Early beginning: The Kingdom was named Kambuja, an Indian, from around the first century AD.  

Indianisation & Funan: The early Indianisation  of Cambodia probably occurred via trading settlements that sprang up from the first century AD on the coastline of what is now southern Vietnam. Such settlements served as ports of call for boats following the trading route from the Bay of Bengal to the southern provinces of China. The largest of these was known as Funan, close to contemporary Oc-Eo in Lien Giang Province of southern Vietnam.  

Chenla period: From the 6^th century Funan's importance as a port declined and Cambodia's population gradually concentrated along the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers. The move may be related to the development of wet-rice agriculture. This period is generally referred to as the Chenla. Again, as is the case with Chinese term and there is little to support the idea that the Chenla was a unified kingdom that held sway over all Cambodia.

Discovering the many faces of Cambodia with BA Tours : the discovery of authentic. Cambodia, a big and powerful Empire in the past, is now a little charming  Kingdom in Indochina with a surface area of 181,035 km square. It is bordered by the Laos PDR and Thailand to the North, Vietnam to the East and South, Thailand and the Gulf of Siam to the West.

Cambodia has reopened its door to show great beauty, unique culture whose warm and charm will inspire you. As Cambodia races to catch up with its neighbour in South-East Asia after many years of war it has become the land of beauty that has more than 10 million sympathetic, warm-hearted and very friendly inhabitants. As Cambodia is an agricultural country, around 85% of people are peasants.

In fact Cambodia was populated since 5,000 BC, but the early state described in Chinese chronicles as Founan, an indianised state of the 1^st century. Between the 9^th  and the 14^th century, the mighty Khmer Empire ruled over the entire Indochina, from which humanity inherits a marvellous patrimony, the Angkor complex. After the abundance of Angkor, Cambodia fell into turmoil of continuous civil wars. France ruled the country for almost a century and after a short "Golden Age" of the  Sangkum Reastr Niyum, the Pol Pot regime forced the country into loneliness and genocide.

The Kingdom of Cambodia is now divided into 19 provinces and 2 cities: one is the Capital of Phnom Penh, another is Sihanouk Ville, the seaport of Cambodia. You will enjoy on the land that is full of resources such as gold, gem, rubber, fish...with the people who live with an absolute different lifestyle, which turns your holiday into one of the most rewarding experience you ever had. Theravada or Hinnayana Buddhism is the formal religion of Cambodia, 90% of the inhabitants are Buddhist, but the liberty of faiths not prohibited. Travel into a splendid ancient Khmer city that brings you to a variety of historic sites that reflect classic Khmer culture and civilization of several centuries old.