Day 01 : Pnom Penh – Arrival
Welcome by the guide and the driver at your arrival, transfer to the hotel.
Rest of the time free
Night at hotel
Day 02 : Pnom Penh (B, L)
Full day escape from this charming city: The Royal Palace, built in 1866 by King Norodom on the banks of the Tonle Chatomouk of Phnom Penh and was then called Preah Borane Reach Vang Chatomuk Mongkut.
And then the Silver Pagoda, among the most visited, the Royal Pagoda or Emerald Buddha Pagoda (wat preah Keo, better known as the Silver Pagoda), is the shrine of the royal ashes. Since 1962, 5329 silver tiles of 1.125 k each glitter there.
Next, the National Museum, the Khmer sculpture house of the world.
Let's also visit Toul Sleng: The genocide museum "Toul Sleng" (optional) which, before becoming a detention and torture center under the Khmer Rouge regime in 1975, Toul Sleng was a college.
Apsara Association: where supports homeless children or those from poor family by giving the traditional dance race.
Wat Phnom: In the center there is a large stupa, visible from the whole city, on a square base of 26m on each side. The height of its two floors is 42m25. Today, Wat Phnom remains the highest point of the city and offers visitors a multitude of activities.
Rest of the time free for personal exploration at your own pace
Night at hotel
Day 03 : Pnom Penh – Battambang (B, L)
Departure for Battambang province on the distance of 291 km with the time of the journey about 7 hours.
Visit of the silver artisan in Kampong Luong and the old capital of Cambodia of Oudong which was abandoned since 1863.
Continue to the pottery village in Kampong Chhnang.
A break in Pursat for the discovery of the marble craft.
Arrival in Siem Reap, installation at the hotel.
Night at hotel
Day 04 : Battambang (B)
This charming city has preserved the characteristic architecture of the provincial capitals of former Indochina, alternating colonial districts, Chinese compartments grouped around the market and Khmer wooden houses.
Climb the hill of Phnom Banon, whose sanctuaries (12th and 13th centuries) are one of the high places of Khmer identity.
A stop at the pagoda of Vat Sla Ket, residence of the Venerable of the Buddhist clergy.
Continue to the temple of Wat Ek Phnom (12th century), buried in the lush vegetation.
If you are looking for adventure, you can try to take the Bamboo train.
Night at hotel
Day 05 : Battambang – Siem Riep (B, Apsara Diner)
Transfer to Siem Reap on the distance of 175 km and it takes about 3 hours of driving.
Stop at Pourk to visit the silk production center, then you will understand the production cycle.
Arrival in Siem Reap, installation at the hotel.
Rest of the time free for personal discovery
Night at hotel
Day 06 : Siem Riep (B, L)
Visit the pre-Angkorian temples of the Rolouse group (Preah Ko, Bakong and Lolei): which served as the capital of Indravarman I (reign 877-89), are among the largest temples of the pre-Angkorian era, and mark the beginning of traditional Khmer art.
Visit the West Gate of Angkor Thom. Start at the Southern Gate of Angkor Thom. Then visit Angkor Thom sites, including Bayon, a mountain temple adapted to Buddhism and dating from the late 12th/early 13th century was its main monument. We will then discover the Baphuon, imposing construction site of the French School of the Far East, was in the middle of the 11th century. Then, Baksei Chamkrong, the Terrace of the Elephants, on which the king and his court attended the processions, and the Terrace of the Leper King, so called because of a statue that represents a Judge of the Underworld with a demonic appearance.
The day will end by admiring the sunset on the hill of Phnom Bakkeng
Night at hotel
Day 07 : Siem Riep (B, L)
Angkor Wat: imposing "temple mount", built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II. This sanctuary, marking the apogee of the Khmer kingdom, constitutes by its plan of concentric enclosures, by the perfection of its proportions and the richness of its sculpted decoration, the most beautiful realization of the Khmer classical art.
Preah Khan: one of the most important of the Angkor group and whose name means "the Sacred Sword". It seems to have been the center of an ancient city and was a Buddhist monastery inhabited by a large population.
Neak Pean: which is protected by a laterite rampart. It included a series of basins, connected sometimes between them by small buildings, kinds of chapels.
Mebon Oriental: monument in the center of a sort of gigantic lake, now dried up, of 7 km by 1.8 km. This temple formed an artificial island. At the four corners of the temple stand stone elephants of beautiful appearance.
Pre Rup: monument of the same style as the previous one. However, the base levels are higher and the overall appearance is more bold and majestic.
Night at hotel
Day 08 : Siem Riep (B, L)
Banteay Srei the "City of Women": this wonderfully preserved 10th century temple, the most delightful in Angkor, (now served by a good road). It is a jewel carved in pink sandstone that changes color according to the sunlight. The archaeologist Maurice Glaise called it "the prettiest of Khmer temples". Called "the citadel of women" it is entirely decorated with reliefs of a surprising perfection.
Banteay Samre: dating from the 12th century, preceding the construction of Angkor Wat by a few years. Moreover, these two temples are of comparable style.
Prasat Kravan: dedicated to the god Vishnu, built in 921 and restored about 40 years ago. Entirely built in clay bricks, it is famous for its numerous representations of the God Vishnu.
Ta Prohm: whose name means "the Ancestor Brahma". This temple is a mixture of architecture and tropical nature, combined in very balanced proportions.
Banteay Kdei: temple with remarkable statues of female deities.
Night at hotel
Day 09 : Siem Riep – Tonle Sap - Return Flight (B)
Boat trip on the Tonle Sap lake, visit the floating villages of Chong Khneas with a population of fishermen, mostly Vietnamese living from fishing. Then walk through the flooded forest and its exceptional landscapes.
Transfer to the airport for the return flight
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