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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 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 Tonle Sap Great Lake. Overnight
in Siem Reap. Accommodation in Siem Reap.
Day 4: Angkor Complex
This morning start the tour to visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom, and
then 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 of
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: Roluos Group/Neak Pean/Preah Khan/Srah
Srang/Banteay Kdei
Visit Roluos group of temples. These 3 monuments served as the capital
during the reign of King Indravaraman I (877-89), are among the earliest
large and permanent temples of the Khmer classical art period. Preah Ko,
erected by Indavaraman I in the late 9th century was dedicated by the
King to his ancestors. Bakhong is the largest and the most interesting
of the Roluos group temples with its active Buddhist monastery. Lastly,
visit Lolei, which is four brick towers replicas of the ones at Preah Ko.
It was built on an islet in the center of large reservoir by Yasovarman
I; the founder of the first city of Angkor.
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, then Srah Srang (Royal Bath) and Banteay Kdei Temple, in
the ruin and confusion of Banteay Kdei the carvings take one’s interest.
They are piquant, exquisite and seem meant to make adorable a human
habitation. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 6: Kbal Spean, Banteay Srey, Banteay
Samre
After breakfast, drive to Kbal Spean and walk about 45 minutes through
the forest to the top of the hill to reach Kbal Spean, the "Thousand
Linga River" which you can discover the 10th-12th century sculptures
chiseled into the rocky riverbed - the Royal Bath and the waterfall.
Then, continue to the enchanting temple of the Banteay Srei – a nearly
everyone's favorite site. The special charm of this temple lies in its
compact size, remarkable state of preservation, and the excellence of it
decorative carvings.
In the afternoon, visit Banteay Samre which is one of the most complete
complexes at Angkor due to the "anastylosis" restoration method being
used. The name Samre refers to an ethnic group of mountain people that
inhabited the region at the base of Phnom Kulen and were probably
related to the Khmers. No inscriptions have been found at this temple,
but the style of most of the architecture is of the classic arts of the
middle period - similar to Angkor Wat.
The proportions of Banteay Samre are
splendid with unique feature is an interior moat with laterite paving,
which when filled with water must have given an ethereal atmosphere to
the temple. Return to Siem Reap at the end of the afternoon. Overnight
in Siem Reap.
Day 7: Siem Reap - Departure
Breakfast at hotel and free at leisure until time to transfer to the
airport for departure flight. |