Cambodia Emotion Tour (143351),Holiday Packages to Siem Reap

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Day wise Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrive in Phnom Penh

Arrival flight: TBA

You’ll be welcomed at the airport by your local English-speaking guide and then travel by private car to your hotel, where your rooms are available anytime after 2 p.m. The balance of the day is free for you to relax. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 : Phnom Penh

Enjoy a day of history beginning with visit an unmissable introduction to Angkor: the National Museum, a superb example of Khmer architecture which was officially inaugurated in 1920. Here, you’ll experience an amazing range of sculptures emanating from all different periods of Cambodian history. Visit the Royal Palace built in 1866 by King Norodom and comprising different structures grouped together in one enclosure. These house a remarkable collection of Khmer art. Here you’ll find the Silver Pagoda whose key works include a golden Buddha encrusted with 9584 diamonds and weighing 90kgs, and a Buddha featuring emeralds and Baccarat crystal dating from the 17th century.

Moving then to the south of the city, you’ll experience another period of Cambodian history: the regime of the Khmer Rouge. First a visit to Tuol Sleng, referred to as the genocide museum, a former secondary school which was transformed into a detention centre by the Khmer Rouge. The prison gate still bears its original school name, S21. Thousands of prisoners were detained here, tortured and killed. History continues then with a visit to the Killing Fields, Choeng Ek, 15km from Phnom Penh, the burial site for victims of Tuol Sleng. On your return to the city, experience a change of pace with a visit to the Russian Markets, known locally as Tuol Tumpoung, where you can stroll among all the stalls and vendors, trying your hand at bargaining. You’ll find here fabrics, jewels, crockery, handicrafts… all kinds of goods. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
Note:

+ Visits to the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda will be led by guides on site as our guides are not authorized to do so.
+ The Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda are sometimes closed without notice for official ceremonies. The visit will be replaced with another if possible.
+ The Russian market is closed on public holidays.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 3 : Phnom Penh - Battambang

An early start sees you off to cross the Cambodian countryside on a good road to Battambang. During the drive, you’ll see magnificent scenery of rice fields dotted with sugar palms and traditional wooden houses on stilts. After about two hours, you’ll arrive in Kompong Chhnang, a provincial town where you can walk through traditional potting villages and see local artisans at work making braziers for domestic cooking along with many other utensils and decorative pieces for the home. An hour later back on the road, we’ll stop at Kompong Luong village where a traditional boat will motor around the lake allowing you to view community life of a real floating village and all its unique characteristics. Lunch at the local restaurant. Afterwards, continuing on the road, arrive then at Battambang and your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Note: Battambang is not highly developed for tourism. Its restaurants, hotels and general services are still quite local.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4 : Battambang

Discover the charming town of Battambang, beginning with a tour by local Tuk-Tuk from which you’ll be able to see the elegant colonial French-style houses along the river. A visit of the provincial museum and a pretty wooden pagoda precedes your arrival at an 11th century temple, Wat Ek Phnom, the road to which bypasses many traditional villages. On the way, help a family make rice pancakes and talk with local Cambodians about their daily life. In the afternoon, travel along the river whose suspended bridges join all the villages together. Crossing the orange orchards, you’ll arrive at the superb 12-13th century temple Prasat Banon which towers over the peak of the hill you have just climbed up. From here, you can enjoy the beautiful village countryside scenery, the plains and their pagodas. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 5 : Battambang - Siem Reap

In the morning, you leave Battambang to depart for Siem Reap by road (about 4 hour driving). Stop along the road to meet stone sculptors and watch them at their work. On the way, you also have chance to visit a silk farm, where you will see all the steps involved in making silk the traditional way from raising silkworms to weaving the silk and dyeing it. Via Sisophon in Banteay Meanchey province, you will travel through rice fields and the Cambodian countryside featuring traditional houses. Arrive Siem Reap in the early afternoon. Balance of the day is free for relaxing after the drive. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 6 : Angkor Wat - Banteay Srei - Ta Prohm

Meet your guide at reception and head off to the marvellous temple of Angkor Wat, a world heritage site featuring the most extraordinary bas-reliefs. This is one of the most astonishing monuments ever conceived by mankind, and was erected in the 12th century (1112-1152) in honour of Vishnu. In the afternoon, leave for Banteay Srei, one of the most impressive jewels in the world of Khmer art. Built in the 10th century, this little pink sandstone temple whose name signifies ‘the citadel of women’ houses remarkable sculpted lintels in very good condition. Andre Malraux made it famous at the beginning of the 20th century after removing one of its Apsara heads. He restored it to Banteay Srei in 1923. On the road home, visit the ancient Ta Prohm monastery where immense branches have taken root in the stones. Here you will find splendid sculptured devatas (guardian angels) and experience an atmosphere entirely suited to this temple and all those built under the reign of Jayavarman VII. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 7 : Tonle Sap - Angkor Thom

In the morning, leave for Kompong Khleang, a village 40km from Siem Reap and as yet bypassed by mass tourism. All the houses are on stilts offering an exceptional natural environment with breathtaking views of floodplains, rice fields and water vistas as far as the eye can see. Walk through the village meeting the locals and a family who raises crocodiles. Afterwards, travel by boat over the canals to a large lake where Vietnamese people live when they are displaced from their homes because of the seasons. Return to the village and have a picnic lunch in a villager’s home.

Return to Siem Reap for a visit Angkor Thom (the Great City) beginning by the south gate and the famous Bayon of the 12th and 13th centuries, dedicated to Buddhism and composed of 54 gigantic towers featuring 216 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Then, visit the Elephant Terrace, which was used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king’s grand audience hall; and the raised Leper King Terrace, built in the 12th century and which features many beautifully sculptured Apsaras. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Note: The visit of the village may not be possible by paddle boat at certain periods of the year, when the water level is too low and the weather is too hot. We reserve the right to alter the tour according to unexpected conditions (weather, access, water level...) or restrictions.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8 : Depart Siem Reap - Without Guide

A free day until transferring without guide to the airport for your flight. Your room is available up until noon. Meals on your own.

Departure flight: TBA

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- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast

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Inclusions

Hotel
Sightseeing
Transportation by private vehicle with A/C
Local English speaking guide(s)
Breakfast and other meals mentioned in the program B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner.
Accommodation in the category chosen or similar
All entrance fees where mentioned
Boat/ bike/ tuk tuk rental fee where mentioned

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Exclusions

Drinks during the meals
Meals not mentioned
Personal insurance
Tips and personal expenses
International flights and airport taxes
Any service not mentioned in the program
Visa on arrival to Cambodia

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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