discovery tour

Key Information: Phnom Penh City Tours
Tour Code: PA-PR4
Tour Duration: Six-Days (C)
Destination (s): Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Angkor

Destination Description

We all know that Angkor Wat is the World Heritage of Humanity and is the most attractive place you can't miss when you visit Cambodia, but that is not all of it. There are a lot of remarkable places, both natural and historical, where tourists will be amazed by our country spectacular beauty.

PLACE OF INTEREST

Phnom Penh city

Royal Palace
Wat Phnom
Independent Monument
Tuol Sleng Museum
Russian Market
National Museum

siem reap angkor

Angkor Thom
Baphoun
Elephants Terrace
Ta Prohm
Tonlesap Great Lake
Kompong Kdey Bridge

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.



 

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