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Welcome to Cambodia's travel. Visitors enter the world of sights and
sounds of Cambodia. The Kingdom of Cambodia has many temples, hotels and
restaurants for people to visit and see. Search the ancient temples of
Cambodia to see the history of the country. Feast on the foods of Cambodia
with many varieties of spices, meats, and foreign delights. There are
hotels that have rooms and nature hotels that shows natural flows.
Cambodia has a wide variety of plants and animals. There are 212 mammal species,
536 bird species, 240 reptile species, 850 freshwater fish species (Tonle Sap
Lake area), and 435 marine fish species. Much of this biodiversity is contained
around the Tonle Sap Lake and the surrounding biosphere. The Tonle Sap Biosphere
Reserve is a unique ecological phenomenon surrounding the Tonle Sap. It
encompasses the lake and nine provinces: Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, Battambang,
Pursat, Kampong Chhnang, Banteay Meanchey, Krong Pailin, Otdar Meanchey and
Preah Vihear (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve). Other key habitats include the dry
forest of Mondolkiri and Ratanakiri provinces and the Cardamom Mountains
ecosystem, including Bokor National Park, Botum-Sakor National Park, and the
Phnom Aural and Phnom Samkos wildlife sanctuaries.
There are also various locations in the world in Europe. Europe has
many monuments and also great scenery for travelers to see and enjoy.
Another country is Vietnam. The country has forest that will excite the
eyes. Vietnam consists of hills and densely forested mountains, with level
land covering no more than 20%. Mountains account for 40% of the area, with
smaller hills accounting for 40% and tropical forests 42%. The northern
part of the country consists mostly of highlands and the Red River Delta. Phan
Xi Păng, located in Lào Cai province, is the highest mountain in Vietnam at
3,143 m (10,312 ft). The south is divided into coastal lowlands, Annamite Chain
peaks, extensive forests, and poor soil. Comprising five relatively flat
plateaus of basalt soil, the highlands account for 16% of the country's arable
land and 22% of its total forested land.
The delta of the Red River (also known as the Sông Hồng), a flat, triangular
region of 15,000 km2 (5,792 sq mi),[35] is smaller but more intensely developed
and more densely populated than the Mekong River Delta. Once an inlet of the
Gulf of Tonkin, it has been filled in by the enormous alluvial deposits of the
rivers over a period of millennia, and it advances one 100 meters (328.1 ft)
into the Gulf annually. The Mekong delta, covering about 40,000 km2 (15,444 sq
mi), is a low-level plain no more than 3 meters (9.8 ft) above sea level at any
point and criss-crossed by a maze of canals and rivers. So much sediment is
carried by the Mekong's various branches and tributaries that the delta advances
60 to 80 meters (196.9 to 262.5 ft) into the sea every year. Because of
differences in latitude and the marked variety of topographical relief, the
climate tends to vary considerably from place to place. During the winter or dry
season, extending roughly from November to April, the monsoon winds usually blow
from the northeast along the China coast and across the Gulf of Tonkin, picking
up considerable moisture; consequently the winter season in most parts of the
country is dry only by comparison with the rainy or summer season. The
average annual temperature is generally higher in the plains than in the
mountains and plateaus and in the south than in the north. Temperatures in the
southern plains (Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta) varies less, going
between 21 and 28 °C (69.8 and 82.4 °F) over the course of a year. The seasons
in the mountains and plateaus and in the north are much more dramatic, and
temperatures may vary from 5 °C (41 °F) in December and January to 37 °C (98.6
°F) in July and August.
Thailand is also another great country to visit. Thailand is the
world's 50th largest country in land mass, while it is the world's 20th largest
country in terms of population. It is comparable in population to countries such
as France and the United Kingdom, and is similar in land size to France and
California in the United States. The local climate is tropical and characterized
by monsoons. There is a rainy, warm, and cloudy southwest monsoon from mid-May
to September, as well as a dry, cool northeast monsoon from November to
mid-March. The southern isthmus is always hot and humid.
Thailand is home to several distinct geographic regions, partly corresponding to
the provincial groups. The north of the country is mountainous, with the highest
point being Doi Inthanon at 2,565 metres (8,420 ft) above sea level. The
northeast, Isan, consists of the Khorat Plateau, bordered to the east by the
Mekong River. The centre of the country is dominated by the predominantly flat
Chao Phraya river valley, which runs into the Gulf of Thailand. The south
consists of the narrow Kra Isthmus that widens into the Malay Peninsula.
Politically, there are six geographical regions which differ from the others in
population, basic resources, natural features, and level of social and economic
development. The diversity of the regions is the most pronounced attribute of
Thailand's physical setting.
The Chao Phraya and the Mekong River are the sustainable resource of rural
Thailand. Industrial scale production of crops use both rivers and their
tributaries. The Gulf of Thailand covers 320,000 square kilometres (124,000 sq
mi) and is fed by the Chao Phraya, Mae Klong, Bang Pakong and Tapi Rivers. It
contributes to the tourism sector owing to its clear shallow waters along the
coasts in the Southern Region and the Kra Isthmus. The Gulf of Thailand is also
an industrial center of Thailand with the kingdom's main port in Sattahip along
with being the entry gates for Bangkok's Inland Seaport. The Andaman Sea is
regarded as Thailand's most precious natural resource as it hosts the most
popular and luxurious resorts in Asia. Phuket, Krabi, Ranong, Phang Nga and
Trang and their lush islands all lay along the coasts of the Andaman Sea and
despite the 2004 Tsunami, they continue to be and ever more so, the playground
of the rich and elite of Asia and the world.
Plans have resurfaced of a logistical connection of the two bodies of water
which would be coined the Thai Canal, analogous to the Suez and the Panama
Canal. Such an idea has been greeted with positive accounts by Thai politicians
as it would cut fees charged by the Ports of Singapore, improve ties with China
and India, lower shipping times and increase ship safety owing to pirate fears
in the Strait of Melaka and, support the Thai government's policy of being the
logistical hub for Southeast Asia. The ports would improve economic conditions
in the south of Thailand, which relies heavily on tourism income, and it would
also change the structure of the Thai economy moving it closer to a services
center of Asia.
