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Day 1: Siem Reap | Arrive in Siem Reap
International Flight: Excluded
Meals: Dinner
Welcome to Cambodia! Upon arrival in Siem Reap, our guide will greet you at the airport welcome area and transfer you to your hotel for check-in.
Be prepared to enjoy a beautiful traditional dance performed by a team trained in the Dance of Apsara.
In the evening, you will be picked up from the hotel lobby and transferred to Angkor Village Hotel Theater for a traditional Apsara Dinner Show. where you will have a unique dining experience which will bring ancient Khmer culture to life in spectacular surroundings while you enjoy the very best in Cambodia cuisine. This one-of-a-kind cultural experience highlights the mysterious civilization and heritage of Khmer spoken through choreography and music. Colorful costumes and playful activities will give you insights into the Khmer daily life and wedding traditions while you enjoy a delicious meal to welcome you to the Kingdom of Wonders.
Accommodation: Shinta Mani Villa – Bensley Collection
Day 2: Siem Reap | Angkor Thom Ancient City by Bicycle
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
South Gate of Angkor Thom
Enjoy a relaxing cycling tour in the morning in ancient Angkor Thom – a stone city built around the time of Angkor Wat.
The biking tour will start at the South Gate – a photogenic bridge at the gateway of the stone city of Angkor Thom which has made its way into many Hollywood movies. Angkor Thom which was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. Enter the stone city and explore shaded trails and ancient monuments. Visit Bayon Temple where you will be surrounded by 216 gigantic stone faces which fame as “Khmer Smile”, you will also visit the Terrace of Elephants, the Royal Palace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Stop your cycling trip with a visit to the local monastery to chat with monks and see their daily life.
After having a lunch near the Royal Pool of Srah Srong, continue to visit Ta Prohm. Worn by time, rain, and overpowered by the jungle, this immaculate structure is hidden under canopy will leave you feeling like you’ve stepped into the movie set of a treasure hunt adventure. Your private tour guide will give you the history and stories passed through oral tradition.
In the evening, you’ll go to visit Phare Cambodian Circus. Be amazed by stunts and choreography unique to Cambodia’s performing arts. You’ll watch as a story written by locals is acted out with an impressive stage show. Be prepared for laughter and wonder as you enjoy the performance. After the hour-long spectacle, you’ll return to your hotel for the evening.
Accommodation: Shinta Mani Villa – Bensley Collection
Day 3: Siem Reap | Kompong Phluk Floating Village at Tonle Sap Lake | Bodia Spa
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning, enjoy a trip to the largest lake in Southeast Asia, the Tonle Sap. You’ll take a boat ride to Kampong Phluk which means, Harbor of the Tusks due to its history in the elephant trade several centuries ago. You’ll also see the mangrove forests nearby.
Return to the town and then continue to Bodia Spa, one of the top spas in Southeast Asia having been nominated for the Best Day Spa’s in Asia award for 2016 and 2017. Return to the hotel or go on to visit the nearby Psar Chas to buy some souvenir gifts and observe the Cambodian life.
Accommodation: Shinta Mani Villa – Bensley Collection
Day 4: Siem Reap | Kulen Waterfall and Banteay Srei Jungle Temple
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, start the trip to discover Banteay Srei Temple: The Citadel of Women. Built in the10th century and dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, this temple lies near the hill of Phnom Dei tucked away in the remote jungle north of Angkor Wat. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings, which are still in excellent condition to this day. The structures are miniature in scale, but the attention to detail is unmatched among all the temples in Southeast Asia. These factors have made the temple a place of intrigue and wonder, which have led to it being widely praised as a “precious gem”, or the “jewel of Khmer art.” After visiting the temple, you’ll then enjoy your trip to Kulen Mountain.
As the day begins to unfold, we’ll take your adventure to new heights into the Kulen Mountain National Park(Mountain of Lychees). Explore the jungles brimming with wildlife and tropical fruit. Discover stone carvings under the streams that predate Angkor Wat. See the 16th-century temple on the mountain where Buddhists and Hindus pilgrimage frequently.
For lunch, enjoy a picnic next to Kulen Waterfall where Angelina Jolie was filmed for the movie Tomb Raider. Take a swim if you like before we continue to the rice fields and countryside below the mountain.
