Lonely Planet: Angkor Temples Crowned World’s No. 1 Travel Sight

21 Aug 2015 2091 | Cambodia Travel News

The Temples of Angkor of Cambodia have won the No. 1 global must-see spot, according to Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel List 2015 released early this week.

The Great Barrier Reef of Australia and Machu Picchu of Peru were the two runners-up, followed by the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal of India, and the Grand Canyon National Park of the U.S.

“In all, a team of travel experts and authors drew up a list of 500 of the world’s best places to visit, with the Cambodian temple taking the top spot because it’s the ‘perfect harmony of creative ambition and spiritual devotion’,” underlined Lonely Planet, a well-known travel website.

“This is a pride for the whole Cambodian people,” said the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism on its Facebook page, stressing that peace and development have opened the beautiful Cambodia to the world.

The Melbourne-based Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book publisher in the world, was established in 1972.

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Angkor Wat Temple of CambodiaThe Temples of Angkor of Cambodia have won the No. 1 global must-see spot, according to Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel List 2015 released early this week.

The Great Barrier Reef of Australia and Machu Picchu of Peru were the two runners-up, followed by the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal of India, and the Grand Canyon National Park of the U.S.

The Melbourne-based Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book publisher in the world, was established in 1972.

Angkor Wat Temple of Cambodia