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Explore Siem Reap's ancient ruins and prominent temples, as well as the unique floating village of Kampong Phluck and the picturesque Battambang then witness the vivid culture and history of Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. This comprehensive guide to exploring Cambodia provides top attractions, comfortable accommodations, dining options, transportations. Book your tour with Viet Prestige Travel today!
Experience:
Tour Highlights
- Unforgettable Cultural Experience: Immerse in Cambodian culture, cuisine, and warm hospitality throughout the journey.
- Magnificent Angkor Wat: Marvel at the stunning scale and intricate details of one of the largest religious monuments in the world.
- Unique Floating Village Life: Experience the fascinating way of life in the Kampong Phluk floating community on the Tonle Sap lake.
- Overgrown Ta Prohm: Explore the jungle-reclaimed temple, where massive tree roots have overtaken the ancient structures.
- Colonial Architecture and Bustling Markets: Discover the charm of Battambang, with its well-preserved French colonial buildings and lively local markets.
- Sunset at Phnom Bakheng: Climb to the top of Phnom Bakheng Hill to witness a breathtaking sunset over the Angkor landscape, a serene way to end a day of exploration.
- Historical Reflections at Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek: Gain a deeper understanding of Cambodia's resilience and history with visits to these impactful sites in Phnom Penh.
Itinerary
▪️ Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport, meets our driver and guide and transfer to hotel for check in. (Early check-in before 14h00 is not included).
▪️ Rest at your own leisure!
▪️ Dinner not included.
▪️ Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.
Early morning light near Angkor Wat, Sieam Reap▪️ Breakfast at hotel
▪️After breakfast, visit the ancient Khmer civilization site of Hariharalaya, which flourished in the late 9th and early 10th centuries. These are the earliest temples in the Angkor area and are referred as the Roluos group. The three Roluos temples are Bakong Temple Mountain with wonderful carvings on the false doors and lintels, the funerary temple of Preah Ko, Lolei Temple with the Roluos group’s most exquisite carvings and inscriptions.
Option:
- Half day biking tours at Rolous Group, Siem Reap countryside:
▪️ The ride across countryside to Roluos group, learning about local villages and different aspects of life. Delve into the local community is truly an exhilaration and eye-opening experience to see Siem Reap from the other point of view.
▪️ Lunch not included.
▪️ This afternoon, the tour will then continue to some of distant temples, including the beautiful temple of Banteay Srei which was built in the late 10th century and was dedicated to the Hindu God. Banteay Srei basically means “citadel of the women” and Banteay Srei has some of the best carvings of all the temples.
▪️ On the way, we will stop at Preah Dak village for a short tour, enjoying to observing the real-life of Cambodian in this area, how they make a living from the hand-made products, how to producing sugar palm and fruit itself.
▪️ Then, visit Banteay Samre, built in the third quarter of the 12th century.
▪️ End of this afternoon, return back to your hotel.
▪️ Dinner not included and overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Option:
- Phare circus show (seat A):
▪️ This evening, you will enjoy some modern Khmer theatre at a performance of Phare, the Cambodian Circus by professional artists from Phare Ponleu Selpak.
▪️ Enjoy an hour-long show which is a great, positive example of modern Cambodia and mixes theatre, dance, music, juggling and contortion.
- Apopo Heros Rats Center:
▪️ We will enjoy tour to Apopo Visitor Center, gives you the chance to discover the history of conflict in Cambodia, the impact of landmines on local communities, and the opportunity to meet and see the HeroRATs in action. See a live HeroRAT in action!
▪️ We have designed and built a demonstration area where the HeroRATs will sniff out buried items, scratch at the surface to indicate they’ve found something to trainers and of course receive a tasty treat as a reward. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience.
- Dinner in enjoying Khmer Traditional dance show at Kanell Restaurant
Our customers having lovely moments at Banteay Srei
▪️ Breakfast at hotel.
▪️ Today, visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom: the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
▪️ Then, visit Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery.
▪️ Lunch not included.
▪️ In the afternoon, visit to the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.
▪️ Enjoy wonderful sunset from the top of Bakheng Hill.
▪️ Dinner not included and overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.
