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Phnom Penh
ARRIVAL PHNOM PENH & CITY TOUR
Upon arrival at Phnom Penh airport, you are warmly welcomed by our friendly tour guide and then transfer to hotel for check in. Start then with your tour by visiting the Royal Palace, which serves as the residence of the King, a venue for court ceremony and as a symbol of the Kingdom. Inside the Palace grounds street sounds are silenced by the high walls and the royal buildings. Attached to the Palace compound, Wat Preah Keo Morokat (Silver Pagoda) is unique amongst pagodas; it is so named for its 5000 silver tiled floors. Continue to the National Museum, one of Phnom Penh's true architectural gems. It was designed in Khmer style in 1917 by famed French architect Georges Groslier & Ecole Des Arts Cambodgiens.
Overnight: Phnom Penh
Day
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Siem Reap
PHNOM PENH – SIEM REAP (B, D)
After breakfast, hit the road to Siem Reap. Upon your arrival in Siem Reap, check in and have a short rest. In the evening, meet our tour guide which leads you to your dinner with an Apsara Dance show. Afterwards, you may want to explore on your own the night life at Pub Street, the most popular place in Siem Reap to hang out at night time.
Overnight: Siem Reap
Day
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Siem Reap
SIEM REAP: ANGKOR THOM, ANKOR WAT & BAKHENG SUNSET (B, L)
In the morning, visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century): the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Lunch is served at a local restaurant. During the afternoon, spend time at the famous World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat. It features the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which runs along the outer gallery walls and narrates stories from Hindu mythology. Afterwards, visit Bakheng Temple and enjoy a spectacular sunset view from Bakheng Hills.
Overnight: Siem Reap
Day
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Siem Reap
SIEM REAP: TA PROHM, TONLE SAP & ARTISAN D'ANGKOR (B, L)
Start your day with a visit to Ta Prohm Temple, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. It was once used as a location in the famous Hollywood film Tomb Raider. Then continue to visit some nearby temples including Banteay Kdei, Srah Srong and Chau Say Tevado temple. Lunch is served at a local restaurant, before you continue to board a boat to Tonle Sap Lake, the Cambodia’s great lake. Here, enjoy a brief cruise past floating villages complete with schools, restaurants, churches and hospitals. If time permits, on the way back stop and visit at Artisan D’Angkor, an insight to the amazing skilled craftsmanship of Cambodian traditional handicrafts. You can see the work of the trainees who learn the art of stone carving, wood ornamental sculpture, the making of small furniture, the art of lacquer and polychromic.
Overnight: Siem Reap
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Siem Reap
DEPARTURE SIEM REAP (B)
Enjoy some free time, before heading to the airport for your departure flight.