DAY 01
ARRIVAL – PHNOM PENH (no meal)
Upon arrival at Phnom Penh airport, meets and transfers to hotel for check in
Lunch not included
In the afternoon, visit the National Museum. Housed in a beautiful traditional building, it contains
many outstanding examples of Khmer craftsmanship. Learn about a brighter period in Cambodian
history with a visit to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. Explore Wat Phnom, a peaceful temple
situated on a hill for which the city is named. According to legend, a 14th-century woman named Penh
found sacred Buddhist objects in the nearby river and placed them here on the small hill.
Dinner not included and night at hotel in Phnom Penh
DAY 02
PHNOM PENH – CITY TOURS – SIEM REAP by Public Bus (B)
Breakfast at hotel
In the morning, head out to the Choeung Ek Memorial, where a stupa made up of some 8,000
human skulls marks the site of the infamous Killing Fields. This was the execution ground for the
torture victims of Tuol Sleng and standing in this peaceful setting it’s almost unthinkable to imagine
that to date nearly 9000 corpses have been exhumed from the area. Confront Cambodia’s tragic past
on a guided tour of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former school which served as a Khmer
Rouge torture centre. It’s estimated that more than 20,000 people were held and tortured here. Lunch not included
Transfer to Phnom Penh Bus station for your Joined Bus to Siem Reap. This trip will take you about
6 hours to arrive in Siem Reap via the country road of Cambodia where you will be met and transferred
to hotel.
Dinner not included and night at hotel
DAY 03
SIEM REAP – ANGKOR WAT TOURS (B)
Breakfast at hotel
Visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century): the South Gate with its huge statues depicting
the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over
200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants
Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Lunch not included
Visit to the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex
covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers
are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art
historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Enjoy wonderful sunset
from the top of Pre Rup Temple.
Dinner not included and night at hotel
DAY 04
SIEM REAP – ANGKOR WAT TOURS (B)
Breakfast at hotel
Visit to Banteay Srey, known as Citadel of Women or a Pink Temple, and Banteay Samre Temples
Lunch not included
Visit to the unique interior brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang (“The Royal Baths” was
once used or ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by 4 concentric walls), Ta Prohm, one of
the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and
retains much of its mystery. Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the
paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake) and Preah Khan temple, Built by the King Jayavarman VII.
Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder hugging corridors. Unlike
Ta Prohm, however, the temple of Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing
restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation.
Dinner not included and night at hotel
DAY 05
SIEM REAP – BOAT TRIP – DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at hotel
In the morning, we will enjoy a boat ride on the Tonle Sap Lake at KAMPONG PHLUK
VILLAGE. This is the largest permanent fresh-water lake in South East Asia and flows into Tonle
Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. We will see a fishermen’s “floating village” with
floating schools, floating police station, etc. It is same as a big village floating on the lake, and the
“village” move from place to place following water levels and current. Lunch not included
Transfer to Siem Reap airport for flight to next destination
