Classic Cambodia 10 days.
Price per person from: $ 1380 :-
Experience the long and tear-filled history of Cambodia. We visit Phnom Penh and the national museum, the royal palace and the silver pagoda. We look at the temple Suryagiri from the eleven hundreds and visit the markets along the Sangker river. Of course, we also visit the most famous sight in Cambodia the great temple of Angkor Wat which is a world heritage site!
This is included:
9 nights in standard double room on bed and breakfast basis. (It’s possible to buy an upgrade to comfort standard)
Private transportation in AC vechile.
English speaking guide.
Excusions according to below program.
Entrance fees.
Private boat on Tonle Sap lake.
Meals according to program.
2 bottles of mineral water per person per day.
Travel guarantee via Swedish Kammarkollegiet.
Day to day presentation:
(B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
Day 1: Arrival to Phnom Penh.
Upon your arrival at Phnom Penh international airport, you are warmly welcome by our local guide and transfered to the hotel for check-in. You are free at your leisure for relaxing after the long time flight. Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh.
Distance: Phnom Penh airport -> Phnom Penh city center is 12km and take 35 minutes driving.
Day 2: Phnom Penh.
This morning we visit the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917, we will visit the Royal Palace. The Palace was opened in 1870 under King Norodom, and now contains the Royal Residence, the Throne Hall, the Silver Pagoda, and other buildings. The Silver Pagoda (Wat Preah Keo Morokat) is one of the city’s most visited sites and offers a display of priceless Buddhist and historical objects. The Pagoda draws its name with more than 5,000 silver tiles, which cover a floor in the temple. The building serves less as a functioning shrine, no monks currently reside here, than a repository of cultural treasures such as the famous Emerald Buddha and many other valuable statues. After lunch at a local restaurant, we visit the Toul Sleng Prison Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek-both grim reminders of Cambodia’s bloody past under Pol Pot. It is almost inconceivable to confront the nature of true evil here in this gentle land, but the Buddhist memorial at Choeung Ek, commemorates the 1.7 million victims of the 1975-79 Pol Pot regime. This excursion may prove distressing for some. It is, however, an important piece of this country’s historical and cultural puzzle. Overnight in Phnom Penh. (B,L)
Day 3: Phnom Penh.
After breakfast, excursion to Phnom Chiso to visti the pre-Angkorian Brahmin temple of Suryagiri (10-11th century) that sit on top of hill (503 steps) and enjoy an outstanding view over the surrounding plains. Then visit a traditional silk weaving village. Then drive back to Phnom Penh, on the way stop at Prasat Neang Khmau, the temple of the Black Goddess and then at Ta Promh and Yeay Pau, two Angkorian Temple built on the banks of Tonle Bati Lake. Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh. (B,L)
Day 4: Phnom Penh – Battambang.
Breakfast at the hotel: Transfer by private car to the Battambang town, where you can find many of the French Colonial architectures. On the way, we will visit Kompong Loung village where you will observe the life living on surface. After check in, we drive along the picturesque Sangker River to Wat Slaket Pagoda, the former residence of the provincial Buddhist patriarch. After lunch with local house, we drive passes through small villages and rice paddies and is an absolutely beautiful countryside drive. Visit a market where Prahoc, the Cambodian fish paste, is made. We continue to visit the place where local people take steam-sticky rice cooked in bamboo. Return to town for a short walk to local market. Overnight at hotel in Battambang. Distance: Phnom Penh -> Battambang is 331km and take 07 hours + 10 minutes driving. (B,L,D)
Day 5: Battambang.
In the morning, explore this picturesque city – as with much of Cambodia, the French architecture is an attractive bonus of the city. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Drive to the site of an ancient temple called Phnom Banan in the afternoon. Built in the 10th century as a Hindu temple atop a mountain, it is located 30km from Battambang town. Dinner is at a local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Battambang. Distance: Battambang -> Phnom Banan is 37km and take 01 hour driving. (B,L,D)
Day 6: Battambang.
Enjoy full day excursion to Pailin, formerly the largest Khmer Rouge stronghold and a place for rubies, sapphires and other precious stones. Residents here were former Khmer Rouge civilians and soldiers who defected to the government in 1998. Upon arrival at Pailin, drive around the town for a sightseeing tour followed by lunch. Return to Battambang in the afternoon and enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Battambang.
Distance: Battambang -> Pailin is 47km and take 01 hour + 15 minutes driving. (B,L,D)
Day 7: Battambang – Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake.
In the morning, check out hotel and transfer to Siem Reap. On arrival have lunch at local restaurant then check-in hotel. In the afternoon, visiting the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 13 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia, where you can find schools, restaurants, and hospitals and much more on the great lake of Tonle Sap. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap. Distance: Battambang -> Siem Reap is 180km and take 03 hours + 50 minutes driving. (B,L)
Day 8: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat.
Today, we start with the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is one of the world’s most stunning buildings. Angkor was the capital of Khmer that existed from 802 to 1431. 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. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks – the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond. After lunch, visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century). Visit Prasat Kravan with its unique brick sculptures and 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. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. The sightseeing tour of Angkor area we spend a full day exploring the wondrous ancient ruins with the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the largest as well as the most complete temple of Angkor Wat. In the evening, we enjoy the beautiful sunset at Phnom Bakeng hill top. Overnight in Siem Reap. Distance: Siem Reap city center -> Angkor Wat complex is 08km and take 20 minutes driving. (B,L)
Please note that following rules apply when visiting Angkor Wat:
* Visitors are required to wear proper attire, covering shoulders and knees (no short, miniskirt or short trousers).
* Visitors have to be in the queue and waiting to climb up the Bakan Tower of Angkor Wat. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to climb this tower.
* It will be closed on the Buddhist Sabath Days, the Buddhist religious days (four days a month).
Day 9: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat.
Today we visit the Cambodian Landmine Museum and Relief Facility is a museum located in Cambodia, south of the Banteay Srey Temple complex, 25 kilometers north of Siem Reap, and inside the Angkor National Park. Then continue visit Wat Thmey (Killing Fields) the Wat Thmey Temple is notable for being an area that served as one of the killing fields during the Khmer Rouge regime in cambodia. Back to the city center and we will visit the Angkor National Museum known as the grand entrance to a world-class heritage that reveals the glory of Angkor Civilization. This museum enhances the cultural heritage of the Golden Era of Khmer Kingdom through amassed collection of invaluable artifacts and through state of the art multimedia technology exhibition for a full picturesque legendary story. Today have dinner at local restaurant with traditional Apsara dance show. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap. (B,L,D)
Day 10: Departure.
Breakfast at the hotel, you are free at your leisure for shopping until check out and transfer to the airport to take your departure flight back to your home. End of services.
Distance: Siem Reap city center -> Siem Reap airport is 09km and take 22 minutes driving.
This is not included:
International flight. (Can be bought on your own or via us)
Visa to Cambodia.
Meals not mentioned in the program.
Drinks.
Tips.
Travel insurance.
Tip! You can get a discount if you are 3 persons or more travelling together.
The prices are based upon the lowest booking class and season. Prices are calculated per person in shared double room.
We reserve ourselves against changes in currencies and increased flight taxes.
