Siem Reap Trip Overview
Nestled between rice paddies and stretched along the Siem Reap River, the small provincial capital of Siem Reap Town serves as the gateway to the millennium-old temple ruins of the Khmer Empire. In contrast, the capital city Phnom Penh is fairly young, only rising to the role in 1866, but is still steeped in history and offers several cultural and historical sites.
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* Duration: 4 days
* Starts: Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Nestled between rice paddies and stretched along the Siem Reap River, the small provincial capital of Siem Reap Town serves as the gateway to the millennium-old temple ruins of the Khmer Empire. In contrast, the capital city Phnom Penh is fairly young, only rising to the role in 1866, but is still steeped in history and offers several cultural and historical sites.
Itinerary
Day 1: Siem Reap
Stop At: Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
Upon arrival at Siem Reap Airport, meet and welcome with your tour guide then transfer to hotel for check–in. After check’ in, start to Tonlé Sap Lake, visit Artisans D’Angkor to discover the traditional Khmer techniques used for stone and wood carving and we can shopping at Old Market. Have dinner with Apsara dance are now the most popular venue with most places offering buffet or set menus combined with a one-hour traditional performance
Accommodation & Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Tonle Sap Lake, Lower Mekong Basin Cambodia
Tonlé Sap , literally large river (tonle); fresh, not salty (sap), commonly translated to ‘great lake’) is a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, the Tonlé Sap Lake and an attached river, the 120 km (75 mi) long Tonlé Sap River, that connects the lake to the Mekong River.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Artisans d’Angkor, 12AEo, Street 13 in front of Phnom Penh Post Office, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Les Artisan D’ Angkor is proud to show that Cambodian handicraft is still alive and more creative than ever. By developing high quality products that express the dynamism of the Khmer culture, Artisans Angkor strives to be a timeless showcase for Cambodian crafts with pieces inspired by Angkor heritage as well as fashionable handmade clothing and decorative items that can suit contemporary lifestyles
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation & Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap
Day 2: Siem Reap
Stop At: Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
08:00 AM, Today after breakfast at the hotel, we explore to visit the south gate of Angkor Thom, including Bayon, Baphoun, Elephant and Leper King Terrace, Phimeanakas, next visit the fabulous Ta Prohm. Afternoon to visit Ta Keo, Thommanan, Chaosay Temples and the World Heritage-recognized site of Angkor Wat, one of the “Seven Wonders” of the world and enjoy the view of the sunset over Angkor Wat on the top of Bakheng Hill. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia
Angkor Thom located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ta Prohm, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Ta Prohm is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara
Duration: 1 day 6 hours
Stop At: Ta Keo, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Ta Keo is a temple-mountain in Angkor (Cambodia), possibly the first to be built entirely of sandstone by Khmers.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres)
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight in Siemreap
Day 3: Phnompenh
Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
After breakfast, transfer to airport flight to Phnompenh. Upon arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport, meet and greeting with our local tour guide and transfer to hotel for check-in. After refreshing at hotel, will go to visit Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, National Museum, Wat Phnom & take a boat cruise along the Mekong River for an hour to get a city view at night time. Overnight in Phnom Penh
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Royal Palace, Sothearos between Street 240 & 184, Phnom Penh Cambodia
The Royal Palace , in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the king of Cambodia. Its full name in the Khmer language is Preah Barum Reachea Veang Chaktomuk Serei Mongkol
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh Cambodia
The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram as known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: National Museum, 13th St. Between 178th and 184th Sts., Phnom Penh Cambodia
Located just north of the Royal Palace, the National Museum of Cambodia is housed in a graceful terracotta structure of traditional design (built from 1917 to 1920), with an inviting courtyard garden
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Wat Phnom, Street 96 Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple (wat) located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was built in 1372, and stands 27 metres (88.5 ft) above the ground. It is the tallest religious structure in the city. The pagoda was given the name of Wat Preah Chedey Borapaut. Wat Phnom is the central point of Phnom Penh.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Phom Penh
Day 4: Phnom Penh
Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
Breakfast at hotel, this morning we will go to visit Killing Field, Tul Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21) & Russian Market. Then will transfer to airport for departure flight
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Wat Thmey (Killing Fields), Siem Reap Cambodia
The Cambodian Killing Fields are a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime (the Communist Party of Kampuchea) during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War (1970–1975). The mass killings are widely regarded as part of a broad state-sponsored genocide (the Cambodian genocide).
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, chronicling the Cambodian genocide. The site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Russian Market, Street 163 Corner of Street 444, Phnom Penh 12310 Cambodia
Russian Market is the most popular market among tourists and expats and probably the best place to pick up souvenirs.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