Option:
▪️ Full day Angkor visit by Jeep car
▪️ Full day Angkor visit by Tuk Tuk (2 pax per tuk tuk)
▪️ 1-hour sun set on Gondola boat
▪️ 10 minutes sunset on Angkor Balloon
Viet Prestige Travel's tourists having good time in Angkor Wat
▪️ Breakfast at hotel.
▪️ After breakfast in the hotel, you will be picked up for visiting Tonle Sap Lake, Kampong Phluk floating village, a cluster of three villages of stilted houses built within the floodplain about 16 km southeast of Siem Reap.
▪️ On this tour, we will see religious building (Kampong Phluk pagoda), government school, police station on water, stilts houses, fishing material, flooded forest and Tonle Sap Lake. Next, we proceed tour to see women demonstrate how to prepare traditional smoked fish, dried river shrimp, and fish.
▪️ Lunch not included
▪️ This afternoon, with your guide and driver, road to Battambang.
▪️ Along the way, we continue tour to visit West Baray Lake, is a baray, or reservoir, at Angkor, Cambodia, oriented east–west and located just west of the walled city Angkor Thom. Rectangular in shape and measuring approximately 7.8 by 2.1 kilometres, the West Baray is the largest baray at Angkor and one of the largest hand cut water reservoirs on Earth, possessing a current maximum capacity of 12 to 14 billion gallons of water (53 million m3).
▪️ Arrival at Battambang in the end of afternoon and then, transfer directly to the hotel for the check-in. Battambang is the second city of Cambodia with some of the best-preserved architecture which was constructed during the French period. You will watch the local people plant vegetables and fish along the riverbank of Stung Sangker. Discover the city of Battambang, a charming big city where you can watch the elegant houses in the French colonial style along the river.
▪️ Dinner not included and overnight in Battambang
Option:
▪️ Visit Phare Ponleu Selpak Association show
The colorful Kampong Phluk floating village▪️ Breakfast at hotel
▪️ In the morning, discover the real Cambodia’s life style. For this occasion, you will be taking the Tuk Tuk off the beaten track to explore the local life of the people of the hinterland.▪️ Along the way, following a small stream you will have the opportunity to see typical houses unchanged for generations, rice paddies, and the work of craftsmen. But also, to take part in activities of daily life such as the preparation of sticky rice, the making of knives or to know the secrets of making Prahok fish paste used in Cambodian cuisine.
▪️ Then, discover Wat Ek Phnom, built in the 11th century and covered by vegetation. This temple is notable for its murals depicting Buddha.
▪️ Lunch not included
Option: Cooking class
▪️ This afternoon, continue your tour with a ride on a bamboo train. Each bamboo train - known in Khmer as a Nori-consists of a 3 metre-long wooden frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo that rests on two, barbell like bogies, one of which is connected by fan belts to a gasoline engine.
▪️ This evening, we proceed to Phnom Sampeau where the caves of the massacre are and a small temple; that is, the serenity and the inhumanity exist together in a single place. Although Phnom Sampov has a tragic past it is also a pleasant place to visit. The panoramic views from the top are truly breathtaking and there are a variety of food and drink stalls at the base of the mountain making it a great place to while away the hours.
▪️ Every evening at nightfall thousands of bats makes their way out of caves in the hillside to feed before returning at dawn. This natural phenomenon really is a must see for the visitor.
▪️ Dinner not included and overnight in Battambang.
The historical temples in Wat Ek Phnom, Battambang
▪️ Breakfast at hotel
▪️ This morning, visit the ancient and khmer typical house at Wat Kor Village.
▪️ Then, depart from Battambang by road to Phnom Penh. The trip will take around 6-7 hours. On the way, visit Kampong Chhnang, known for its traditional pottery.
▪️ Lunch not included
▪️ Then, we proceed to Oudong, the former royal capital of Cambodia, take a ride on wagon pulled by oxen around the city. Then we climb to the summit of the mountain Oudong enjoy in magnificent views of the valley below while the guide explains the history of the land and its buildings as well as the religious culture of the Cambodians.
▪️ At the end of afternoon, arrival at Phnom Penh, then, transferred to the hotel for check-in.
▪️ Dinner not included and overnight at the hotel in Phnom Penh.
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Oudong, the former royal capital of Cambodia
▪️ Breakfast at hotel
▪️ This morning, visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda, located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles.
