Last week, I had a good time with my colleagues to go and try the ធ្នូខ្មែរ Khmer archery at Royal Archery 802.
It is located about 15 km from Siem Reap town and very closed to the the floating village of Kompong Pluk. We really enjoyed it.
What’s there to offer?
- Royal Archery history: it is made from Bamboo or different type of wood that is sturdy, one of them is made from Talipot palm [known locally as Traing]. In the ancient time, they used archeries as the weapon to kill the enemy. At the end of each archery, they use strong venom so when it targeted the enemy, they would die immediately. The archery is different from the king, the captain of the troops and soldiers. In the bas relief at Angkor Wat and Bayon temple, it shows that archery was the weapons. In the past, when they trained, they did not target the pad but they used coconuts
- Costs: The cost is very reasonable. 1.5h costs for 5$ for locals and local expats who are living and working in Cambodia and 9$ for visitors from overseas. You can use both ancient and modern archery while there. You may as well need to book in advanced.
- Access: by road, car or bikes only 15mns from Siem Reap town
- What to offer: you can order lunch and relax at the hut. Moreover, it also has homestays where you can sleep as well.
The video of me at the archery club here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ZcXzeKe98
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Archery is a lot of fun @Sophia_Cambodia and is a great way of getting some exercise. Its also a great activity for kids to build their motor skills and confidence.
Paul
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@PaulPavlinovich totally agree with you. I saw many kids went with their parents and it is not easy as it looks. I used so much strengths but I ret ready enjoyed it. We will go back soon.
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Hi @Sophia_Cambodia
Congratulations for your another great post 
I love all your Stories!,
Your post reminds me my boyhood time! I like to throw arrao made of bambo!!!
Your shiwing plaxe in very attractive
Have a nice day my friend
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Thank you my brother, I hope you enjoy reading it @MAHBUB_HYDER
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Hi @Sophia_Cambodia
Thank you for sharing this interesting and informative post about Royal Archery.
The place looks beautiful through your shared photos.
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@vijayparadkar thank you for a nice comment, I hope you enjoy reading my post. I think it is fun.
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Archery is indeed a good sport to improve the upper body strength and enhance the eye-hand coordination. Thanks for sharing the post on 
@Sophia_Cambodia
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@fasi6083 of course, I saw that as well. We really enjoyed it but it gave us some pain on upper body as well 
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@Sophia_Cambodia Nice place, nice post and wonderful video. How many times have you hit the target?
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@OlgaKlimchik hehehehe, it is harder than it looks. I must admit I failed the target more than hitting the target.
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