5-day Highlights of Siem Reap & Phnom Penh

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Siemreap arrival⌄

   Upon arrival, welcome by a tour guide in Siem Reap, transfer to check in hotel. Then visit Wat Thmei (Killing Field) contains a unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the Khmer Rouge. Some of the bones were recovered from a nearby well while others are the remains of soldiers who died on a nearby battlefield. Come back to visit the "Les Artisans d'Angkor – Chantiers Ecole" the Finest Authentic Khmer Arts and Crafts

   Visit Wat Thmei (Killing Field) contains a unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the Khmer Rouge. Some of the bones were recovered from a nearby well while others are the remains of soldiers who died on a nearby battlefield

   Meals: Dinner: Welcome dinner with Apsara, the traditional Khmer dance which is not merely dance but also telling a story

   Overnight: Overnight Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar

2. 2Siemreap - Full day Angkor Complex⌄

   explore South Gate of Angkor Thom known as Big Angkor, 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian Empire, The famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century

   Terrace of the Elephants is an impressive, two and a half meter tall, 300 meter long terrace wall adorned with carved elephants and gradual that spans the heart of Angkor Thom in front of Baphuon - huge temple mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom, Royal Palace Area and Phimeanakas - impressive rite and sandstone pyramid

   Terrace of the Leper King is at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants, a double terrace wall with deeply carved nag as, demons and other mythological beings

   Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty! Giant trees have grown here for centuries

   visit Angkor Wat temple, the founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who reigned Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction

   visit Pre Rup temple for a romantic sunset view.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Overnight Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar

3. 3Siemreap - Tonle Sap Floating Village - Phnom Penh⌄

   Floating Villages, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap! Take a ride in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia and the largest in Asia. Here you’ll see plenty of examples of the Khmer way of life on the Tonle Sap

   Wat Bo founded in the 18th century, a highly respected pagoda contains very unique wall paintings of the Reamker (Ramayana) that are said to be late 19th century

   Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale

   Phnom Penh – the city retains its traditional Khmer and colonial styles with French villas and large tree-line sidewalk

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar

4. 4Phnom Penh - Full day city tour⌄

   Visit the impressive colorful Khmer-style royal palace complex build in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom

   Silver pagoda (the emerald Buddha temple), where contain plenty of Buddha Statues decorated and made by gold, diamond, gemstone and silver

   Independence Monument, or Vimean Ekareach as it is referred to in Khmer, is a majestic structure that dominates Phnom Penh city centre. Independence Monument was primarily erected to mark the liberation of the country from the French, who ruled Cambodia for almost a century from 1863 to 1953.

   The National museum; a beautiful Khmer architecture building contains more than 5000 art antiques made by bronze, wood, gold, silver, copper, sandstone and others

   Walk up to sacred hill Phnom Daun Penh – also the name of a pagoda and name of the capital nowadays

   Central Market, a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. Initial design and layouts are from French architect Louis Chauchon

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar

5. 5Phnom Penh departure⌄

   free leisure on own arrangement until time transfer to airport for flight onwards.

   Meals: Breakfast