▪️ Then continue your visit to the National Museum, this is one of Phnom Penh’s true architectural gems.
▪️ After that, explore Wat Phnom, a peaceful temple situated on a hill for which the city is named. According to legend, a 14th- century woman named Penh found sacred Buddhist objects in the nearby river and placed them here on the small hill.
Option: Champey Academy of Arts
▪️ Champey Academy of Arts where traditional drawing, music and dance are taught. Enjoy watching the young students practice classical Apsara dancing. The Academy is a local NGO that seeks to preserve traditional arts on a free basis for poor students and a visit is sure to put a smile on your face as you how the children seek to improve their lives by being artistically creative.
▪️ Lunch not included
▪️ This afternoon, head out to the Choeung Ek Memorial, where a stupa made up of some 8,000 human skulls marks the site of the infamous Killing Fields. This was the execution ground for the torture victims of TuolSleng and standing in this peaceful setting its almost unthinkable to imagine that to date nearly 9000 corpses have been exhumed from the area.
▪️ Then, take a breather at the Russian Market. You’ll have time to spend here browsing the maze of alleys and street stalls teeming with all manner of souvenirs, trinkets, fabrics, statuary, and more. Your guide can help you to purchase snacks, such as sticky rice with banana, outside the domed market.
▪️ Dinner not included and night at hotel in Phnom Penh
Option: 1 hour sunset cruise
▪️ Enjoy a relaxing Mekong River cruise seeing life along the riverside before returning to the Tonle Sap River and cruising to the watch the sun setting over the Phnom Penh skyline. Cruises are on a shared basis onboard a cruise boat with unique catamaran design to ensure a comfortable trip and last for 1 hour.
Viet Prestige Travel's customers enjoy the view at Tonle Sap River
▪️ Breakfast at hotel
▪️ Rest at your own leisure!
▪️ Then, you will be picked up by our driver and guide and transferred to Phnom Penh’s International Airport for the taking the flight to your next destination.
Viet Prestige Travel’s tourists with our sales manager on their final day of touring
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What's Included?
- Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services
- Professional and experienced English-speaking guide at each destination
- 7 nights in all 3* or 4* hotels with central location, nice breakfast and comfortable room.
- All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals as clearly mentioned (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)
- Other airfares
- Travel insurance
- Tips for GUIDE and DRIVER (2-3 USD per passenger per day to the tour guide and 1-2 USD per passenger per day to the driver recommended)
- Other meals not clearly described in the program
- Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
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Notes: Cancellations of Mekong Cruises and Halong Bay Cruises are different based on the cruise company’s policy, date of booking and price. Kindly get exact cancellations from our travel consultants when you make a booking with us.
1. Tour Cancellations by you
For any cancellation after confirmation and deposit, 10% of the total cost is applied per person the administrative fee plus other charges by hotels, airlines, and other contractors of Viet Prestige Travel.
If cancellation is made after full payment has been made, we will hold a full credit to be used for further bookings (less any charges levied by hotels, or carriers). The following rules apply for cancellations:
Cancellation Policy
▪️ Between 65 and 45 before departure: 20% of total tour cost
▪️ Between 44 and 35 days before departure: 30% of the total tour cost
▪️ Between 34 and 15 days before departure: 50% of the total tour cost
▪️ Between 14 and 7 days before departure: 80% of the total tour cost
▪️ 7 days or less before departure: 100% of total tour cost
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▪️ services of an equivalent or similar standard, if available;
▪️ any of a lower standard together with a refund of the difference in price;
▪️ cancellation with a full refund of all money paid.
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▪️ Children under 2 years old: Free of charge tour price/ sharing existing bed with parents, 10% Adult’s domestic airfare
▪️ Children from 5 to 7 years old: 50% Adult’s tour price/ sharing existing bed with parents, 75% Adult’s domestic airfare
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Anya Kozlov31/08/2023 Our group journey to Cambodia was fantastic, thanks to Viet Prestige Travel. We loved exploring the ancient temples, learning about the Khmer culture, and enjoying the beautiful landscapes. The floating village tour was a unique experience, and the street food tour in Phnom Penh was delicious. The itinerary was well-balanced, giving us a mix of adventure and relaxation. The guides were knowledgeable and friendly, making our trip even more enjoyable. We are already planning our next group trip with Viet Prestige Travel! |
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