Cambodia reached over 900K domestic touring arrivals in the three days festival according to a report released by the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia, during the three-day holiday of the Water Festival, 910,150 people visited various tourist attractions in the country, and almost 99% are domestic tourists, of which 899,869 were locals and 10,281 were foreign tourists.
The report pointed out that on the first day of the water festival, Cambodia received 132,013 tourists, an increase of 152% compared with the same period last year;
According to the report, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville are still the main travel destinations for tourists, and the number of receptions is the top three in the country. Kampot and Baima are closely followed by the northernmost province of Ratanakiri in Cambodia, which has entered the public eye.
Ratanakiri Province is a minority settlement in Cambodia. The Boeng Yeak Voam Volcanic Lake, Virachey National Park Yunshao National Park, Chaa Ong, Ka Tieng, Kinchaan, and other waterfalls and beautiful village scenery in the province are attracting more and more interest of tourists.
The specific data of tourists visiting sorted from large to small arrival amount of each tourism attraction are as follows.
- Phnom Penh: 199,835 arrivals;
- Siem Reap: 118,165 arrivals;
- Sihanoukville: 111,322 arrivals;
- Kampot: 83,466 arrivals;
- Kep: 75,865 arrivals;
- Pursat: 53,807 arrivals;
- Battambang: 38,667 arrivals;
- Kompong Spue: 37,465 arrivals;
- Mondulkir: 32,957 arrivals;
- Kandal: 27,280 arrivals;
- Ratanakiri: 24,596 arrivals.
