 Cambodia’s top destination, Angkor Wat is unrivalled in spectacle and scale. A young entrepreneur on Tonle Sap Lake outside Siem Reap. (Upper Right) Siem Reap offers excellent accommodation at numerous hotels including the Sofitel Phokeethra Royal Angkor Golf & Spa Resort. (Far Right) |
  In 1860, French naturalist Henri Mouhot was trudging through the steamy jungles of Indochina in search of rare orchids. Hidden for 500 years under almost impenetrable forest growth, he found something far more exceptional: the ‘universe’ condensed into one magnificent temple.
Though Mouhot was not the first western explorer to chance upon this jewel in the jungle, he is popularly credited with the ‘discovery’ of Angkor Wat.
Most people think of Angkor Wat as a massive temple complex. It most certainly is that. However, Angkor Wat was the focal point of a major urban settlement which many believe may have been the biggest city in the pre-industrialised world.
A succession of kings over 600 years established Angkor Wat as the political and religious centre for an all-embracing empire that extended from Burma to the South China Sea.
An illustrated feature on Siem Reap/Angkor Reap can be written on assignment from 1000 to 2000 words, depending upon editorial requirements. A short ‘sidebar’ or a dedicated feature on Phnom Penh can also be written. In addition a dedicated feature can be written on golf tourism in Cambodia.
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