Eight Days in Cambodia

Day 01                  

Phnom Penh        L,D

Arrival at Phnom Penh international airport.

After immigration and customs clearance meet the assigned tour guide and transfer to the hotel.

Start to visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and Roung Damrie Musuem before proceeding to the National Museum of fine arts.

Lunch at local restaurant.

During the afternoon see Toul Sleng or S21, the school that was transformed in a torture and extermination center during the regime of the Khmer Rouge.

Continue to the Russian Market and Independence Monument.

Dinner at local restaurant.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 02

Phnom Penh – Tonle Bati – Takeo – Phnom Penh.                   B, L, D

Breakfast at hotel.

Departure to Tonle Bati and visit the temples of Tha Phrom and Yeay Peau.

Continue to Ta Keo and visit Phnom Da temple.

See Asham Maharosey.

Return to Takeo and see Angkor Borei, the ancient capital city of Funan reign.

Pick nick lunch or at local restaurant if available.

Return to Phnom Penh for dinner and overnight.

Day 03                  

Phnom Penh – Kampong Cham - Kampong Thom                   B, L, D

Breakfast at hotel.

Early morning departure to Kampong Cham about KM 150 of good paved roads.
On the way visit rubber plantations, Wat Nokor and colonial city on the Mekong River.
Continue to visit Phnom Pro Phnom Srey and just before arrival, climb the 860 steps of Phnom Suntok.
There is a lively pagoda with many monks. They might want to show the unusual "floating stones".
Check in and Overnight at Stung Sen Hotel, the best available, basic, but clean and safe.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 04

Kampong Thom – Siem Reap         B, L, D

Breakfast at hotel.
Departure for the visit of the pre Angkorian temples of Sambhor Preikuk.
Roads are at the moment in bad conditions for about 30 KM each way.
Then continue to Siem Reap.

Landscapes are amazing, rice fields, villages, pagodas.
Arrival and check in at hotel.
Dinner at restaurant.

Overnight at hotel.
 

Day 05

Siem Reap            B, L,D

Breakfast at hotel.

Visit the Rolous group of temples located at about 15 km from Siem Reap, they were the first ones to be built in Angkor area: Lolei, Prae Ko and Bakong.

Lunch at good local restaurant.

Departure for the visit of Angkor Thom, the holy city, the Bayon Temple with more than two hundred amazingly carved faces of Lokeshvara, Pimenekanas and the place where the Royal Palace was located, the Elephant and Leper King Terraces.

Dinner at good local restaurant.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 06

Siem Reap            B, L, D

Breakfast at hotel.

In the morning departure to visit the pink sandstone temple of Bantey Srey, or the citadel of the women, located at about 35 km from Siem Reap. Carvings in this temple are amazing.

On the way back to Siem Reap see Bantey Samre temple, which is related to the legend of the normal villager who became a King.

Lunch at good local restaurant.

In the afternoon see the grand circuit of Angkor, Prae Khan temple, or sacred sword, Neak Phean, a sort of purification place, Ta Som, East Mae Bon, or mother of the waters and the last temple to be seen will be the Tha Phrom, one of the most impressive, where nature seems to have preserved the area, with huge trees all among the ancient ruins, and left on purpose as it was found by French archeologists in the 1860.

Dinner at good local restaurant.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 07

Siem Reap            B, L, D

Breakfast at hotel.

Then departure to visit the rarely seen temple of Prae Lalilai and Angkor Wat.

Rest of the morning to explore the masterpiece of all Angkor era.

Lunch at good local restaurant.

During the afternoon see the largest lake in South East Asia, the Tolne Sap, and the interesting Vietnamese village located along the banks of the river that leads to the lake.

Then if time permits pay a visit to the local markets in Siem Reap town and to a lively pagoda.

Dinner at good local restaurant.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 08

Siem Reap            B

Breakfast at hotel.

At leisure until transfer to airport for the scheduled flight.

End of services

INCLUDED
Accommodation in dbl or sgl as per requested hotels.
Private air conditioned transportation as per program.
Cold water and fresh towels at disposal.
Entrance fees.
Meals as per program.
English speaking private local tour guides.

EXCLUDED 
Air tickets to and from Cambodia.

Domestic flight Phnom Penh – Siem Reap.
Visa Fee (USD 20, 6 MONTHS PASSPORT VALIDITY, 1 PHOTO, 1 PAGE AVAILABLE)
Airport taxes: domestic USD 6 and international USD 25 per person.
Insurances.
Drinks at meals and extras in general.
Money transfers bank fees an what is not mentioned in included.