A nation of extraordinary resilience, profound Buddhist spirituality, and one of the world’s most breathtakingly magnificent archaeological achievements — where Angkor Wat’s five lotus-shaped towers rise from the jungle at sunrise in a monument of such extraordinary Khmer architectural genius that it has no true equal anywhere on earth, the royal palaces of Phnom Penh’s Silver Pagoda complex shimmer with extraordinary Buddhist artistry, and the pristine island beaches of Koh Rong offer some of Southeast Asia’s most genuinely unspoiled and bioluminescent marine environments.