Website: www.angkornationalmuseum.com

Angkor wat in Miniature

Artist and mater craftsman Dy Proeung has created several hand carved and cast sandstone and concrete miniatures of Angkor Wat, Bayon, Banteay Srey and other Angkoriean temple and figures. Mr. Dy Proeung has recived an woth the $1.50 admission fee. Wat Po Lanka area.

Bird watching / Enviromental Tours

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Butterfly Garden

Butterlies Garden Restaurant features 1,500 tropical butterflies and a koi pond in a romantic, private garden Creative tropical cuisine, including unique Khmer specialties, is served at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Anarray of fresh juices, shakes, bee, wine and cocktails is also available.
Website: www.butterfliesofangkor.com

Cambodian Cultural Village

A unique, sprawling cultural attraction, intended to introduce the visitor to cambodia culture and history. Interesting wax museum features scence and figures from history. Large park area with 1/20th Scale models of important cultural sites and landmarks such as Phsar Thmey and the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh and the hills and temples of Oudong. Full scale models of a variety of Cambodia architectural types, including different styles of huts and homes, hill tribe houses, pagoda and mosque. live shows, traditional dance performances and music. Tranditional Khmer wedding show twice per day. Entrance: $12 9AM - 9PM.Airport Road.
Website: www.cambodiaculturalvillage.com

Cooking Classes

The Rivergarden Restaurant is offering culinary tours and cooking courses focusing, of course, on local fare.    Unique
culinary tours such as 'walk and talk' and 'Cooks in Tuk Tuk'
and include a tour of a local market with an introduction to local culinary culture, foods and ingredients, cooking equipment, etc, followed by cooking classes at the restaurant.

Golf Courses

Angkor Golf Resort 18 hole course. 7279 yards, par 72, built to challenge all levels of golfers and has been rated by the US PGA. The course's maintenace is superb with the green paspallum grass. 300 yards grass range, Practice putting green.
Website: www.angkor-golf.com

Horseback Riding

The Happy Ranch International standard horse stables and riding and riding lesson for children and adults. European instructor. Pretty local Cambodia horses and ponies. Private and group lessons available. Weight limit for riders, 90kg. English and Western saddles. Please book directly and in advance to ensure a personalized experience.

Mine Museum

Year of war have brought Cambodia one of the worst landmine problems in the world. The Cambodia Land Mine Museum & Relief Facility contains exhibits displaying information and a variety of defused mines, bombs and other ordinace. The creator and proprietor of the museum, Akira, worked as a deminer in recent years. He is sometimes on hand to provide personal tours and tell of his experiences as a young soldier. US$1 admission. Located six km south of Banteay Srey.
Website:www.cambodialandminemuseum.org

Movie Mall

Air-conditioned theater at the Angkor Night Market showing various movies on a 3m x 2.5m screen, intoducing the issues, history and ecology of Cambodia. Currently showing "Pol Pot : The history of Genocide" at 5PM, 7PM, 9Pm, 10PM and the French version at 4:15PM. "The Mine in Cambodia and the world " at 8PM, 11PM. "Snake Ecological Disaster" (in 3D) at 6PM. Admission $3 per showing.

Pagodas & Shrines

Shrine to Preah Ang Chek & Preah Ang Chorm of particular importance to the locals is the small shrine in front of the Raffles Grand Hotel D'Angkor containing two standing Buddhas of the names Preah Ang Chek (taller) and Preah Ang Chorm (Shorter). They are surrounded by stories of power and indestructibility visitors are welcome to make offering and take photos. The reverence of local pilgrims is palpable Shrine to Ya Tep Under a huge tree in the traffic circle in front of the royal residence is a statue of Ya Tep, a neak-ta. Neak-ta are powerful spirits connected to a particular area of land. Ya Tepis local to Siem Reap and is said to help bring Protection (and winning lottery lottery numbers) to the faith-ful. Offerings of chicken skins can often be seen around the Shrine.

Wat Bo Founded in the 18th Century, A large, highly respected pagoda. Like the silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, the vihear of wat bo contains very unique wall paintings of the Reamker that area said to be late 19th century, Look for the ordinary-life market scenes such as an opium-smoking chinese merchant, the colornialera French offiecer at the market and the French soldiers attending a tranditional dance performance. Also of interest is the large collection of Buddha statues located behind the main Buddha.

Wat Keseram " Pagoda of the Cornflower Petals." Pastoral setting and extensive, detailed collection of the life of Buddha on the interior of the vihear make this one of the more interesting wats to visit. The date of establishment is unclear, but most agree that the vihear was constructed in the early 1970's. Located on Route #6 in the center of town.

Wat Preah Prohm Rath An unspectacular but idy lically situated wat on the river in the center of town. Founded in 1915, the main vihear was constructed in1945 oddly enough, the wat grounds hold two large cannons said to have helonged to the larger-than-life 20th century warlord, Dap Chhoun.