Classic Cambodia


ITINERARY:

Day 1:

Phnom Penh :

Welcome to Cambodia! Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy free time before a group dinner this evening.

Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 2:

Phnom Penh 

Today we’ll enjoy a full day sightseeing tour of Phnom Penh starting at the National Museum of Fine Arts, housing the world’s finest collection of Khmer sculpture. We continue with the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, famed for its lavish decorations – the floors are paved with silver tiles and statues of Buddha are encrusted with thousands of diamonds.

We later come face to face with the horrors of the Pol Pot regime as we visit Toul Sleng (Security Prison – S21), a school that was gruesomely transformed into a torture chamber under the Khmer Rouge and visit the Killing Fields where over 10,000 people were executed.

Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 3:

Phnim Penh – Siem Reap 

This morning we fly to Siem Reap. Upon arrival we visit the Angkor National Museum for an introduction to Khmer civilization. This archaeological museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of Angkorian artefacts found locally dating from the 9th – 14th centuries. Next we visit the mother of all temples – iconic Angkor Wat, which is believed to be the largest religious building in the world, containing thousands of wall carvings and bas-reliefs.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 4:

Siem Reap 

Early this morning opt to see Angkor Wat bathed in the spectacular golden light of sunrise. Later we drive out to see the well-preserved temples of Banteay Srei, stopping at an exotic butterfly sanctuary along the way. After we return to the Angkor Temple Complex to explore the ancient city of Angkor Thom. The last capital of the Great Khmer Empire, it is home to the fascinating Bayon Temple, the Baphuon royal enclosure and the Terraces of the Elephants and Leper King. We continue on to Tra Prohm Temple, which unlike the other temples here has been left in the same ruined state that it was first discovered in with a tangle of trees growing out of its ruins. Tonight we attend the remarkable Phare NGO circus project which teaches children living on the streets how to become circus artists. Enjoy circus tricks and their interpretations of modern life and issues in Cambodian society in this popular show.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 5:

Siem Reap 

This morning we drive to Kampong Phluk, a cluster of three villages of stilt houses built within the floodplain of Tonle Sap Lake. After a boat trip on the lake we return to Siem Reap for free time. Pick up some last minute souvenirs at the central market or head down to lively Pub Street.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 6:

Siem Reap 

After breakfast and hotel check-out, an included departure transfer takes you to the airport.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:

Phnom Penh – National Museum of Fine Arts, the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, Toul Sleng (Security Prison – S21) and the Killing Fields

Angkor Temple Complex – Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, Baphuon Royal Enclosure, Terraces of the Elephants and Leper King, and Tra Proh Temple

The Phare NGO circus project

Siem Reap – Angkor National Museum and Pub Street

Banteay Srei Temple and Butterfly Sanctuary

Tonle Sap Lake and the floating villages of Kampong Phluk

INCLUDED:

5 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner

Economy class flight Phnom Penh – Siem Reap

Guided sightseeing – Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the Temples of Angkor

All transportation in private air-conditioned vehicles

5 nights 4* & special class hotels

Airport arrival and departure transfers days 1 and 6

Escorted by an English-speaking Cambodian tour guide

Boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake

NOT INCLUDED:

International flights and visas

Entrance Fees: USD$100-110, paid in USD

Tip for your tour guide. We recommend you allow USD$3 – 6 per day, per traveller. Tipping your guides is an entirely personal gesture

Tipping Kitty: USD$10-20, paid in USD 


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Entrance Fees: USD$100-110, paid in USD

Tip for your tour guide. We recommend you allow USD$3 - 6 per day, per traveller. Tipping your guides is an entirely personal gesture

Tipping Kitty: USD$10-20, paid in USD