Accommodation: Shinta Mani Villa – Bensley Collection
Day 5: Siem Reap | Angkor Wat Sunrise | Sunset Cocktail
Meals: Breakfast
Angkor Wat Sunrise
Before the light of day, your guide will pick you up from your hotel and escort you to the front of Angkor Wat Temple. From here, you’ll watch one of the most revered sunrises in the world. Our guide will arrange a light picnic breakfast for you to enjoy in front of the world’s #1 Heritage Site. Then in the early hours, you’ll explore the vast temple with your guide bringing to life the stories of Angkor. In the morning, the rays of the light play through the chambers as the morning haze settles and giving the temple a mystical ambiance while there are few tourists who visit during this time of day. After your explorations, you’ll return to your hotel for some rest and leisure time in the afternoon.
As the sun approaches the horizon, enjoy Canape with Champagne on Gondola Boat through the moats of Angkor Thom to see the vast ruins of the Khmer Empire at its peak. Close your eyes and smell the sweet perfume of the Romdoul flowers growing wild on the shore mixed with the scent of lotus flowers bobbing in the water. Then see the Sunset at Corner Temple.
Accommodation: Shinta Mani Villa – Bensley Collection
Day 6: Siem Reap | Flight to Sihanoukville | Continue to Koh Rong Island
Internal Flight: Included
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning, take a flight to Sihanoukville, the gateway to the tropical paradise. Our guide will greet and meet you at the airport and transfer to the pier. Then join a speedboat to your resort on Koh Rong Island. Check in your resort and enjoy the leisure time for the rest of the day.
Accommodation: Shinta Mani Villa – Bensley Collection
Day 7: Koh Rong Island | Relax on the Beaches
Meals: Breakfast
Today is at your leisure. Feel free to soak up the sandy beaches of Koh Rong or indulge your self with the resort’s facilities such as relaxing Spa, breathing Yoga or swim in your private pool.
Koh Rong Beaches
Accommodation: The Royal Sands Koh Rong
Day 8: Koh Rong Island | Relax on the Beaches
Meals: Breakfast
Today is also your leisure to enjoy the beaches of Koh Rong.
Accommodation: The Royal Sands Koh Rong
Day 9: Koh Rong Island | Relax on the Beaches
Meals: Breakfast
Today is also your leisure to enjoy the beaches of Koh Rong.
Accommodation: The Royal Sands Koh Rong
Day 10: Koh Rong Island – Phnom Penh | Transfer to Phnom Penh | Visit Bokor National Park and Organic Peper Farm in Kep
Meals: Breakfast
Transfer in the morning to Phnom Penh. On the way, you’ll stop to visit Bokor National Park. Visit the Bokor Hill Station used by the French to stay cool in the tropical heat due to its high altitude. There are several sites including the old Catholic Church and Lok Yeay Mao Monument. Then go to visit an organic pepper farm in Kampot, famous for its savory peppercorns worldwide.
Bokor National Park
Accommodation: La Rose Suites
Day 11: Phnom Penh | Cambodia Capital Highlights | Leisure | Dinner Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
In the morning, our guide will take you to discover the National Museum where you will see the large collection of Khmer history, arts, and architecture. After that, you will also visit the Silver Pagoda, which has 5,000 silver tiles on the floor. You’ll finish the day with a visit to the Royal Palace, a large complex of ornate Khmer royal-styled buildings where many of the treasures and relics of Cambodia are housed and where the Khmer royal family lives. At the end of the tour, you’ll be escorted back to your hotel.
Spend this afternoon at your own leisure. You can walk around the city and discover the local daily life, find out some interesting souvenir items, drop by at a bar next to Riverside to relax and have a drink or two. Alternatively, simply indulge yourself with the comfort and amenities which your hotel offers.
In the evening, enjoy a dinner cruise with a unique overview of Phnom Penh, from Wat PhnomtoRoyal Palace and Mekong crossing. The boat goes from a unique, quiet and breezy place while overlooking the busy Phnom Penh’s riverside by night. Return to the hotel after this for some leisure time in the rest evening.
Accommodation: La Rose Suites
Day 12: Phnom Penh | Farewell!
Meals: Breakfast
Today our guide will transfer you to the airport before your homeward flight and will bid you a fond farewell. Thank you for traveling with us!
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