{"id":28701,"date":"2026-03-08T16:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=28701"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:08:36","slug":"the-secret-garden-of-angkor-that-has-already-attracted-600000-visitors-in-just-three-years-and-almost-no-one-talks-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/the-secret-garden-of-angkor-that-has-already-attracted-600000-visitors-in-just-three-years-and-almost-no-one-talks-about-it\/28701\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201csecret\u201d garden of Angkor that has already attracted 600,000 visitors in just three years (and almost no one talks about it)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Less than three years after its official opening, the Angkor Botanical Garden<\/a> inside the Angkor World Heritage landscape has welcomed about 600,000 visitors. The park has quietly become a second magnet beside the temples, mixing eco tourism<\/a> conservation work and simple fresh air for locals and travelers who want more than stone towers in their vacation photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stretching across nearly 200 hectares within the protected Angkor area, this nature focused park is now described as the largest botanical garden<\/a> in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Families use it as a green escape from traffic and heat, a place to walk, exercise and breathe cleaner air without paying an entrance fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Inside that wider landscape sits a core garden of around 15 hectares, carefully divided into five main zones that showcase medicinal plants, flowers, palms, traditional Khmer habitats and a space for wildlife<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A landscaped pond sits at the heart of the Angkor Botanical Garden, a 200 hectare green space inside the Angkor heritage area that has welcomed nearly 600,000 visitors in three years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New rose and orchid sections have been added to keep visitors coming back. According to manager Meak Bora<\/a>, \u201csince opening, the garden has welcomed approximately 600,000 visitors free of charge,\u201d a sign that biodiversity<\/a> can draw crowds just as temples do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Beyond the photogenic flowers, the site now serves as a refuge for rare and endangered plant species<\/a> and a living classroom for students who come to study local ecosystems<\/a> up close rather than only from textbooks. At the end of the day, what the project is trying to do is turn a walk in the park into a small lesson in how fragile Cambodia\u2019s natural heritage really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official statement was published by the APSARA National Authority<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Less than three years after its official opening, the Angkor Botanical Garden inside the Angkor World Heritage landscape has welcomed … <\/p>\n

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