NAGAWORLD
CAMBODIA
NAGAWORLD OFFERS A COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE FROM PHNOM PENH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO NAGAWORLD. PLEASE PROCEED TO NAGAWORLD'S GUEST SERVICES COUNTER AT THE AIRPORT ARRIVALS HALL TO BOOK YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS.
ESTIMATED JOURNEY TIMES FROM NAGAWORLD BY SHUTTLE BUS;
.AIRPORT - 40MINS
.ROYAL PALACE/ NATIONAL MUSEUM - 5MINS
.INDEPENDENCE MONUMENT- 5MINS
.AEON MALL- 5 MINS
.CENTRAL MARKET - 10 MINS
.EXCHANGE SQUARE MALL- 10MINS
.RUSSIAN MARKET- 15MINS
.WAT PHNOM- 15MINS
MUST SEE IN PHNOM PENH
1.ROYAL PALACE -
BETWEEN STREET 178 & 240
Admission Fee - $10
Timing - 11;30am / 2pm-5pm
THE ROYAL PALACE COMPLEX SERVES AS THE ROYAL RESIDENCE OF THE KING OF CAMBODIA AND CONSISTS OF SEVERALS GARDENS, BUILDING AND STRUCTURES, INCLUDING THE SILVER PAGODA, MOONLIGHT PAVILION, THRONE HALL & KHEMARIN PALACE.
2.NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CAMBODIA -
Add- STREET 13, BETWEEN STREET 172 & 184
Admission Fee - $10
Timing - 8am - 5pm
HOUSED INSIDE A DISTINCTIVE BUILDING INSPIRED BY ANCIENT KHMER TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE, YOU'LL FIND THE WORLD'S FINEST COLLECTION OF CAMBODIAN ART WITH OVER 14,000 SCULPTURES, CERAMICS, BRONZES & ETHNOGRAPHIC OBJECTS DATING FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES UP TO THE PRESENT.
3.WAT PHNOM-
Add- INTERSECTION OF NORODOM BOULEVARD AND STREET 96
Admission Fee - $1
Timing - 7am - 6;30pm
THIS BUDDHIST TEMPLE BUILT IN 1373 IS THE OLDEST AND TALLEST RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE IN PHNOM PENH; A FOCAL POINT OF THE CITY. ACCORDING TO THE LEGENDS, A WEALTHY WIDOW NAMED PENH - FROM WHOM THE CITY DEVRIES ITS NAME - DISCOVERED FOUR BRONZE STATUES OF BUDDHA HIDDEN INSIDE A KOKI TREE TRUNK FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER. SHE DECIDED TO KEEP THESE ARTIFACTS SAFE INSIDE THE SHRINE BUILT ON THE TOP OF A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED, 27-M- HIGH HILL KNOWN AS WAT PHNOM, MEANS 'MOUNTAIN PAGODA'.
4.INDEPENDENCE MONUMENT-
Add - INTERSECTION OF NORODOM & SIHANOUK BOULEVARDS
DESIGNED BY RENOWNED LATE CAMBODIAN ARCHITECT VAN MOVLYVANN IN THE FORM OF A LOTUS-SHAPED STUPA, THE INDEPENDENCE MONUMENT WAS BUILT IN 1958 TO COMMEMORATE THE KINGDOM'S INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE 5 YEARS EARLIER.
5.RUSSIAN MARKET
Add - BETWEEN STREETS 440 & 450 AND STREETS 155 & 163.
Timing - 6am - 5pm
KNOWN LOCALLY AS PSAR TOUL TOM POUNG AND DERVINIG ITS NICKNAME FROM ITS POPULARITY WITH RUSSIAN EXPATRIATES DURING THE 1980S, THIS BARGAIN-HUNTERS PARADISE IS PACKED WITH STALLS THE LIKES OF SOUVENIRS, ANTIQUES, CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR.
6.CENTRAL MARKET
Add- BETWEEN STREETS 126 & 136 AND 53 & 67
Timing - 6am - 5pm
PHSAR THMEY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS CENTRAL MARKET , IS A UNIQUE ASAIN COLONIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN 1937 FEATURING A LARGE ART DECO-STYLE DOME WITH FOUR ARMS BRANCHING OUT INTO VAST HALLWAYS OF COUNTLESS GOODS STALLS. BE PREPARED TO BARGAIN HARD, BUT ALWAYS WITH A SMILE.
7.EXCHANGE SQUARE \
Add- STREET 106, BETWEEN 51 & 61
Timing - 8 am - 10pm
THE EXCHANGE SQUARE BOASTS A NO.OF RETAILS, DINING & LEISURE OUTLETS, INCLUDING HARD ROCK CAFE, STARBUCKS, LEGEND CINEMA, COLD STONE CREAMERY, GUARDIAN PHARMACY & OTHER INTERNATIONAL CHAINS.
PHNOM PENH USEFUL INFO;
.THE PEOPLE OF CAMBODIA ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING; A SMILE GOES A LONG WAY!
.PRE-PAID CAMBODIAN SIM CARDS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE AIRPORT ARRIVALS HALL OR AT PHONE SHOPS IN TOWN - REGISTER WITH YOUR PASSPORT.
.TRANSPORT OPTIONS IN THE CITY INCLUDE TAXIS, TUK-TUKS, BUSES, MOTOTAXIS, AND CYCLOS; IT IS RECOMMENDED TO AGREE ON A PRICE BEFORE SETTING OFF OR USE A MOBILE APP WHICH CHARGES BY DISTANCE TRAVELLED.
.BE RESPECTFUL AND WAER THE APPROPRIATE CLOTHING AT RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL SITES, COVERING THE SHOULDERS AND KNEES.
BY - THE VIOLET TOURS & TRAVELS
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