5 Days Siem Reap - Phnom Penh Tour

Option 1:

Day I: Siem Reap

Pick you up and transfer you to check in hotel.

Then we will take you to Beng Mealea temple, which is the most ruined and jungled temple but the most attractive too.

- Hotel Sara Sala: (Siem Reap)

Day II: Siem Reap

Morning:

Today, you will first the visit to the Southern gate of Angkor Thom. Stop at the main entrance and walk through the causeway leading to the great city inside Angkor Thom. While walking on the causeway, you will be fascinated with the rows of Gods and Demons flanked on both sides standing for the balustrade decoration. Looking up straight on the tower, the smiling faces will engage you for some senses. Then go on the visit to Bayon temple, located in exact centre of Angkor Thom – the great city.

Bayon is known as the mysterious temple on which comprising of  many smiling faces on the towers. Walk up through and up to the first and second tier for the best view and photograph.

Baphoun, the temple of a huge declining Buddha at the back site of the temple. The site has just been completed on the restoration and opened officially for tourists in July last year, 2012.

Phimean Akas, the temple located inside the Royal enclosure. The temple is stay in poor condition but worth for the visit. Accessible from Baphoun or from the Elephant Terrace.

Next, you will visit Elephant & Leper King Terrace before returning back to the hotel for lunch.

* Note: Lunch could be arranged at the local restaurant in front of Angkor Wat Temple. For those who feel unnecessary to return to the hotel for refreshment, having lunch here at the temple is better and you will save your time for the afternoon visit! 

Afternoon:

After lunch – start your afternoon tour to Ta Prohm, the ruin in the jungle with many gigantic roots growing on the roofs of the gallery. Visit this temple,you will get a nice breeze and breathtaking beauty of the natural set — it’s full of culture & Nature!

Lastly, you will see Angkor Wat, the main highlight temple in this afternoon. Angkor Wat is know as the main master pieces temple because of it’s architectural design. Massive sandstone with big blocks are being seen at this temple. Galleries are well adorned and depicted with the best arts carving on the wall on which described about the story from Hindu and the King activity and the war. Angkor Archaeological Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. At the same time, it was also placed on the List of World Heritage.

Banteay Srei, located in the north of Siem Reap in Angkor Complex on the distance of 35 Km road. The temple is known as best carving or the gem in Khmer arts. Banteay Srei is small but worth in value at arts. Please make sure that you will have your camera and battery on this trip. The visit to this temple will take approximately 1 hour for family and individual while the group tour will take longer to 1.5 hour or so. Drive back and on the way stop at sugar production in the village and see people making the sugar from the palm juice.

Back to the hotel and Overnight.

* Optional: Dinner at a buffet restaurant with Cultural Dance Show (Pay by your own account 12USD/person):

+ Included: buffet dinner, show, fruit & dessert.

+ Excluded: soft drink, beer & wine.

Reservation can be made within the day with your tour guide.

Day III: Siem Reap - Phnom Penh

We will leave hotel at 8:00 am.

A long the way, out of Siem Reap, you will visit Kampong Khleang Floating Village.

 75 km away from Phnom Penh, We will stop at Skun town to see alive and fried tarantulas and other fried bugs.

- Hotel Mito: (Phnom Penh)

Day IV: Phnom Penh

You are going to see:

- Genocide Museum (S21)

- Choeung Ek (Killing Fields )

- Silver Pagoda + Royal Palace

- Independence Monument

- Hotel Mito: (Phnom Penh)

Day V: Departure

Our guide and driver will see you off to the airport.

- Before dropping you off at Phnom Penh airport, If the time permits, we will take you to visit and buy some more souvenirs in Phsar Thom Thmey (Central market).

Option 2:

Day I: Siem Reap Tour

Pick you up from the airport and then taking directly to see the temples.

Or Pick you up from airport and transfer you to hotel for Check In and the Tour starts on Next day and after tour, we will see you off to the airport (Day II).

Morning:

Today, you will first the visit to the Southern gate of Angkor Thom. Stop at the main entrance and walk through the causeway leading to the great city inside Angkor Thom. While walking on the causeway, you will be fascinated with the rows of Gods and Demons flanked on both sides standing for the balustrade decoration. Looking up straight on the tower, the smiling faces will engage you for some senses. Then go on the visit to Bayon temple, located in exact centre of Angkor Thom – the great city.

Bayon is known as the mysterious temple on which comprising of  many smiling faces on the towers. Walk up through and up to the first and second tier for the best view and photograph.

Baphoun, the temple of a huge declining Buddha at the back site of the temple. The site has just been completed on the restoration and opened officially for tourists in July last year, 2012.

Phimean Akas, the temple located inside the Royal enclosure. The temple is stay in poor condition but worth for the visit. Accessible from Baphoun or from the Elephant Terrace.

Next, you will visit Elephant & Leper King Terrace before returning back to the hotel for lunch.

* Note: Lunch could be arranged at the local restaurant in front of Angkor Wat Temple. For those who feel unnecessary to return to the hotel for refreshment, having lunch here at the temple is better and you will save your time for the afternoon visit! 

Afternoon:

After lunch – start your afternoon tour to Ta Prohm, the ruin in the jungle with many gigantic roots growing on the roofs of the gallery. Visit this temple,you will get a nice breeze and breathtaking beauty of the natural set — it’s full of culture & Nature!

Lastly, you will see Angkor Wat, the main highlight temple in this afternoon. Angkor Wat is know as the main master pieces temple because of it’s architectural design. Massive sandstone with big blocks are being seen at this temple. Galleries are well adorned and depicted with the best arts carving on the wall on which described about the story from Hindu and the King activity and the war. Angkor Archaeological Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. At the same time, it was also placed on the List of World Heritage.

Back to the hotel and Overnight.

* Optional: Dinner at a buffet restaurant with Cultural Dance Show (Pay by your own account 12USD/person):

+ Included: buffet dinner, show, fruit & dessert.

+ Excluded: soft drink, beer & wine.

Reservation can be made within the day with your tour guide.

Day II: Siem Reap Tour

- Fishing Village ( Floating village) in the Great Lake,

- Beng Mealea Temple

Day III: Siem Reap - Phnom Penh

Leaving Siem Reap at 8:00 am.

On the way, we stop at Skun to see Alive and fried spiders and other bugs.

- Also see the beautiful countryside.

- Arrive in Phnom Penh, you will take a Cruise around an hour to Tonle Sap and Mekong river to see the View of Phnom Penh from the river.

- Check in hotel.

Day IV: Phnom Penh Tour

Leave hotel at 8:00 am to see:

- Genocide Museum Toul Sleng S21

- Choeung Ek, Killing Fields

- Royal Palace (Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace...)

- Independence Monument

- Sightseeing.....

Day V: Departure

Our guide and driver will see you off to the airport.

- Before dropping you off at Phnom Penh airport, if the time permits, we will take you to visit and buy some more souvenirs in Phsar Thom Thmey (Central market).