discovery tour

Key Information: Phnom Penh City Tours
Tour Code: PA-PR6
Tour Duration: Seven-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 Temple
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 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.



 

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