Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
Departure: Siem Reap
Arrival: Phnom Penh
Category: Culture, nature, meeting with local, off the beaten track
Accompanist available: English, French, Spanish, Italian

 Your Program:

 A complete file will be provided on arrival in Cambodia for complete information on typical restaurants and some practical info & off-the-beaten-track tours in order to preserve the originality of our tours.

Day 1 :PHNOM PENH

Reception at the airport. You are expected at the exit of the airport by our driver who will have a sign with your name. Transfer to the hotel without a guide.

Installation at the hotel. Free time.

Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Services provided: Transfers, Hotel

Day 2 : PHNOM PENH (B - L)

8:00: Meet your guide at the hotel reception.

Start  visiting the Royal Palace moved  from  the former capital Oudong in 1863; visit the Silver Pagoda (more than 5000 silver tiles decorate the ground where is the golden statue of Buddha Maitreya of 90 kg. Visit the central market renovated by a France donation.

At noon: an authentic meal will be offered to you in a restaurant at the edge of the Mekong. Atmosphere of very local and off-the-beaten-track.

One or several representatives of the agency will lunch with you. They will share with you their loves of the Cambodia.

Around you the Khmers sell: crickets, fruits of the village (longane, jack fruit , apple milk, and mango). Here few tourists, but, the Khmer life in nature.

In the afternoon, visit the National Museum formerly called the Albert Sarraut museum where the objects, statues and arts piece, come from all the Cambodian provinces. You will continue by the visit  the Pagoda Ounalom built in 1443, it is the most important pagoda in Phnom Penh.

Colonial district (Option, if time permits and if you wish): the Grand Hotel, the Post office, the Bank of Indochina, the Police station, the Superior Residence, the Treasury Bridge, the Chamber of Commerce, the Library and the Railway Station.

Visit the Wat Phnom (Pagoda on the hill) renovated in 1926. At the foot of the hill is a bas-relief sculptured by Théodore Rivière to honor the Siam-French treaty.

In the evening, take small cruise along the river bank towards the Chroy Changvar peninsula (according to weather and time, sunset on the Royal Palace).

Overnight  Phnom Penh.

Services provided: Guide, air-conditioned vehicle with driver, hotel with breakfast, entrances to the sites visited, private boat, lunch.

Day 3 :PHNOM PENH – KAMPONG CHAM (B)

Direction : Kampong Cham (about 2 h 30, 130km) in the agricultural province most populous of Cambodia.

Optional stop at Skun: a transit point where you will meet any sort of travelers. Enjoy insects (grasshoppers, locusts, scorpion, fermented ants - taste like a crunchy hazelnut) and local fruits (fresh or dried) green mangos, pineapples, bananas, etc... Adventurers will play with tarantulas in full hands or crunch its legs.

In Kampong Cham: Burn incense sticks at legendary hills of Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei. You will be welcomed by monkeys waiting for your bananas. Discover of the temple dedicated to Buddha built by King Jayavarman VII in the thirteenth century.

Visit Cheungkok an atypical village of 600 souls. It is part of ecotourism project and artisan solidarity, initiated and accompanied by the NGO AMICA. A unique and unforgettable experience...

Late in the afternoon, if you wish, you can rent bikes from the hotel and stroll up to Koh Paen to the South of the city.

According to the season, you will discover an amazing bamboo bridge that connects the city to the small island of Koh Paen. Each year it is swept away by the powerful river flow; it is tirelessly rebuilt each year. It is a quiet location, in the middle of the Mekong River, it is nice to discover on foot or by bike.

Back to the hotel.

Overnight in Kampong Cham.

Services provided: driver with vehicle conditioning, the hotel with breakfast, entrances to the visited sites

Day 4 : KAMPONG CHAM - Kampong Thom - SIEM REAP(B)

Departure for Siem Reap.

Passing by a village of stone statues of Buddha are carved roadside.

Stop at Kampong Thom: discover the capital of King Icanavarman I dating from the VII^th century. Visit the site of Sambor Prei kuk which is the largest complex pre Angkorian Cambodia.

