One of the most important events in Cambodia is Khmer New Year. It is celebrated over three days, starting from the 13th or 14th of April, which coincides with the end of the harvesting season.

 To bring good luck on this day, the Khmer wash their faces with holy water in the morning, wash their chests at noontime, and wash their feet just before going to sleep.

 Khmer New Year is a cherished time for Cambodian people to unite with family, friends, and community. It is celebrated throughout Cambodia and is rooted in Buddhist traditions.

The Royal Ploughing Ceremony or "Preah Reach Pithi Bonn Chrot Preah Neangkol" is one of the most meaningful ceremonies in Cambodia.

The ritual is an ancient royal rite traditionally held in Pisak in May, beginning the rice-growing season. It is the time of the year when the dry season is over and the rainy season begins; Cambodian people start preparing for their farming activities.

The King’s Birthday is a major Cambodian holiday that allows Cambodia to express its patriotism and appreciation for its progressive government. It is one of 25 public holidays that are celebrated in Cambodia each year.

This holiday celebrates the birth and coronation of Cambodia’s current monarch, King Norodom Sihamoni. The Birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni is celebrated on May 13 each year. 

Visak Bochea is a Cambodian public holiday held on the full moon of the sixth month of the Buddhist lunar calendar – usually sometime in May on the Gregorian Calendar. Visak Bochea celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and death (nirvana) of Buddha.

People go to the temples to pay Buddha homage, offer monks food, decorate their houses and streets with flowers, and meditate and sing hymns. Buddhists usually flag. Everywhere there are flickering candles to symbolize the enlightenment of the Buddha.

Phnom Penh is the most prominent and wealthiest city in Cambodia. It's also the cultural, commercial, and political center of the country. Covering an area of 345 sq km, Phnom Penh is situated in the south-central region of Cambodia, at the junction of the Tonle Sap, Mekong, and Bassac rivers.

The bustling capital offers extensive cultural and historical attractions, including temples, museums, and the Royal Palace. Phnom Penh also has a diverse dining scene as well as vibrant and varied nightlife.

The Bayon temple is located at the center of Angkor Thom, a walled city that served as the capital of the Khmer Empire. Four of the city's five gates sat on axis with the temple, and the walls of the town substituted for the enclosure walls commonly found at Khmer temples.

The temple is best known today for the gigantic face sculptures that adorn its thirty-seven surviving towers. The Bayon temple faces in four directions on each tower; the statues represent Lokeshvara, a Buddhist deity that projected benevolence outward to the four directions.

Banteay Srei temple is one of Angkor’s highlights. It is located along Route 67, about 20 kilometers north of the East Mebon. This temple contains the most delicate, most intricate carvings to be found in Angkor.

The temple was developed in 967 AD and is mainly built of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still clearly visible today. Today the Banteay Srei is a very well preserved monument. Its exquisite ornamentations that cover most of the temple show great skill and precision. 

Kratié is a province located in the east of Cambodia, with its main town – also called Kratié. It is a tranquil former French colonial market town in eastern Cambodia, situated on the banks of the Mekong River. Its marketplace is still at its core, surrounded by French colonial structures.

The town is well-known for being home to the Irrawaddy Dolphins. Increasingly an endangered species, these incredible creatures have lived here for centuries and have a symbiotic relationship with the local fishermen, helping them trap fish.

Sihanoukville, also called Kampong Som, is a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital of Sihanoukville Province, at the tip of an elevated peninsula in the country's southwest on the Gulf of Thailand.

 Sihanoukville has the best of Cambodia's white-sand beaches and castaway-cool southern islands. An almost uninterrupted stretch of sweeping white sand beaches, crystal clear seas, and coastal marshlands, with incomparable biodiversity.

Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre (PTWRC) dwells over 1,200 animals, including elephants, tigers, bears, gibbons, crocodiles, and leopards; it is a wildlife center found roughly 25 miles (40 km) by road south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The center was established in 1995. With over 6,000 acres of protected regenerating forest, this is the largest zoo in Cambodia; the wildlife rescue center is a fantastic day trip from Phnom Penh. 

Battambang is Cambodia's second most dense city and a famous tourist destination due to the many nearby ancient temples, Buddhist shrines, and the infamous bamboo railway.

 The temples of Phnom Sampeau, Phnom Banan, and Wat Ek Phnom are all within day-tripping distance. The famed Bamboo - a single-line rail track where "carriages" made from a platform of wood and bamboo travel between Battambang's east bank and the small village of O Srav - is one of the most popular activities for visitors.

The Silver Pagoda is situated in the southern part of the Royal Palace complex. The pagoda was once known as Wat Uborsoth Rotannaram because the King worshiped, prayed, and practiced every Buddhist Silas Day.

The tiny 17th-century baccarat crystal Buddha (the Emerald Buddha of Cambodia) and a life-sized gold Maitreya Buddha illuminated with 9584 diamonds. The internal wall of the Silver Pagoda courtyard is decorated with a richly colored and detailed mural of the Ramayana myth, painted in 1903–04 by 40 Khmer artists.