8 Days Cambodia 3 Cities(PHNOM PENH – BATTAMBANG – SIEM REAP)

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Welcome to Phnom Penh!
1 stop
1
Welcome to Phnom Penh. Upon arrival, you will be met at the airport by your guide and transfer to hotel. Please note standard check-in time is at 14:00. Meal Today: No Meal.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Phnom Penh City Highlights
1 stop
2
Phnom Penh
discovery tour of Phnom Penh. At 8:00am you will be met by your driver and guide. Gain insight into the recent dark history of Cambodia at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum – a former school converted to a detention center during the Khmer Rouge. Then visit an equally as harrowing are the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. These are tough visits but important for learning about the country’s history. The rest of the day is much lighter, visiting the Russian Market, the largest in Cambodia, where everything is sold from carvings to jewelry, clothes and souvenirs. In the afternoon, we visit Wat Phnom, a beautiful hilltop temple with manicured gardens, followed by the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, name for the 5,000 silver tiles that cover the pagoda’s floor, known for its collection of gold, silver, crystal and bronze Buddha statues. You will transfer back to your hotel. Meal Today: Breakfast only.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Phnom Penh to Battambang
2 stops
3
This morning you will take a private transfer to Battambang city. The journey will take approximately 5 hours, depending on the traffic. Along the way you will stop by Kampong Chhnang Pottery Making. Most families here produce the pottery in their houses and any will be happy for you to stop by. Also we go to see the best organized co-operative workshop at the foot of the hill, called Phnom Meas.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
On arrival at Battambang we check into the hotel. Please note standard check-in time is at 14:00pm. In the afternoon, visit Phnom Sampov which means 'Ship Mountain' because its peculiar shape reminds people of a ship. This legendary 100-meter-high mountain, topped by Wat Sampeou, contains 3 natural caves lined with Buddhist shrines and statues: Pkasla, Lakhaon and Aksopheak. Pkasla cave is full of uprooted stones and is considered important because Sampeou inhabitants go there to celebrate after a marriage. Some caves were used by the Khmer Rouges as killing caves. Refreshments with fresh coconut, and snacks are provided and around 18:00pm a million bats evacuate the caves at the bottom of the hill, creating a dark, fluid ribbon through the sky. Meal Today: Breakfast only.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Battambang Unique Experience
2 stops
5
Battambang
Breakfast at your hotel. You will spend your day exploring by the beautiful countryside around Battambang by bicycle. Visit with Cambodian families who produce traditional products (such as rice paper, dried bananas, and bamboo sticky rice) made in the same way they have been for generations. You will learn first-hand about everyday life in rural communities which make up over 70% of Cambodia’s population. Learn from local families about how they make traditional products such as rice paper, dried banana, bamboo sticky rice, fish paste and rice wine. Taste and experience the pleasures of these products fresh off the fire. Spend some relaxing time in a traditional Khmer house enjoying seasonal fruits and coconut water. Finish your morning tour by visiting a memorial site for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. The ride is about 22km. It departs at 7:30am and returns around 12pm. The morning ride is suitable for all fitness levels.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
6
Battambang
Afternoon (Tour with Car), visit Phare Ponleu Selpak – in Khmer, The Brightness of the Arts – is a Cambodian non-profit arts school located in Battambang, offering support to children, youth and the surrounding communities through artistic, educational, social and community outreach and engagement programs. Take a ride on a traditional rail vehicle called a ‘norry’ and the Bamboo Train, a unique railway track passing rice fields and local villages to experience local modes of transport once in town. Enjoy the Sunset view from Bamboo from Bamboo train.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Battambang to Siem Reap by Road
1 stop
7
Siem Reap Province
In the morning, Our guide will accompany you to Siem Reap City by private transfer. It takes approximately 3 hours. Upon arrival at Siem Reap city, directly go for check-in. Please note that standard check in time is at 14:00. Afternoon free time at your own leisure Meal Today: Breakfast only.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Angkor Highlights & Phare Circus
2 stops
8
Angkor Thom
At 8:00am, pick you from your hotel for the day’s tour. Your first visit is the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk and see the ancient capital of Angkor Thom built in the late 12th century before we head onwards to Bayon temple which is unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara. Baphuon is like an artificial mountain that recently re-opened after years of restoration. Following, you may visit the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Then continue to the popular temple of Ta Prohm which is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, built in the late 12th to early 13th centuries. However, probably more famous for being the location where they filmed the Tomb Raider movie.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Angkor Wat
Afternoon we continue to the magnificent Angkor Wat Temple, Angkor park’s most revered temple and the largest religious monument in the world. Inside the temple, the walls are covered with stone carvings and bas‐reliefs which are absolutely breathtaking. Your guide will explain the stories from the exquisite details and provide you with ample time to explore the inner and outer grounds of the temple. As a special final evening in Siem Reap, we will go to see a show of Cambodian Traditional Circus(Seat-A). More than just a circus, Phare performers use theater, music, dance and modern circus arts to tell uniquely Cambodian stories; historical, folk and modern. The young circus artists will astonish you with their energy, emotion, enthusiasm and talent. Meal Today: Breakfast only.
Admission ticket free
Day 7
Cooking Class & Tonle Sap
2 stops
10
09:00AM, This morning, you will experience the art of Khmer cuisine with a hands-on Cooking Class. Start the day with a guided tour through the local food market where your chef will explain the Cambodian fruits, vegetables and spices. Back at the cooking school and with the guidance of your chef, you will observe. Then practice Khmer cuisine techniques creating your own dishes for lunch!
3 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Chong Kneas Floating Village
This afternoon, we set off to Tonle Sap Lake where you will discover different aspects of the floating village activities from crocodile farming to fishing farms, traditional medicine shops, boat shops, spirit houses, floating schools, and more. Afterward, you will be transfer to the 500 year old Wat Preah Prom Rath which is a modern-looking temple and monastery located in the heart of Siem Reap. Meal Today: Breakfast, Lunch your cooked food
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Siem Reap Departure
1 stop
12
Your driver will meet you to assist with your luggage and take you to the airport for your departure flight. We will leave from your hotel in 3hrs prior to your flight time. Meal Today: Breakfast only
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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