Majestic sights: Tourists visiting the Angkor Wat temple near the Angkor Botanical Garden in Siem Reap province. — AFP
THE Angkor Botanical Garden in northwest Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park has won the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said.
The ANA is the government agency responsible for managing, safeguarding and preserving the Angkor Archaeological Park, a Unesco-listed world heritage site, in Siem Reap province.
“The Angkor Botanical Garden, run by the Apsara National Authority, has been awarded the Travellers’ Choice Awards Winner by the TripAdvisor for 2024,” the news release on Wednesday said.
TripAdvisor said on its website that the Angkor Botanical Garden is home to more than 500 species of plants and flowers and tens of thousands of trees.
The 15ha site has five large gardens, namely a medicinal and spice garden, a seasonal flower and grass garden, a palm tree and palm oil garden, a fruit plant garden, and a forest and wildlife garden.
“This park will be a new place for relaxation in the Angkor zone and also a place to explore many species of plants, flowers and wildlife,” TripAdvisor said.
The 401sq km Angkor Archaeological Park is home to 91 ancient temples built from the ninth to the 13th centuries.
The ancient park, which is the most popular tourist destination in the country, attracted a total of 521,950 international tourists in the first six months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 35%, said a report from the state-owned Angkor Enterprise. — Xinhua
