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Khmer Angkor Tour Guide Association
Many thanks to Khmer Angkor Tour Guide Association leaders to promote the Gemological Institute of Cambodia
Khmer Angkor Tour Guide Association (KATGA) leaders are visiting the permanent exhibition of more than 150 varieties of gemstones, the classroom and the gem testing laboratory
History of the Gemological Institute of Cambodia
We realized that there was no reference source about gemological science and about gemstone market in Cambodia . After many years of experiences in Cambodia and more than a decade of experience in gemstone, we finally decided to open the Gemological Institute of Cambodia.
Khmer Angkor Tour Guide Association
KATGA is the first tourist guide association in Cambodia which was established on September 9, 1999. The purpose of the KATGA is to help find sustainable marketing and jobs for Tourist Guides who have been trained by Ministry of Tourism and UNESCO to be official and professional in the Tourism field. KATGA is based in Siem Reap Angkor, Cambodia.
They have cooperated closely with Travel Agents, private-sectors, organizations and their government in order to receive all updated information about tourism destinations and tourism policies, moreover They have collaborated with National Authority (Apsara) and ECOLE FRANCAISE D’EXTREME-ORIENT, International Institute (EFEO) in order to receive all information about new discovery Archeological sites in all over Cambodia.
So far, They have gotten more than 300 members who speak ten different languages such as English, French, Thai, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese.
All their members have been joined occasional or short courses training on history, social, environment, Ecotourism and the other archeological sites by Ministry of Tourism and Apsara Authority for updating all new information.
Moreover KATGA has arranged many study trips for their members to visit other tourist attraction places around the country, especially to the Cultural and Ecotourism area around Tonle Sap Lake and to the northeast and the southwest of Cambodia country.