Highlights

Experience Cambodia

08 Nights & 09 Days

ASD 3 B

 

Destination

Cambodia

Continent

Asia Continent

Location

Cambodia is located in both the eastern and northern hemispheres, and is positioned in Southeast Asia, a recognized geographical region of the Asian continent. Cambodia is bordered by the Gulf of Thailand, and the countries of Laos, Thailand & Vietnam. 

Capital City

Phnom Penh

Language

Khmer (official), French, English

Currency

Riel (KHR)

Season

May to early Oct | Nov to March

Airport

Ratanakiri Airport | Batdambang Airport | Pailin Airport | Phnom Penh Airport | Siem Reap Airport | Krong Preah Seihanu Airport

Time Zone

GMT +7

Dial Code

+855

Tour Type

Cultural Tour | Heritage Tour | Adventure Tour | Leisure Tour

 

Package Itinerary

Day 01Arrive Phnom Penh

Upon arriving into the Pochenthong Airport in Phnom Penh, transfer to the hotel. Over Night stay at Phnom Penh.

Day 02Full Day Phnom Penh City Tour

After B/F, explore city sightseeing. In the northern area of the Royal Palace grounds is the Silver Pagoda, the most sacred shrine in the country. Visit the legendary Temple of Wat Phnom, which provides an interesting view over the environs. National Museum, exclusively dedicated to Khmer art and sculpture. Visit to the notorious Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. For the rest of day, go on a shopping excursion at the Central Market and Toul Tompong Market where you will feel the bustling daily life of the local people. Over Night stay in Phnom Penh.

Day 03Phnom Penh – Siem Reap

After B/F, check-out from hotel and transfers to Phnom Penh Airport for a flight departing to Siem Reap. Upon arrival at Siem Reap Airport, transfer to your hotel for check-in. In the afternoon, take an optional tour and go boating on Tonle Sap Lake. This is the largest permanent fresh-water lake in Southeast Asia and flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. You will see a fishermen's "floating village" with floating schools, police stations, etc. Over Night stay at Siem Reap.

Day 04Siem Reap – Angkor Wat Tour

After B/F, visit Banteay Kdei, surrounded by 4 concentric walls, 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. and the most distant temple on the grand circuit. 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. Then drive back to the hotel for refreshments and lunch. Later, visit 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. You will also learn about Thommanon, Chau Tevoda, and Takeo temples. Over Night stay at Siem Reap.

Day 05Siem Reap – Angkor Wat Tour by Helico

After B/F, discover the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, including 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 Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Later, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. Enjoy a scenic flight around Angkor Wat for about 30 min. in a state-of-the-art luxury air-conditioned helicopter. This scenic flight will show you the enormous scale of this world-famous heritage site. Over Night stay at Siem Reap.

Day 06Siem Reap – Phnom Koulen – Banteay Srey

After B/F, venture away from Angkor and discover the people and wide-open unspoiled countryside of rice paddies, little villages, and lost temples. Drive up Phnom Koulen Mountain for a visit to the River of a Thousand Lineages, the Grand Buddha, and the majestic waterfall. You will have a picnic lunch near the fall. Archaeologists had long suspected that the city of Mahendraparvata lay hidden beneath a canopy of dense vegetation atop Phnom Koulen Mountain. Finally, airborne lasers produced the first detailed map of a vast cityscape, including highways and previously undiscovered temples. Imagine a 1,200-year-old city buried deep in the jungle! On the way down to town, visit the Banteay Srey and a Khmer Village Over Night stay at Siem Reap.

Day 07Siem Reap – Sihanouk Ville – Song Saa

After B/F, first half is at leisure. Later, transfer to Siem Reap airport for a flight to Sihanoukville. Upon arrival at Sihanouk Ville Airport, transfer to a boat for departure to Song Saa Island. In Cambodia's untouched Koh Rong Archipelago, two pristine islands lie side by side. They are known locally as Song Saa – Khmer for ‘The Sweethearts'. Over Night stay at Song Saa.

Day 08Song Saa Island

After B/F, you can enjoy snorkeling, sea kayaking, bird watching, yoga and more. Rest of the day is at leisure. Over Night stay at Song Saa.

Day 09Song Saa Island – Phnom Penh – Onward Destination Journey

After B/F, check out from your boutique resort villa and depart to Sihanoukville by boat and transfer to Phnom Penh Airport to board a flight departing for onward destination journey.