Phnom Penh and Siem Reap 5-Day Tour

Day1: Phnom Penh Tour

Our tour guide or driver will be greeting you from the Phnom Penh international airport. Your day starts at 8:30 am, where we’ll visit the Independent Monument (This Monument was built to commemorate the end of the ruling of France in 1953), from there we’ll visit the Royal Palace (Royal residence of the King of Cambodia) and the Silver Pagoda, after visiting the palace, we will have our lunch break.

Our afternoon will start after lunch, we will visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21), the notorious “Killing Fields” of ChoeungEk. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Visit Central Market (Psar Thmei), Wat Phnom, the legendary temple that marked the founding place of the Phnom Penh. For those who’d like to snap up a bargain or souvenir, we’ll enjoy browsing or shopping at the popular Russian Market.

Day2: Silk Island and Transfer to Siem Reap

Departure time starts at 8: 00 am to location just a short drive and ferry trip across the Mekong River, Silk Island is like stepping back in time .For those looking for an escape from the hustle and bustle of Phnom Penh. With farmers busy working the rich fertile soils and villages with traditional housing the island provides a fascinating look at Cambodian life removed from the western influences. The center pieces of the tour are a visit to the working silk farm the island is named for and the unique Coconut School run by local volunteers and built from recycled material and what many think of as rubbish.

Please noted: Transfer to Siem Reap by land transportation without tour guide!

Day3: Siem Reap Tour

Today you will need to put on the sneakers and carrying on with bugs spray or sun scream to visit Angkor Thom after your hotel breakfast. Stop at the south gate of Angkor Thom, after passing through that main gate, you will arrive at your first destination – the Prasat Bayon Temple. Taking a look around and listening to an ancient history that was told by these fragments of wall and towers. Having a short walk to Elephant Terrace, it is a reviewing stand for the king to inspect his troops and hold the ceremony.

Returning back to town for lunch, our tour guide will recommend you with a delicious Khmer Cuisine lunch, after lunch heading for the landmark of Cambodia – the Prasat Angkor Wat. The magnificent buildings and amazing bas-reliefs will demonstrate the glory of the past to you. Leaning against the broken walls of the Bakheng Temple, it is the best way to enjoy the sunset view of the distant Angkor Wat in the jungle.

Day4: Siem Reap Tour

Early get up will take the best place to watch the unique sunrise view of the Prasat Angkor Wat, so why not? Leading by our friendly local guide with the storytelling into the spot to admiring this beautiful scenery in sometimes listen to the monk chanting from the Buddhist monastery nearby, let’s return to the hotel for breakfast.

Later, take a drive to the Banteay Srei, the pink sandstone temples complex with the most detailed and elaborate carvings. Don’t fall asleep in the car, it is a good chance that you can know something about local people’s life from local villages along the way.

Start an adventure at the Ta Prohm Temple, where the famous “Tomb Raider” was filmed. In the end, we will enjoy a beautiful bit isolated from the Ta Nei Temple.

Day5: Siem Reap, Departure

This morning you will take a boat cruise around the Tonle Sap Lake (Giant Lake in South-East Asia) which is the largest freshwater lake in Cambodia. Along the boat ride, you can take a glimpse of how some Cambodian live on the water. On the way to the Lake, you will have a short stay at Khmer Village and have a photo taken as a memento with the rice field and palm trees.

After lunch, your guide will transfer you to the airport, it is time to say goodbye to this ancient city.