En route stop in a village to observe the preparation of the KROLANN (glutinous rice cake in bamboo)

35 km before Siem Reap: visit Beng Mealea (flower on the pond) a temple forgotten... The quality of the architecture and decoration of this temple will amaze you despite the fact that nature and humans have left it in ruins.

Visit the famous SPEAN PRAP TOS Bridge located in the village of Kampong Kdei (60 km from Siem Reap). It is built in counter and laterite by King Jayavarman VII between the end of 12^th and the beginning of the 13^th century.

During the harvest, the Khmer prepare AMBOK (pounded rice) we will do a pose at one of these places, you can enjoy.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Services provided: driver with vehicle conditioning, the hotel with breakfast, entrances to the visited sites

Day 5 : SIEM REAP Angkor temple – Banteay Srei (B - D)

8h00 : Meet your guide at the hotel reception. Discover the archaeological park of the Khmer empire. Adjust the visit onspot with the guide according to your desire and curiosity (You can also follow the chronological order of the temple constructions).

Visit the temples of the group Roluos marked by the beginning of the Khmer civilization. The royal temple of King Indravarman I, Bakong is one of first stone constructed temples,an architectural revolution of the period illustrating the cult Devaraja which gave legitimacy to the royal power.

Continue towards the other temples of the group.

Direction: the small temple Banteay Srei (Citadel of women) "Tribhuvanamahesvara". It is located 25km north Siem Reap, built in pink sandstone which make this motifs carved like the gem of Khmer art and which attracted the attention of André Malraux in 1923.It is situated in 25Km North of Siem Reap.

Option and if you are passionate, on the direction of Banteay Srei possibility to visit
A butterfly farm (no extra charge). http://www.angkorbutterfly.com
The Mine museum (With additional charge, you pay at the door).www.cambodialandminemuseum.org

On the way back, visit small temples (Banteay Samré, Prasat Prei, Prasat Tor…).

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Services provided: English speaking guide, air-conditioned vehicle with driver, hotel with breakfast, entrances to the visited sites

Day 6 : SIEM REAP Angkor Temple (B)

A whole day is dedicated to the temples in the small and grand circuit:

Kravan, Ta Noreay, Bat Chum, SrasSrong.

Ta Prohm, BanteayKdai, PrèRoup, Tasom, NeakPean, KrolKor, PrasatPithu, Preah Khan, Preah Palilay and Bakheng for the sunset.

6:30 p.m.: Dinner offered with "Apsara" show in the AMAZONE restaurant: enormous buffet of all kinds of Cambodian specialties with Apsara performance (20 male and female dancers).

Services provided: English speaking guide, air-conditioned vehicle with driver, hotel with breakfast, entrances to the sites visited

In Siem Reap, there is a quality show organized by the circus school of Battambang. (Strongly recommended but with additional charge, ask your guide to reserve at your convenient date. Phone: 015499480).

Day 7 : SIEM REAP (B)

Day by TukTuk

This day is reserved for the famous temple of Angkor Wat.

Then the temples in the ancient capital of Angkor Thom: Bayon, Baphuon, Terrace of the Elephants, the Royal Palace, Terrace of the Leper King, Phimeanakas, Chau Say Tevada, Thommanon, Tanei and Takeo

Option without supplement: at 18 km from Siem Reap, the silk farm center, the breeding of the silkworms in the traditional weaving, the craftsman treats the whole process and makes beautiful parts in the old motives.

Overnight in  Siem Reap.

Prestations fournies : Guide francophone, TukTuk, l’hôtel avec petit déjeuner inclus, les entrées dans les sites visités,

Day 8 : SIEM REAP – BATTAMBANG (B)

3 options possible for this day :

By default it will be option 1 that is chosen, you must tell us if you opt for option 2 or 3.

Option 1 :

9:00: Our vehicle will transfer to the pier. Private boat trip on the Tonle Sap Lake, visit floating village of Chong Khneas, about 1:30 boat, the driver waiting in the same place that you had left. Then drive to Battambang and early visits scheduled the next day and will ease the next day's program.

In Battambang we have the opportunity to see many French colonial houses.

Overnight in Battambang.

