Day 1
Arrival in Phnom Penh
2 hours
3 Star Hotel
On your arrival, our guide greets you with your name signboard. We bring you to your hotel and brief you on important information, especially about the trip progress. Check in at the hotel.
Overnight in Phnom Penh.
Day 2
Phnom Penh Discovery
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
After a relaxing night, you will get ready for an enjoyable trip in Phnom Penh city. Wake up early in the morning and visit the Royal Palace. The royal residence moved from the former capital Oudong in 1863. Then, visit the Silver Pagoda ("Temple of the Emerald-Crystal Buddha").
Next, continue with the Central Market which was recently renovated by France.
Around noon: enjoy an authentic meal in a restaurant at the edge of the Mekong. In the afternoon, visit the National Museum, the Ounalom Pagoda (the most important pagoda in Phnom Penh), the Colonial District (if time permits) and finally the Wat Phnom (Pagoda on the Hill).
Overnight in Phnom Penh.
Day 3
Day 3 : Phnom Penh - Kampong Cham
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
Road to Kampong Cham. There, burn incense sticks in the legendary hills of Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei. You will be welcomed by monkeys, which are living there. Discover the temple dedicated to Buddha. Visit Cheung Kok, a small and a typical village of 600 souls. Depending on the season: discover an amazing bamboo bridge that connects the city to the quiet island of Koh Paen.
Overnight in Kampong Cham.
Day 4
Kampong Cham - Kampong Thom - Siem Reap
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
On the way to Siem Reap, stop at the stonemason village where Buddha statues are carved on the roadside. Then, stop at Kampong Thom: Sambor Prei Kuk site which is the most important pre-Angkorian complex in Cambodia. Off to see the preparation of the Krolann (glutinous rice cake in bamboo). Visit the forgotten temple of Beng Mealea (Flower on the Pond). Passing by the old bridge in Kampong Kdei.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 5
Rolous Group and Banteay Srei
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
Discover the archaeological park of the Khmer empire. The temples of the Roluos group marked the beginning of the Khmer civilization. Moving on to the small temple Banteay Srei (Citadel of Women) built in pink sandstone, a delicate stone that enhances these carved motifs like the most precious of Khmer art and attracted the attention of André Malraux in 1923. Finally, let's have a walk in a butterfly farm. Dinner offered with «Apsara» show: huge buffet with all kinds of Cambodian specialties.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 6
Ta Prohm and other temples
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
This whole day is devoted to the visit of the temples located in small and grand circuits: Kravan, Ta Nei, Bat Chum, Srah Srang. Ta Prohm, Banteay Kdei, Pre Roup, Ta Som, Neak Pean, Prasat Pithu, Preah Khan, Preah Palilay and Bakheng for the sunset. These religious temples were built during different periods with a great variety of styles.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 7
Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat and other Legacies
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
This day is devoted to the famous Angkor Wat temple and the temples in the former capital Angkor Thom: Bayon, Baphuon, the Terrace of the Elephants, the Royal Palace, the Terrace of the Leper King, Phimeanakas, Chau Say Tevada, Thommanon, Tanei and Takeo. Option: depending on the time left; visit a silk farm (silkworm breeding, traditional weaving, etc.) without extra charge.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 8
Day 8 : Siem Reap - Prek Toal - Battambang
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
Full day boat trip: start at Chong Kneas Pier, you will be transferred to Battambang by a private boat. Cross the Tonle Sap lake and continue by the Sangker river along Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, and through the flooded forest (6 to 8 hours of motorboat depending on the season). If low water or if you don’t want to spend too much time on the boat, there is the possibility to reach Battambang by the road.
Overnight in Battambang.
Day 9
Battambang : Colonial City
10 hours
3 Star Hotel
Early morning, on tuk tuk: visit the central market, one of the markets built during the French protectorate. Along the Sangke river, spend a full morning with the Prohoc Market, Samroung Knong Pagoda and Ek Phnom temple. You will meet local people and find out their way of life.
In the afternoon: drive to Prasat Banon, an attractive 12th century temple perched on the peak of a hill. Road to Phnom Sampeou. On the top, a set of temples full of monkeys. You will see the “deep canyon of ghosts”, formerly used as mass graves during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Overnight in Battambang.
Day 10
Battambang - Pursat - Kampong Chhnang - Phnom
10 hours
Leave Battambang city in the early morning. On the way to Phnom Penh, pass through the town of Pursat. Stop at Krokor market, famous for its fish products. Visit by riverboat Kampong Luong, a surprising floating city of 12,000 inhabitants. Continue the road through the Kampong Chhnang province, famous for its floating villages and its potteries. Then, see the sight of Oudong, a former Khmer capital. Visit the village of the goldsmiths in Kampong Luong.
END OF OUR SERVICE IN PHNOM PENH
