INDEPENDENT BUS TRAVEL IN NORTH, CENTRAL, SOUTH AMERICA AND ASIA - BAMBA EXPERIENCE

When thinking of Cambodia, one immediately thinks of genocide and horrors of Pol Pot during the gruesome years of the Khmer Rouge.  Fortunately, this image is slowly changing and now most people think of Angkor Wat. The jewel of Cambodia, tourists have started flocking to see these majestic temples, and for good reason. The sheer size and the splendid detailed carvings in the stone walls will leave you flabbergasted with awe.

You could be forgiven for thinking that the only thing worth visiting is Angkor Wat. But once you get off the beaten path, you will come across fascinating cultures, friendly and humble people with their ubiquitous smiles and one of the quickest growing economies in South East Asia.

Cambodia has very strong influences from India, which first brought Hinduism in the 800 AD. This was followed by the spread of Buddhism and to this day, 95 % of Cambodians consider themselves Theravada Buddhists. Along with Vietnam and Laos, Cambodia was part of French Indochina until they achieved independence in 1953. Cambodians darkest days were in the mid 1970s, when the Khmer Rouge took over and the subsequent genocide claimed an estimated 1 million people, nearly an 8th of the entire population.