CAMBODIA EXPLORE (CJC-09)

Day 1

ARRIVAL – PHNOM PENH – PHNOM PENH CITY TOURS      (-/-/D)

On arrival at Po Chen Tong international airport in Phnom Penh capital city, you will be met and welcome by our friendly guide and then transferred direct to your hotel for check-in.

This afternoon, discover the Phnom Penh City, visit Wat Phnom, an ancient pagoda stand up on the hill, Independence Monument commemorates the end of Cambodia's ruled by France in 1953, Wat Ounalom, the oldest Buddhist foundation in the city, probably predating the abandonment of the capital at Angkor in the 15th century. The founding date is variously cited as 1422 and 1443. This Wat is the home to the Buddhist patriarch and then we walk along the riverfront, the confluence of the Tonle Sap, Mekong and Bassac Rivers for taking fresh air.

Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh.

Day 2

PHNOM PENH – NATIONAL MUSEUM – ROYAL PALACE – TUOL SLENG MUSEUM (B/L/-)

Breakfast at your hotel, continue your city tour: visit the National Museum built in 1917-18 is exclusively dedicated to Khmer arts. Royal Palace built in 1866 and Silver Pagoda located within the Royal Palace compound this morning end your visit to Central Market (Phsar Thmei), this distinctive building is a city landmark & the busiest market in the city with a unique art deco version of a traditional market and the market constructed in 1935-37, during the French colonial period, Phsar Thmei is currently just completed its renovation and become the central section of the main market building displays an amazing collection of gems, jewelry and souvenirs.

Then visit the infamous Tuol Sleng Museum and Cheung Ek, better known as the Killing Fields, where large numbers of people were killed and buried in mass graves.

Dinner at your own arrangement.

Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh.

Day 3

PHNOM PENH – SIEM REAP - ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE – APSARA DANCE SHOW  (B/-/D)

Breakfast at your hotel, transfer to Mekong Express Bus station for departure bus to Siem Reap (07.30am – 13.30pm), on arrival your will be met and then transferred direct to hotel for refreshment. 

This afternoon, visit the most famous of all the temples on the Angkor plain: Angkor Wat. The temple complex, cover 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks, the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat symbolizes the ocean.

Tonight enjoy buffet dinner with Apsara Dance Show at local restaurant.

Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 4

SIEM REAP – TA PROHM TEMPLE – ANGKOR THOM TEMPLE – BAYON TEMPLE   (B/L/-)

Breakfast at your hotel; continue your visit to the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man's creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. 

We explore this masterpiece as well as some of the surrounding temples including Banteay Kdei, Sra Srong, Ta Keo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevada. Visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century); See the South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Dinner at your own arrangement.

Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 5

SIEM REAP – KBAL SPEAN “1000 LINGAS” – BANTEAY SREI TEMPLE     (B/L/-)

Breakfast at your hotel, an early morning we drive out city about 50km with picnic lunch box to the river of the Thousand Lingas is known as - Kbal Spean - the head of the bridge. To get there, after traveling by car, it should take about 45 minutes walking through the jungle before you reach the river that contribute to the irrigation of Angkor. The bed of the river is lavishly sculpted. Numerous lingams lay there, caressed by the crystal-clear waters.

On the way back, visit the famous Banteay Srei (Citadel of Women). Its red sand-stone walls are decorated with elaborate carvings and in an amazing state of preservation. Continue to visit Banteay Samre Temple.

Dinner at your own arrangement.

Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 6

SIEM REAP – DEPARTURE     (B/-/-)

Breakfast at your hotel, free at your own leisure time for rolling at local markets or shopping until transfer to Siem Reap international airport for your departure flight to the next destination.

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