Welcome to Phnom Penh – the city retains its traditional Khmer and colonial styles with French villas and large tree-line sidewalk. Upon your arrival, welcomed by our guide and transferred to check in hotel. After the short rest to freshen up, you will start the city tour at the impressive colorful Khmer-style Royal Palace complex built in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom. Nearby is Silver pagoda (the emerald Buddha temple), which contains plenty of Buddha Statues decorated and made by gold, diamond, gemstone and silver. We will stop at Independence monument and explore the National museum, a beautiful Khmer architecture building contains more than 5000 art antiques made by bronze, wood, gold, silver, copper, sandstone and others. We then visit 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. Overnight in Phnom Penh. Please note: Normal check-in time at hotel is 14:00 – 15:00, early check-in is subject to availability.

Guide: Included for the day

Accommodation:

• Standard 3-star accommodation: Cardamom Hotel & Apartment (Superior)
• Superior 4-star accommodation: Double Leaf Boutique Hotel (Double Leaf Superior room)
• Deluxe 5-star accommodation: Sokha Phnom Penh Residence (Deluxe room)

After breakfast and check out, transfer to visit the Tuol Sleng prison, now called 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. Leave the relics of the bad history of Cambodia, we will visit sacred Buddhist Wat Phnom temple, located on the top of the only hill in Phnom Penh capital. The name of the nowadays capital Phnom Penh also stemed from this temple. According to legend, the temple was originally built to house four statues of the Buddha found in a tree floating in the nearby river by a wealthy widower named Daun Penh. In the afternoon, you will take a bus or flight to Siem Reap, the gateway city to Angkor ruin temple complex. Upon arrival, welcomed by the local tour guide and transferred to check in hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard 3-star accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel (Superior room)
• Superior 4-star accommodation: Tara Angkor Hotel (Superior room)
• Deluxe 5-star accommodation: Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa (Deluxe city view room)

After breakfast, you will be picked up at hotel and transferred to visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom starting with the South Gate of Angkor Thom which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone. Next is Bayon temple - unique with its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces, Baphuon temple located in the North of Bayon represented of holy Mount Meru the residence of the gods in Hindu tradition. Finishing the visit at this ancient city by going around The Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Continue visiting the jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm. 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. This temple is famous by being chosen for major activities of Tomb Raider acted by Celebrity Angelina Jolie. In the afternoon, visit Angkor Wat, highlighted by the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, carved on the walls and tell the stories of Hindu legends. This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century and covers an area of about 210 hectares. Stroll around this massive edifice and see many galleries with Colums, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. End of the day, visit Pre Rup temple where you can calmly relax and enjoy sun set view. Return to Siem Reap downtown. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Standard 3-star accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel (Superior room)
• Superior 4-star accommodation: Tara Angkor Hotel (Superior room)
• Deluxe 5-star accommodation: Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa (Deluxe city view room)

After breakfast, drive nearly 2 hours out of the city to visit Phnom Kulen mountain. Belonging to Kulen National Park, Phnom Kulen means literally Mountain of the Lychees. This mountain becomes a sacred place for Cambodian people as it is the birthplace of the ancient Khmer Empire. King Jayavarman II claimed independence from Java there in 802 A.D. The visit begins with seeing the river with the 1000 Lingas carvings where is not so far from your bus parking. Then continue to visit a modern style pagoda that offers stunning views over the national park. Climb up to visit the eight-meter-tall statue of a reclining Buddha on the top and wash your hands at the Linga statue to purify your mind and body. Afterthat, take a short drive and bend your way to fresh up at the magnificent waterfall and cool off in the stream and pool if you want. Drive to Banteay Srei temple or the Citadel of Women, a temple boasts a remarkable preservation of excellent stone carvings in pink color. Continue to Banteay Samre which is believed to be built around the same time as Angkor Wat, because the architecture is of the classic art of the same period though not much inscription has been found for this temple. Drive back to the town. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard 3-star accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel (Superior room)
• Superior 4-star accommodation: Tara Angkor Hotel (Superior room)
• Deluxe 5-star accommodation: Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa (Deluxe city view room)

After breakfast, we visit to Floating village on Tonle Sap Lake, about 10 Km from Siem Reap town. On arrival at the dock, take a boat trip along a small stream to the village. During dry season when the lake is low and lack of water, those buildings look like the skyscrapers. At this time of the year, many of villagers move out onto the lake and build provisional stilted houses. In wet season while the water level rises up again, the dwellers move back to their permanent houses on the flood plain, the stilts now hidden under the water. People made a living by catching fishes produce as well as smelly fish paste, fermented fish, smoked fish, dried fish, dried prawn etc. Return to the town and we visit Wat Thmei (Killing Field) which contains a unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the Khmer Rouge. Some of the bones were recovered from a nearby well while others are the remains of soldiers who died on a nearby battlefield. Later we visit Pouk, the real and original place of the Artisans d’Angkor silk, where you will see the full process of silk producing, from the silk worms munch on the Mulberry leaves to spin their cocoons which used to make silk warp. You of course will see the weaving work and purchase the high quality silk products as a beautiful Cambodia souvenir. End our visit at one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard 3-star accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel (Superior room)
• Superior 4-star accommodation: Tara Angkor Hotel (Superior room)
• Deluxe 5-star accommodation: Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa (Deluxe City view room)