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Day 1: Royal Palace/Silver Pagoda/
National Museum/Central Market
Transfer to your hotel for check in. You
will be taken on a tour of Phnom Penh
city. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a
visit to the Royal Palace built in 1866
by King Norodom. Visit Silver Pagoda so
named because of its floor that is
comprised of 5,000 silver tiles.
Then, visit to the
National Museum which is exclusively devoted to preserving and
displaying Khmer arts and sculptures. Visit the Central Market and then
you are free to enjoy the delights of Phnom Penh nightlife.
Overnight in Phnom Penh
Day 2:
Killing field Choeung Ek/ Tuol Sleng/Wat Phnom/
Independent Monument/Russian Market
After breakfast, drive to the Killing fields of
Choeung Ek, where between 1975 and 1978 about
17.000 men, women, children and infants
(including nine westerners) were detained and
tortured at S-21 prison. Visit the notorious Tuol
Sleng Genocide Museum known as Security Prison 21 (S-21) where in 1975
Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security forces
and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21 (S-21).
It soon became the
largest such center of detention and torture in the country. Afternoon,
visit the city's namesake Wat Phnom which was founded in 1373 which was
built as the pagoda to house Buddhist relics washed ashore by the river.
Continue visiting the Independent Monument which was built in 1958
following the country's independence from France.
Visit the Russian Market
(Psah Tuol Thom Pong), a lively outdoor market where you will find
antiquities, silver and gold jewelry, gems, silks, kramas, stone and
wood carvings, as well as T-Shirts, CDs and other souvenirs.
Overnight at hotel in Phonom Penh
Day 3 : Phnom Penh - Siem Reap
(Angkor)
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Siem Reap by private
transportation which will pass by Kompong Thom Province and along the
way we will visit Kompong Kdey Bridge. This Bridge was built by King
Surjavarman who also built Angkor temple in 12 th century. Arrive in
Siem Reap in the afternoon then check in hotel and continue to take a
boat trip & enjoy the wonderful views of Tonlesap Great Lake. Overnight
in Siem Reap.
Accommodation at hotel in Siem
Reap
Day 4 : Angkor Complex
This morning start the tour to visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom,
andthen go to Angkor Thom Complex which was built by Angkor’s greatest
king, Jayavaman VII. The major attraction of Angkor Thom is the Bayon
Temple, which function and symbolism are still unknown until now. Visit
Baphoun Temple which is one of the most spectacular of Angkor’s temples
in its heyday.
The Terrace of the
Elephants which was used as a giant viewing stand for public ceremonies
and served as a base for the king’s grand audience hall. Visit the
Terrace of the Leper King is another of Angkor’s mysteries. Visit the
fabulous Ta Prohm Temple which is embraced by the roots of enormous fig
trees.
It has been left in much
the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric
combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle
surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples. In the
afternoon, visit the World Heritage which is well known as Angkor Wat,
which is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East
Asia. In the evening view sunset at Phnom Bakheng Hill.
Overnight in Siem Reap
Day 5 : Banteay Srey
After breakfast, visit Pradak Village where you can see Khmer way of
life and than continue to visit Banteay Srey, the exquisite ‘Women’s
Citadel’ which is located 32 km from Siem Reap town. This was Cambodia’s
last major Khmer temple to be re-discovered. Visit Banteay Samre, built
in the third quarter of the 12th century.
Afternoon, visit Neak
Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool and representing the
paradisiacal Himalayan mountain–lake. Continue to visit Preah Khan,
built by King Jayavarman VII. At last, visit Les Artisans D’ Angkor and
see their stone and wood carving workshops where the Artisans are taught
to use traditional Khmer techniques.
Overnight in Siem Reap
Day 6 : Siem Reap - Departure
Breakfast at hotel and free at leisure until time to transfer to the
airport for departure flight. |