8-day Phnom Penh Siem Reap Angkor Temples Floating Village

Itinerary

Day 1: Phnom Penh arrival

Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh – the city retains its traditional Khmer and colonial styles with French villas and large tree-line sidewalk
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Royal Palace, Sothearos between Street 240 & 184, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Visit the impressive colorful Khmer-style royal palace complex build in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Silver pagoda (the emerald Buddha temple), where contain plenty of Buddha Statues decorated and made by gold, diamond, gemstone and silver
Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Independence Monument, City Centre, Phnom Penh Cambodia
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.

Stop At: National Museum, 13th St. Between 178th and 184th Sts., Phnom Penh Cambodia
the National museum; a beautiful Khmer architecture building contains more than 5000 art antiques made by bronze, wood, gold, silver, copper, sandstone and others
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Wat Phnom, Street 96 Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Walk up to sacred hill Phnom Daun Penh – also the name of a pagoda and name of the capital nowadays
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Central Market, Calmette St. 53, Phnom Penh 55555 Cambodia
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
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar

Day 2: Phnom Penh Full day city tour

Stop At: Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Roluos Village, Sangkat Cheung Aek, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Choeung Ek museum, where between 1975 and 1978 about 17,000 men, women, children and infants detained and tortured at S-21 were transported for the extermination
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia
to Tuol Sleng prison now is Genocide Museum, the most secret part of the Khmer Rouge regime. It’s also called S-21 (abbreviated for Security Office 21), a Khmer Rouge's premier security camp, specifically designed for the interrogation and extermination of anti-Angkor elements
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Russian Market, Street 163 Corner of Street 444, Phnom Penh 12310 Cambodia
Going shopping around Russian market, enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar

Day 3: Phnom Penh – Free the Bears at Ta Mao Mountain – Tonle Bati

Stop At: Tamao Mountain, Cambodia
let’s lend a paw at the largest Sun Bear sanctuary in the world while being a bear keeper for the day. This program is conducted at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre 40kms outside Phnom Penh. You will get to go behind the scenes to see what it takes to care for more than 100 rescued bears on a daily basis while working alongside their keepers to prepare special treats to keep the bears happy and healthy in their forested sanctuary. Best of all, by taking part in this unique experience you will know that you have contributed directly towards helping care for hundreds of bears and other animals rescued from the wildlife trade.
Note: We will help the keepers prepare enrichment toys for the bears and hide foods in the bear’s enclosures. Direct contact with the bears is not allowed under any circumstances, as these bears are rescued wild animals and the centre wants them to live as natural as possible.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Tonle Bati, Off the highway to Takeo, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Tonle Bati Lake, a popular weekend destination for the local people. It is also a popular fishing spot for both tourists and people who live locally. We then visit the nearby small picturesque Angkorian temple of Ta Prohm, the Bayon-style temple built in the late 12th century and left in much the same condition in which it was founded - unlike most of the Angkorian ruins
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar

Day 4: Phnom Penh - Siemreap

Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
Siem Reap is widely famed for its spectacular Angkor Wat temple, well recognized as World's Heritage & UNESCO site. It amazingly attracts more than two millions of international tourists to visit its incredible Angkor complex annually. Besides, Siem Reap still offers much more to be explored including charming rural villages, the natural wonder of the great lake "Tonle Sap", floating communities, the national park of Phnom Kulen waterfalls, national museum, crafted workshops, bird sanctuary, local life and its friendly people. Bike ride & walking tour activities would be an ideal to discover the authentic Siem Reap, get inspired and meaningfully leave Cambodia.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: West Baray, Siem Reap Cambodia
Visit West Baray Big Pond, a “baray” is a water reservoir built by the ancient Khmer people.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: Welcome dinner with Apsara, the traditional Khmer dance performance, which are not merely dance but also telling a story
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar

Day 5: Angkor Full day tour

Stop At: Angkor Thom South Gate, Siem Reap Cambodia
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
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
The famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
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
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
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
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
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
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar

Day 6: Angkor Full day Tour

Stop At: Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 21000 Cambodia
Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty! Giant trees have grown here for centuries
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Prasat Kravan, Siem Reap Cambodia
Prasat Kravan was originally constructed by noblemen rather than a king
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Banteay Kdei, Srah Srang Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia
Banteay Kdei was built in sandstone, which has deteriorated quite badly. However, there remain some very beautiful lintels and pediments
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Srah Srang, Siem Reap Cambodia
Srah Srang is a royal pool was the King's bathing pond, where he washed with his many concubines each day
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Takeo, Takeo, Takeo Province
Takeo - King Suryavarman I commissioned this temple in the 10th Century, but it was never completed so has no elaborate decoration like its contemporaries. It is a pyramid on 5 levels and is dedicated to Shiva
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Thommanon, Siem Reap Cambodia
Thommanon - small attractive temple in very good condition, built at the same time as Angkor Wa
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Chau Say Tevoda, Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia
Chau Say Tevoda built during the second quarter of the 12th century opposite of Thommanon, it was dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Preah Khan, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia
Preah Khan - meaning The Sacred Sword, this temple was also built by Jayawarman VII and is famous for its immensely long cruciform corridors and delicate carvings
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Neak Pean, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia
Neak Pean - This temple is a delicate highlight of Khmer art. Built by Jayavarman VII, this temple is the perfect representation of the heavens on earth
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ta Som, Angkor Archaeological Park Cambodia
Ta Som was a small classic Bayon style monastic complex consisting of a relatively flat enclosure
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Pre Rup, Siem Reap Cambodia
Pre Rup was built in the 10th Century by Rajendravarman and view lovely sunset there
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar

Day 7: Siemreap - Tonle Sap Floating Market

Stop At: Tonle Sap Lake, Lower Mekong Basin Cambodia
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
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Wat Bo Temple, Wat Bo Road, Siem Reap Cambodia
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
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Wat Bo Temple, Wat Bo Road, Siem Reap Cambodia
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
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Psar Chaa - Old Market, Psar Chaa Road, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Wat Thmey (Killing Fields), Siem Reap Cambodia
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
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Artisans d'Angkor, 12AEo, Street 13 in front of Phnom Penh Post Office, Phnom Penh Cambodia
the "Les Artisans d'Angkor – Chantiers Ecole" the Finest Authentic Khmer Arts and Crafts
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar

Day 8: Siemreap departure

Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
free leisure on own arrangement until time transfer to airport for flight onwards
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.