Day 01: Phnom Penh Arrival (-/ -/ -)

Upon arrival at Techo Airport (KTI), welcome by guide and transfer to the hotel for check in or to store your luggage.

Later, you will be experienced by Cyclo for one hour tour to the most significant sights of the city with a fun way. Three-wheeler cyclos were introduced to Phnom Penh streets in 1936. Its drivers are amongst the poorest of the urban. Cyclo riding toward former French Quarter which is evident in the colonial shop-house lining the boulevards. And we do not miss passing by Post Office, Raffles Le Royal and the National Library. Then you go browsing through the colorful market at Central Market, is a large market in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods, you can find clothes, souvenirs, jewelry and tasting local food. At the late evening you will embark on the private wooden boat for the sunset view.  

You will head for the small port and board a local boat to take in the sights of the city. The Royal Palace, National Museum and Wat Ounalom stand out in grandeur where the moving masses of exercising locals provide an entertaining end of the day.

Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh

Day 02: Phnom Penh (B/ L/ -)

his morning visit and learning more about Cambodia’s recent history is essential and helps to increase one’s perception of Cambodia’s development and the people’s mentality. When on 17 April 1975 Phnom Penh fell, the Khmer Rouge evacuated the city with force leaving and left the capital as a ghost city. Pol Pot turned the former High School of Chao Ponhea Yat into the S-21 (Tuol Sleng) prison camp where “enemies of the regime” were tortured and later killed. All of its prisoners were registered and photographed and nowadays these pictures deck the narrow halls of the Genocide Museum of Tuol Sleng. It is believed that over 17.000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng, all of them but seven known survivors, eventually found their death. Prisoners who did survive the torture of Tuol Sleng were brought to Choeung Ek, which is known as “The Killing Fields”. This seemingly peaceful area located 17km from Phnom Penh was for everyone entering the site the end of the line. Nowadays it is home to a memorial stupa containing over 5000 skulls, which allows the Khmer people to return and honor their ancestors who died by the Pol Pot regime.

The Royal Palace which was built by the French in 1866 on the site of the old town. The main building on the compound is the Throne Room. It was built in 1917 in the traditional Khmer style and has a tiered roof and a 59-meter tower, which is influenced by Angkor Thom’s Bayon Temple. On the compounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda stands out in its own distinctive way. The Pagoda’s steps are of Italian marble. On the inside the floor is comprised of more than 5000 silver tiles, which together weigh nearly 6 tons. The pagoda houses a magnificent 17th century Emerald Buddha statue and a 90kg gold Buddha studded with 9584 diamonds.  Continue to visit the Wat Phnom located on a man-made hill, 27m high. It is believed that Daun Penh, a wealthy widow, found four Buddha statues in a Koki tree floating in the river. She built a small pagoda in 1373 to house the statues after which in 1437 King Ponhea Yat ordered the construction of Wat Phnom, what eventually lead to the city’s namesake: Phnom Penh.

Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh

Day 03: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap by Flight (B/ -/ -)

You will meet with the guide and then transfer you to Techo Airport (KTI) for your short flight to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI).

Upon arrival, you will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel for your overnight stay.
The remainder of the day is at leisure

Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 04: Siem Reap (B/ L/ -)

Angkor Watdates back to the first half of the 12^th century. King Suryavarman II constructed this magnificent masterpiece and built it to become the largest religious monument in the world. Its perfection in composition, balance, proportions, reliefs and sculptures make it one of the finest in the world. This temple is an expression of Khmer art at its highest point of development. It took in its entirety roughly 30 years to construct Angkor Wat.

Continue to Ta Prohm, which is considered to be the most photographed temple within the Angkor complex. Constructed in the Bayon style between the late 12^th and early 13^th century, Ta Prohm was left pretty much untouched by archaeologists. The trees that grow out of the ruins allow for a mysterious feeling filled with photogenic opportunities. King Jayavarman VII constructed the temple as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university, and it is estimated that close to 80.000 people resided at the temple. Lunch is served at restaurant.

Start from here visit to the former capital of the Angkor Kingdom, Angkor Thom, which translates to “Great City”. The city covers an area of 9km² in which numerous breath-taking monuments were built. The centrepiece of the city is the Bayon. Its most distinctive features are the 216 serene stone faces that seemingly face all directions. The Baphuon and Phimeanakas are structures built in the 11^th and 10^th century respectively and both were built in the pyramid style. The Terrace of the Elephants is a 300 meters long terrace that has three main platforms and two subsidiary ones. The south stairway is framed with three-head elephants gathering lotus flowers with their trunks. The central stairway is decorated by lions and garudas in bas-reliefs in a stance of support for the stairways. One of the main attractions of this terrace is the facade decorated with elephants and their riders depicted in profile. Likewise, the Terrace of Leper King was constructed in the 12^th century. The curious name of this terrace refers to a statue of the Leper King that is on the platform of the terrace.

Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 05: Siem Reap departure (B/ -/ -)

Breakfast at the hotel and enjoy the facilities or relax at the poolside before the driver (no guide) transfers you to the Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) for your flight home.

(Flight to be advised/ Own tickets)

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Remarks:

-The reference prices are based on a double/ twin-occupancy basis, with local 4- star superior accommodation.

-Above costs are net, non-commissionable and subject to reconfirmation when the booking is made. The above costs are valid until 18 December 2026.

-The prices are not valid during the National holidays, Christmas and New Year period. Please feel free to contact us to ask the detailed prices based on your traveling dates and group size.

– Accommodation is subject to availability and reservations have not been made unless otherwise stated