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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 Tonlesap 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 combinations 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.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 6 : Kulen Mountain/Banteay Srey
After breakfast, trip to Phnom Kulen where the River of 1000 lingas
features thousands of carvings engraved into the sandstone rocks under
the water. We also visit the Rock temple with a large reclining Buddha.
There will be a picnic lunch by the waterfall. Picnic Lunch will be
served. Afternoon, return back from Kulen mountain continue to visit
Banteay Srey, the exquisite ‘Women’s Citadel’ this was Cambodia’s last
major Khmer temple to be re-discovered. Visit Banteay Samre, which was
built in the third quarter of the 12th century and then move back town
and 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. |