Day 1: Arrival in Siem Reap
You will arrive at Siemreap International Airport and from there you will be taken by private transfer to your hotel in the city centre. You’ll be free to spend the rest of the day at your leisure.
Overnight in Siemreap
Start/Finish
Siem Reap / Siem Reap
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Private
Customized Tour
Explore the history and wonderful sites of the Khmer Empire with this tour! Go on an unforgettable adventure in Siem Reap and discover the ancient ground of the legendary Angkor Complex! You’ll sure feel like a character in the famous film “The Jungle Book” when wandering the legendary temples of Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm, and Angkor Wat, each embraces a unique charm to visitors. Sightsee Tonle Sap Lake – Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake on a local boat and visit a local village to understand more the Cambodian daily lifestyle.
Full Itinerary
- This itinerary is designed for your kind reference, and it can totally be personalized to match your time, budget and interests. Feel free to let us know your expectations for the trip and we take care of them for you.
- Trips are personally tailor-made, with basic standards of daily JOIN-GROUP TOURS where-ever possible, while accommodations and your time of leisure are at your own choice. If your budget allows, we recommend you upgrade to PRIVATE TOURS, when you are personally taken care of and be able to enjoy more private time on your own. Certainly, your trip can be a good mix of PRIVATE DAY TOURS and JOIN-GROUP DAY TOURS as you wish, just simply let us know!
Day 2: Siemreap – Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom & Ta Prohm Temple
After breakfast start your day with a guided tour to the ancient city of Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Great Khmer Empire under the reign of Jayavarman VII. This city is surrounded by an 8m high wall, drawing a perfect square. Enter the city through the ancient South Gate, an impressive stone gate carved with Elephants and four giant faces. On each side of the entrance path, a row of 54 gods or demons is holding the sacred Naga snake.
Continue on to the incredible Ta Prohm temple, built in the mid-12th to early 13th centuries. Ta Prohm is unique in that it has been left largely as it was found overgrown by jungle trees and vines, with many parts of the temple crumbling to the ground.
In the afternoon, you will visit the legendary Angkor Wat. Inside the temple, the walls are covered with stone carvings and bas-reliefs depicting Hindu mythology and the wars Suryavarman II fought during his reign. Angkor Wat is well known for the more than 2,000 Apsara dancers decorating the temple.
End up the day by a beautiful sunset view from the top of Phnom Bakheng hill. Once the sun has set (6:30 pm) and your legs have gone sore, you will head back to town.
Time is on your own in the evening.
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Siemreap
Day 3: Siemreap – Tonle Sap Lake – Local Village Walk & Talk
In the morning, you will embark on an interesting boat trip on Tonlé Sap Lake, where you will have the opportunity to learn about life on the lake. Tonle Sap is South East Asia’s largest freshwater lake with its size varying greatly depending on the season, as it swells to about four times its size during the wet season. Continue your boat trip to visit Kampong Phluck, a village where you will see houses on stilts that are submerged when Tonlé Sap Lake swells. On the way, you will pass floating houses and impressive flooded forests, portraying life on the water.
In the afternoon, you will be taken on a scenic drive through the countryside to a local village, a beautiful small farming village where life revolves around the seasons and family, located approximately 15 minutes outside of Siem Reap. Here you will be taken on an incredible walking tour through the village and the local community, learning about their simple way of life, meet local people and you probably want to chat with them or help them with gardening works or help grow vegetables in the gardens. The village tour guide will explain to you about Cambodian daily lifestyle, customers, cultures, and superstitions. Then you will also stop at a local pagoda for an intimate monk blessing (water blessing), wishing you good health and a safe journey – a very special experience!
This is a wonderful village tour that provides a lot of photo opportunities and local experiences. End of the trip, you will enjoy some seasonal fruits & fresh coconut juice at a host family’s house before transferring back to the hotel. The rest of the day will be on your own.
*** Note: Today we recommend you to have proper clothes if you want to join the monk blessing at a local temple.
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Siemreap
| Optional Experience: Phare Circus show https://pharecircus.org/ Set up by refugees of the Khmer Rouge era, Phare promotes performing arts as a way to cope with trauma. Over the years they have not only helped hundreds of Cambodians but also helped to promote traditional Khmer culture. Price: Upon Request |
Day 4: Siemreap – Day at leisure
Enjoy your free day in Siem Reap or you can consider joining one of our recommended optional experiences below.
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight in Siemreap
| Optional Experience: The lost city of Koh Ker and Beng Malea Start off your day off with a 40km comfortable ride in one of our A/C cars up to the wild and overgrown Beng Mealea temple. Next, Koh Ker Temple abandoned in the forests of the north of Siem Reap, the ancient capital of the Angkorian empire (from AD 928 to AD 944). You’ll be hungry after that long drive, so settle into one of the restaurants nearby, and dig into some traditional Cambodian curries, soups, and stir-fries Return Siemreap in the late afternoon. Price: Upon request |
| Optional Experience: Bike in the countryside at twilight Our driver will pick you up from your hotel, and transfer you to the starting point. Bring your camera, sunglasses, sunscreen, and comfortable cycling clothes. You will start with a ride out of town on a small road following the river.First, you will ride out of town as local children are departing school. Cycle the quiet back roads to villages surrounded by rice paddies, leaving the bustle of Siem Reap behind you and exploring the charms of rural Cambodia. Bathe in the bucolic bliss of countryside life as you will watch farmers returning home with their buffalo.Take some time to explore a crocodile farm and vegetable farms before enjoying an iconic sunset over the palm trees, weather permitting. From here you will ride a red dirt road and then some great small tracks back to town. You can expect to return to Siem Reap around 6:00 pm.Please note: Appropriate dress should be observed throughout in traditional rural areas for reasons of cultural sensitivity. What’s the Riding Like? Flat terrain 16km riding This ride is predominantly on flat tracks and small roads – there are no hills in the area so anyone who can reasonably ride a bike can do this tour. There are some sections on small dirt trails so beginner riders should not choose this tour.Price: Upon request |
Day 5: Siemreap – Departure
Your private transfer greets you at the hotel after breakfast and escorts you to Siem Reap International Airport where you board your flight home or travel on to more adventures, we will help you with the planning.
Meals included: Breakfast
Pricing
The price of this trip varies according to selected airlines, the number of people in your party, dates of departure, hotel standard, and availability of ground services. If you wish to travel with your family, friends or on your own we would be more than happy to assist you with your arrangements.
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What’s Included?
Sightseeing Highlights
- Angkor Temple Complex discovery
- Boat trip on Great Tonle Sap Lake
- Walk & Talk in the local village, interact with local people.
Travel Services
- Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
- All Excursions
- Transportation in AC vehicles
- English speaking guide(s)
- Local boats
- Admission fee
- Meals as stated in the program
Travel Highlights
- An open choice for join-group tour or private tour with maximum flexibility
- Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras.
- Transfer in good and high qualified transportation vehicles
- Hand-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- Accompanied by Experienced and friendly local guides
- Optional Experiences and free time
- Airport transfers on the first and last day of the tour
