7 DAYS CAMBODIA DISCOVERY TOUR
Private tour
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Daily departure from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
with English or French speaking guide
ITINERARY:
DAY 1 TUE: Phnom Penh Arrival (L,D)
Meet upon arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport. Transfer to the
hotel. Lunch at hotel.
Phnom Penh city tour: Visit the Victory Monument, and the National
Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and
painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917. The
museum contains a collection of Khmer art - notably sculptures -
throughout the ages. Visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in
1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. Located within
the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor,
which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside
include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilograms and a
small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha. End your
afternoon with a visit to Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh’s namesake, from
where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of Phnom Penh
during sunset. Dinner at local restaurant and accommodation at hotel.
DAY 2 WED: Phnom Penh (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit the notorious Tuol Sleng Museum (S 21 prison). This former school
was 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.
Time at leisure at the Russian Market (Psah Tuol Tom Poung).
Lunch at hotel. Visit the Central Market, a landmark in the city of
Phnom Penh. Sunset cruise on the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers. Dinner and
accommodation at hotel.
DAY 3 THU: Phnom Penh - Kompong Cham -
Kompong Thom (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Depart to Kompong Cham by overland. Short tour of Kompong Cham to view
examples of colonial architecture. Visit Wat Nokhor with its ancient
temple and modern style pagoda (12th century).
Lunch at local restaurant.
Continue to Kompong Thom. En route, visit Wat Kohear Nokor (11th
century). Continue to Phum Prasat with its single ancient temple. Arrive
in Kompong Thom. Dinner at local restaurant and accommodation at Stung
Sen Hotel (or best available).
DAY 4 FRI : Kompong Thom - Siem
Reap(B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Depart Kompong Thom for Sambor Prei Kuk, located 35km northeast of
Kompong Thom. Visit the ancient capital of Chenla with its 100
temples dating from the Pre-Angkorian period. Return to Kompong
Thom.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Continue to Siem Reap. En route, visit traditional villages and stop
at the ancient Naga Bridge (Spean Pratpo), located 40 Km from Siem
Reap. Arrive in Siem Reap and transfer to the hotel
First visit of the Angkor Complex at sunset (after 17:00), if time
permits. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
DAY 5 SAT Siem Reap (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit 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 Cambodia flag and the 12th century
masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example
of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers
symbolize Meru’s five peaks - the enclosing wall represents the
mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the
ocean beyond.
Visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12th 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.
Enjoy the sunset at Angkor Wat. Dinner at local restaurant and
accommodation at hotel.
DAY 6 SUN: Siem Reap (B,L,D)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit to Banteay Srei temple (10th century), regarded as the jewel
in the crown of Classical Khmer Art. Then continue your visit to
Banteay Samre, built in the third quarter of the 12th century. It
consists of a central temple with four wings preceded by a hall and
accompanied by two libraries, the southern example remarkably well
preserved. Two concentric walls enclose the ensemble.
Lunch at local restaurant
Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometres
south of Siem Reap. Visit the village and take a boat trip in a
traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of
Cambodia, one of the wonders of Asia (Note: During the dry season
(March-July), the low level of the Tonle Sap Lake does not permit
visits to the floating village, this excursion will be replaced with
a visit to the Silk Farm of Puok). Dinner and Apsara dance show at
Angkor Village theatre. Accommodation at hotel.
DAY 7 MON: Siem Reap - Departure
(B,L)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in the area, as it
has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains
much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the
other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the
jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples
appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Continue
your temples tour at Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a
pool and representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake, and
Preah Khan, built by the King Jayavarman VII and, like Ta Prohm, a
place of towered enclosures and shoulder-hugging corridors. However,
the temple of Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation
and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve
this situation.
Lunch at hotel. Visit to “Les Artisans d’Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles”
and time leisure at local market (If time permits). Transfer to Siem
Reap International Airport for departure flight to the next
destination. Visit the Silk Farm of Puok: Learn the different stages
of the complex process of producing handmade silk. Visit Wat Inkosei
built on the site of an ancient temple, which still remains.Continue
to Wat Bo pagoda to view its well-preserved paintings. You will also
observe monks making the various moldings, which adorn the pagodas.
Visit the Roluos Group: The monuments of Roluos, which served as the
capital of Indravarman I (reigned 877-89), are among the earliest
large, permanent temples built by the Khmers and mark the beginning
of Khmer classical art. Preah Ko erected by Indravarman I in the
late 9th century dedicated by the King to his ancestors in 880.
Bakong the largest and most interesting of the Roluos group temples,
with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east
entrance. Lolei built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir
(now rice fields) by Yasovarman I, the founder to the first city at
Angkor.
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Trip includes
Our tour prices are
inclusive of transfers and tours with local English or French speaking
guides. (Guides in other languages are on request and may be subject to
supplements). 1 FOC in single room based on minimum 15 paying pax.
Accommodation in shared twin rooms at indicated hotels or similar, meals
as specified in the program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner), entrance
fees, service charges, room tax and baggage handling.
Trip excludes:
International airfare; airport taxes, Visa, meals not indicated,
personal expenses Christmas and New Year's Eve Dinners.
HOTEL
DETAILS
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Juliana Hotel
(Superior Class) |
16 Juliana, 152 Road, (Near Baktook
School)
P.O Box 2154, Phnom Penh
Tel./Fax (855-23) 880 530-31 / 885 750-51 / 882 373 |
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Day Inn Angkor & Resort
(Superior Class) |
Oun Khun Street, Mondul 1, Svay
Dangkom Slem Province
Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
Tel: (855
63) 760 502 Fax: (855 63) 760 503 |
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Sunway Hotel
(First Class) |
No. 1, St. 92, Sangkat Wat Phnom
P.O. Box 633
Phnom Penh 12202
Tel. (855-23) 430 33 Fax. (855-23) 430 339 |
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Angkor Century Resort & Spa (First
Class) |
Komay Road - Khum Svay Dangkom, Siem
Reap,
Kingdom of Cambodia
Tel. (855-63) 963 777 Fax. (855-63) 963 123 |
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