Cambodia Stopover - Option 4

Overview:

Tour information: 

• Tour code: T52CCL04
• Duration:  6 days/5 nights
• Departure: On request
• Group size: 2-16 pax
• Transport: car
• Route: Phnom Penh - Siemreap Airport

Itinerary:

Day 01: Arrival Phnom Penh 

Upon your arrival in Phnom Penh international airport, meet with your tour guide and driver to transfer to hotel for check in. Lunch not included

After your rest, visit to the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda, Located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. Then continue your visit at the National Museum, This is one of Phnom Penh's true architectural gems. The Museum is instantly recognizable with its warm red terracotta and its gracefully cured roof topped by dozens of guardian nagas. It was designed in Khmer style in 1917 by famed French architect Georges Groslier & Ecole Des Arts Cambodgiens.

Dinner not included; overnight at hotel

Day 02: Phnom Penh Tours (Breakfast: Hotel)

Breakfast at hotel

In the morning, visit the notorious Killing Fields " Choeung Ek" 15km southwest of Phnom Penh. This one is the site of brutal executions of more than 17,000 individuals, most of whom first suffered through interrogations, torture and deprivation in Toul Sleng Prison during Pol Pot regime (From 1975–1979). Continue your visit to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21 prison). This prison was a high school, and used as a prison by Pol Pot's security forces and became the largest center for detention and torture during the rule of the Khmer Rouge. Lunch not included

After your rest, Visit Russian Market (Psah Tuol Thom Pong), a lively outdoor market where you will find antiquities, silver and gold jewelry, gems, silk, kramas, stone and wood carvings, as well as T-Shirts, CDs and other souvenirs. Then, we end our trip at the Victory Monument.

Dinner not included; overnight at hotel

Day 03: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap by flight (Breakfast: Hotel; dinner at local restaurant) 

Breakfast at hotel

Transfer to Siem Reap by options (please select options). Arrival in Siem Reap, meet with your tour guide and driver to transfer to hotel for check in. Lunch not included

After your rest, visit to 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), Ta Som, built in late 12th century C.E. the most distant temple on the grand circuit, small but classic. 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. 

Buffet Dinner and enjoy Khmer Traditional Dance Show at local restaurant and accommodation at hotel

Day 04: Siem Reap Tours (Breakfast: Hotel)

Breakfast at hotel

In the morning, visit to 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

After your rest, 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. Continue to view a wonderful sunset from the Top of Phnom Bakhen Hill.

Dinner not included; overnight at hotel

Day 05: Siem Reap Tours (Breakfast: Hotel)

Breakfast at hotel

In the morning, drive to the typical Khmer countryside and visit Banteay Srei temple (10th century), regarded as the jewel in the crown of classical Khmer Art. Continue to visit Banteay Samre, one of the most complete complexes at Angkor due to restoration using the method of “anastylosis”. Lunch not included

After your rest, Visit to the unique interior brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang ("The Royal Baths" was once used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by 4 concentric walls), , Ta Keo, constructed in late 10th early 11th century C.E, the first temple to be constructed wholly of sandstone.

Dinner not included; overnight at hotel

Day 06: Siem Reap Tours - Departure (Breakfast: Hotel)

Breakfast at hotel

In the morning, visit to the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Visit the village and take an excursion in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. Lunch not included

Transfer to Siem Reap international airport for your departure flight to the next destination. End Service!