Option 2 : WITH SUPPLEMENT CLICK HERE: At 7:00 transfer from your hotel to the pier. Departure for Battambang collective speedboat (depend on the season) that made the trip in one of main river way without a guide, you embark with your suitcases, a car or tuktuk waiting for you on the other side in Battambang, the driver will have a sign with your name.

Depend on the season, the lake’s surface may vary from 2500 to 120,000 square kilometers (4 to 5 times). In general from February to May the crossing is not possible for collective boats.

Overnight in Battambang.

Option 3 : WITH SUPPLEMENT CLICK HERE: At 7h00 transfer from your hotel to the pier. Departure pour Battambang private boat with, among others, hammocks for your comfort. You cross the Tonle Sap Lake and continue by the river along PrekToal Sangker, bird sanctuary, and through the flooded forest (6 to 8 hours of power boat depending on the season). Once in Battambang, as applicable, you are transferred to the hotel either by car or tuktuk

This crossing is normally navigable throughout the year.

If the water is too low, our boat will land before your Battambang pier and you will continue by road by 4x4. When the water is low it is best to pick early, around 7:00.

Throughout this journey you will see the small villages on the both banks, fish farms, local residents who swim, herds in water, Chinese fishing square nets and agricultural scenes on 2 sides.

Important optional stops but with option 3:

At Prek Toal :

1.     A water hyacinth Workshop: In a large floating home, the women of the community produce general merchandise at the base of a variety of water hyacinth's "Long Branch".

2.     A floating crocodile farm.

3.     Vat Choeu Khmao or "black wood" Pagoda ruined in flooded place built by fishermen in the 19th century during the Siamese occupation.

4.     Floating village Bak Prea: A restaurant on the water is available but, however we recommend taking a picnic lunch (see the guide, we provide the water). 

Warning: This crossing along the Prek Toal bird sanctuary but it is not a visite. To visit it is necessary to devote a day and spend the night there in order to surprise the birds at daybreak ... Contact us.

 

In Battambang we have the opportunity to see many French colonial houses

Overnight in Battambang.

Services provided: vehicle conditioning with driver or boat depending on the chosen option, the hotel with breakfast, entrances to the visited sites.

Option for tonight or the next day: Pass by the circus school "Phare Ponleu Selpak" associative school where many young people come to learn various circus disciplines but also the illustration and theater, Depend on the schedule, there is the shows with little extra cost (usually it is closed on Sundays and other days depend on the seasons Ask your guide to call: 016,899,809). The circus is also every evening in Siem Reap Tel: 015499480. These shows are highly recommended (quality show ...)

Day 9: Battambang (B)

By TukTuk at 7h30 : visit the central market before taking TukTuk along the bank of Sangke river by crossing Cham et Khmer communities until the Ek Phnom temple. On the way, stop at Prohoc market to check your tolerance with the odor of fermented fish. Continue the rural visit to the old pagoda, Wat Samoung Knong sadly known by its prison activity during the Khmer Rouge regime. On the road, we will stop several times to observe the preparation of Krolann (pastry cake with glutinous rice, bean and coconut), rice pancakes, incense sticks, fish Nems.

Buy car at 13h30 : excursion until Prasat Banon or the hill Banon which is an attractive temple perched at the top of a hill, 368 step to climb for the bravest.

Then we will continue the road until Phnom Sampeou , 12Km of Battambang. At the top of a calcareous outcrop of Phnom Sampeou raises itself a set of temples, where the monkeys took up residence, with a magnificent view on the surrounding plains (A good physical condition is required).

You will discover a profound canyon of "ghosts" and caves having served as mass graves in the time of the Khmer Rouges. The corpses of the tortured prisoners were thrown to it. At the foot of hill, before slept sun, you can attend a magnificent show where millions of bats go out of the cave.

Option without supplement price during the day: Take ' Bamboo Train ' or train bamboo, visit a brickyard craft. Watch out! It moves terribly...

- Pagoda Wat DamreiSã, Wat Kandal,
- Battambang Museum,
- Former home the former noble in the village Wat Kor spared by the Khmer Rouge
- Old government Houe, out of service railway station , Colonial houses

Overnight in Battambang.

