Siam Reap and Phnom Phen 7 Days and 6 Nights

Activities: City, Temple, Landmark, Nature, Culture

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Day 1 Siem Reap

Welcome to Cambodia. We will pick you up at the airport and take you to your hotel, where you will be offered a welcome drink and will be given information about Cambodia and the fantastic trip you are about to embark on. Perhaps you would like to freshen up in your room or relax on one of the deck chairs in the palm tree garden, with a view of the swimming pool. Add a cup of coffee or a refreshing cocktail and your holiday can begin.

Hotel: Sonalong Boutique Village

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Day 2: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat (B,L)

After breakfast, you will be picked up by a tuk-tuk (the famous Asian tricycle consisting of a motorcycle and a cabin) to explore one of the largest and most beautiful temple complexes of the world, Angkor Wat, together with a guide. The world heritage temple originates from the 12th century and is an experience of mystique and beautiful sculptures. First, we will visit Angkor Wat itself and we will walk between one of the most important temple of the no less than 110 temples. Before we continue we will quench our thirst with a soda or perhaps a fresh coconut? A short drive takes us to Angkor Thom, which consists of, among others, the 12th century Bayon. The 54 four-headed Buddha statues are one of the most impressive sights of the temple complex. Later that day, we will visit the Ta Phrom temple. This is one of the few temples that has been kept in its original state. It has become famous because of the movie Tomb Raider with Angelina Jolie. The temple is partly overgrown with trees with gigantic roots, that have ‘nestled’ themselves on and in the stone blocks.

Hotel: Sonalong Boutique village

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Day 3: Siem Reap – Beng Melea – Phare Circus (B,L)

In the morning we will visit the mysterious 12th century temple in the middle of the jungle in Beng Melea. This temple is heavily overrun by vegetation, like tress, vines and moss. After this we continue to the largest floating village of Kampong Kleang. During the dry season you can walk between the stilts on which the houses are built, rising up to 10 meters in the air. In the wet season the lake reaches peak level and water rises till one or two meters of the building floors. You will enjoy a boat tour through the village and have the chance to meet the locals. On the way, you will get water and fruit and a pick nick lunch. Later, we will have jeep ride back to your hotel.

In the evening we will bring you to Phare the Circus. The Cambodian Circus tells uniquely Cambodian tales using modern circus arts and high energy music, touching on themes strong in Cambodian tradition, ethos and spirit. The performances mix theatre, music, dance, acrobatics, juggling, aerial acts, fire and contortion with an explosion of virtuosity and sensitivity. During the hour-long shows, the Phare performers share their emotions and excitement, blowing the audience away with their integrity and power.

Hotel: Sonalong Boutique Village

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Day 4 Siem Reap (B)

To process all the new experiences of the previous days, we will give you a day to spend as you wish. You can relax, sleep in, take nice walk through town or enjoy a relaxing day by the pool. But it is also possible to take a Cambodian cooking lesson. Or how about a visit to the Angkor National Museum, vespa tour, helicopter or micro flight?

Hotel: Sonalong Boutique Village

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Day 5: Siem Reap – Phnom Penh (B)

After your breakfast we’ll be leaving Siem Reap toward Phnom Penh, Capital city of Cambodia. We’ll visit Kampong Kdei, an ancient bridge and the best laterite-built bridge of Angkor era which is survived until today. Then, we’ll be in Kampong Thom city where we can stop for coffee break, 16 kms after this city there is a stone handicraft , a good spot for pictures! We’ll enjoy the landscape of the countryside, another stop is in Skuon and this village is famous for serving fried tarantula with garlic and salt as a crispy delicacy. In the afternoon we will arrive in Phnom Penh.

Hotel: Villa Langka

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Day 6: Phnom Penh: city tour (B,L)

In the morning, you will be taken by cyclo to the Royal Palace, a complex of buildings, that functions as the Royal Residence of the king of Cambodia. Here, we can enjoy pure Khmer architecture. Next, we will visit Wat Phnom, from which Phnom Penh derives its name. Wat Phnom is a pagoda built on a hill of 35 meters high, surrounded by trees where you can see monkeys jumping around. In the afternoon, we’ll use a different means of transportation and travel to the genocide museum, called S21 Tuol Sleng, by tuk-tuk. This place used to be a high school and was used as the most notorious prison S21 of the Red Khmer-regime that lasted from 1975 until 1979. We will continue our day tour by leaving the city and visiting the horrible place called Choeung Ek, better known as the Killing Fields, where thousands of people were tortured and buried in mass graves. On the way back to the hotel we’ll stop at one of the local markets.

Hotel: Villa Langka

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Day 7: Phnom Penh – Phnom Penh airport (B)

Today, a transfer per taxi to the international airport of Phnom Penh. We hope that you will often think back to this great experience in Cambodia and perhaps we’ll see you again so we can show you the other regions of Cambodia as well. Because once you’ve been to Cambodia you will definitely want to come back a second time.

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Included:

  • Accommodation as in the program (or similar)
  • Meals (mention in the program (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • Day 1 : transfer from airport to hotel, meet and greet
  • Day 2: Angkor Tour: tuktuk, English speaking guide, entrance fee, lunch, bottle of water
  • Day 3: Jeep tour Beng Melea – Kampong Kleang: jeep, English speaking guide, entrance fee, boat tour, lunch, bottle of water. Transfer to phare, tickets phare the circus
  • Day 5: Private car Siem Reap – Phnom Penh
  • Day 6: Phnom Penh city tour: English speaking guide, entrance fee Royal palace, killing fields, tuol sleng museum, lunch
  • Day 7: Transfer from hotel to airport

Not included:

  • Meals
  • International airtickets
  • Visa Cambodia ( $ 30,- p.p. + passport picture)
  • Drinks and personal expenses
  • Tips and gratitudes