រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ Trip Overview
This trip will bring you general knowledge about Cambodian history and culture through the highlights: magnificent Angkor temples, and Phnom Penh. Furthermore, we will combine it with a beach relaxation trip at the end of the trip for refreshing yourself after a long discovery.
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* Duration: 6 days
* Starts: រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ, ភ្នំពេញ, Cambodia
This trip will bring you general knowledge about Cambodian history and culture through the highlights: magnificent Angkor temples, and Phnom Penh. Furthermore, we will combine it with a beach relaxation trip at the end of the trip for refreshing yourself after a long discovery.
Itinerary
Day 1: Phnom Penh arrival
Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh – the city retains its traditional Khmer and colonial styles with French villas and large tree-line sidewalk
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Royal Palace, Sothearos between Street 240 & 184, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Visit the impressive colorful Khmer-style royal palace complex build in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Silver pagoda (the emerald Buddha temple), where contain plenty of Buddha Statues decorated and made by gold, diamond, gemstone and silver
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Independence Monument, City Centre, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Independence Monument, or Vimean Ekareach as it is referred to in Khmer, is a majestic structure that dominates Phnom Penh city centre. Independence Monument was primarily erected to mark the liberation of the country from the French, who ruled Cambodia for almost a century from 1863 to 1953.
Stop At: National Museum, 13th St. Between 178th and 184th Sts., Phnom Penh Cambodia
the National museum; a beautiful Khmer architecture building contains more than 5000 art antiques made by bronze, wood, gold, silver, copper, sandstone and others
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Wat Phnom, Street 96 Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Walk up to sacred hill Phnom Daun Penh – also the name of a pagoda and name of the capital nowadays
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Central Market, Calmette St. 53, Phnom Penh 55555 Cambodia
Central Market, a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. Initial design and layouts are from French architect Louis Chauchon
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 2: Phnom Penh – city tour – Flight / Express Bus to REP
Stop At: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia
Tuol Sleng prison now is Genocide Museum, the most secret part of the Khmer Rouge regime. It’s also called S-21 (abbreviated for Security Office 21), a Khmer Rouge’s premier security camp, specifically designed for the interrogation and extermination of anti-Angkor elements
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Russian Market, Street 163 Corner of Street 444, Phnom Penh 12310 Cambodia
Free time for go shopping around Russian market, enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
Welcome to Cambodia – Siem Reap, the treasures of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star hotel)
Day 3: Full day Angkor Tour
Stop At: Angkor Thom South Gate, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Explore South Gate of Angkor Thom known as Big Angkor, 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian Empire
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
The famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Terrace of the Elephants is an impressive, two and a half meter tall, 300 meter long terrace wall adorned with carved elephants and gradual that spans the heart of Angkor Thom in front of Baphuon – huge temple mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom, Royal Palace Area and Phimeanakas – impressive rite and sandstone pyramid
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor Thom Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Terrace of the Leper King is at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants, a double terrace wall with deeply carved nag as, demons and other mythological beings
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
visit Angkor Wat temple, the founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who reigned Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star)
Day 4: Full day Angkor Tour
Stop At: Ta Prohm, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty! Giant trees have grown here for centurie
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Prasat Kravan, National Road 6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Prasat Kravan was originally constructed by noblemen rather than a king
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Banteay Kdei, Angkor Archaelogical Park, Siem Reap 17000 Cambodia
Banteay Kdei was built in sandstone, which has deteriorated quite badly. However, there remain some very beautiful lintels and pediments
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Srah Srang, National Road 6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Srah Srang is a royal pool was the King’s bathing pond, where he washed with his many concubines each day
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Takeo, Takeo, Takeo Province
Takeo – King Suryavarman I commissioned this temple in the 10th Century, but it was never completed so has no elaborate decoration like its contemporaries. It is a pyramid on 5 levels and is dedicated to Shiva
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Thommanon, National Road 6 Angkor Archaelogical Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Thommanon – small attractive temple in very good condition, built at the same time as Angkor Wat
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chau Say Tevoda, National Road 6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Chau Say Tevoda built during the second quarter of the 12th century opposite of Thommanon, it was dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Preah Khan, Angkor Wat Angkor Archaelogical Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Preah Khan – meaning The Sacred Sword, this temple was also built by Jayawarman VII and is famous for its immensely long cruciform corridors and delicate carvings
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Neak Pean, Angkor Wat Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Neak Pean – This temple is a delicate highlight of Khmer art. Built by Jayavarman VII, this temple is the perfect representation of the heavens on earth
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ta Som, Angkor Archaeological Park, 17252 Cambodia
Ta Som was a small classic Bayon style monastic complex consisting of a relatively flat enclosure
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Eastern Mebon, Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia
East Mebon was built in the 10th Century by Rajendravarman; this temple was situated on a small island in the middle of the Oriental, or Eastern, Baray
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pre Rup, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Pre Rup was built in the 10th Century by Rajendravarman and we will have lovely sunset view from there
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star)
Day 5: Full day Angkor Tour
Stop At: Kbal Spean, Angkor Kulen Hills, Siem Reap Cambodia
Kbal Spean temple – there are also carving of Buddha and Buddhist images in the rock that date from a later period than the lingas. The original River of Thousand Lingams, Kbal Spean is an intricately carved riverbed deep in the foothills of the Cambodian jungle. Lingams are phallic representations sacred to Brahmanism as symbols of fertility, and hundreds of them are carved into the rock here, as are several carvings of gods and animals above the small waterfall
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia
Banteay Srei, loosely translates to “citadel of the women, but this is a modern appellation that probably refers to the delicate beauty of the carvings
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia
Banteay Samre – large, comparatively flat temple displaying distinctively Angkor style architecture and artistry
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star)
Day 6: Siemreap – Tonle Sap Floating Village departure
Stop At: Tonle Sap Lake, Lower Mekong Basin Cambodia
Visit Floating Villages, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap! Take a ride in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia and the largest in Asia. Here you’ll see plenty of examples of the Khmer way of life on the Tonle Sap
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Wat Bo Temple, Wat Bo Road, Siem Reap Cambodia
Wat Bo founded in the 18th century, a highly respected pagoda contains very unique wall paintings of the Reamker (Ramayana) that are said to be late 19th century
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Psar Chaa – Old Market, Psar Chaa Road Old French Quarter, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
We continue to one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
After lunch, transfer to Siemreap airport for your departure flight
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