Services provided: vehicle conditioning with driver tuk tuk, bamboo train, the hotel with breakfast, entrances to the visited sites.

KAYAK optional for sports (extra charge):

11 Km kayak for a leisurely descent Ksach Pa up to 5 km after Battambang with English-speaking guide.

day 10 : BATTAMBANG – Pursat – KampongChnang – PHNOM PENH (B)

8h00 : Departure from Battambang to Pursat town, located halfway from Phnom Penh, we will adjust the departure time according to what you wish to do during this day.

On the road, pass by the Krokor market famous for its fish’s product..

Visit Kampong Luong by boat, rustic, private. A surprising floating city of about 12000 inhabitants, dividing into two communities. The one assures the collection and the distribution of fishes and the other one sells the fishing tools and the different household products. These villages move according to the water level and are very well equipped: doctors, restaurants, schools … (It is most off-the-beaten-track)

Back to Phnom Penh via the Kampong Chnang Province famous for its floating village and its potteries.

At 36 km before arriving in Phnom Penh, visit Oudong, former Khmer capital. The palace was transformed into one of the most beautiful pagoda of this province situated at the foot of the Phnom Preah Jartroip hill (Mount Royal Treasury).

Visit the silversmiths village situated in Kampong Luong village, Pongnea Loeu district.

Transfer to the airport, your flight should be after 20:00, otherwise extend a night.

Prestations fournies : Véhicule climatisé avec conducteur, bateau privé,  petit déjeuner, les entrées dans les sites visités.

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If the heart tells you, you can spend a night in a homestay or other floating village and also enjoy a bike ride or tuktuk during a morning ... It is enough to ask.

 

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PRICES INCLUDE

1.     The phone with 30 minutes of credit if you asked before arriving in Cambodia

2.     Airport transfers and transport mentioned in the program, with air conditioning vehicle and private  driver

3.     A hour massage Khmer is offered the day of your choice in Siem Reap:  Choose Lakshmi Health Massage Center (see the guide)

4.     Tips for suitcase carriers in hotels when our guide is present

5.     Hotel included breakfast

6.     Entries ticket on the sites and museums according to the program

7.     All additional trips (boat, canoe ka yak, ox cart, bamboo train, tuk-tuk, etc.)

8.     Private boats day: 2, 8 et 9 You are alone on the boat!

9.      The private cruise if this option is chosen. You are alone on the boat!

10.  1 free person per group of 16 full-paying persons (excluding flights)

11.  2 fresh bottles of water and refreshing towels 2 per person per day on your a private vehicle

12.  Local taxes and port tax

13.  Qualified English speaking guide day: 2, 5, 6, 7

14.  Private vehicle all 10 days

 

 

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

International flights, lunches and dinners except those listed in the program, unplanned program activities, cleaning services, as extra drinks, visa fees, insurance, bank transfer fees.

 

BREAKFAST - HALF BOARD - FULL BOARD – A LA CARTE MEALS

Breakfast is always included in your program, except on the day of arrival.

Note: B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner

We can also include some or all lunches, evening, day of your choice. Show restaurants.

 

CHILDREN DISCOUNTS:

Infants under 2 years: totally free. The child sleeps with his parents. Meals are not provided. The child is not reflected in the number of people for the price calculation.

Children 2 to 10 years: They are reflected in the number of people for the calculation of prices and thereby contribute to lower. Additional 50% discount for 1 child, he will sleep in an extra bed. 

 

AWARD OF ROOMS POLICY:

For 2 adults and 1 child: Depending on availability of hotels : A double room with a EXTRA bed, a triple room.

For 2 adults and 2 children: 2 bedrooms relatives or family room for 4 (Family Rooms typically cost twice the price of a double room)

2 adults and 3 children: Depending on availability of hotels is: A double room plus a triple room or a family room if possible.

 

If you are an odd number of over 10 years:

The only person wants a single room: There is a single supplement.

The only person sleeping in the room occupied by two people: This is a triple, if not triple room in a hotel it will be with an extra bed.

 

If you want, you can spend a night in a homestay or other floating village and also enjoy a bike ride or tuk tuk during a morning ... Just let us know

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