Welcome to Explore Vanishing Culture .::. Tour in Cambodia

Phnom Penh/City Tour/Battambong/Oudong Royal Mountain/Floating Village/Siem Reap/Angkor Complex

Day 01: Phnom Penh Arrival (-/-/D)
When you arrive in Phnom Penh, our staff will be on hand to meet you personally, and you will be transported to your hotel for check-in. Free time after checking in. Overnight in Phnom Penh hotel.

Day 02: Phnom Penh City Tours (B/L/D)
After breakfast in the hotel, we drive a short distance out of Phnom Penh to see Beoung Cheoung Ek Memorial Museum (Killing Fields), and then back to Phnom Penh to the Tuol Sleng Museum. We also see a documentary film about the Khmer Rouge regime and the genocide of Pol Pot. In the afternoon you will have a guided tour of the National Museum, Wat Phnom, and the Royal Palace with the Silver Pagoda. Overnight in Phnom Penh hotel.

Day 03: Phnom Penh – Battambang (B/L/-)
After breakfast at the hotel, we leave for ‘the rice bowl’ of Cambodia, the town of Battambang. On the way we pass many rice paddies, villages and farming countryside. We will visit Phnom Udong, a pottery factory in Kompong Chnang and enjoy a leisurely boat excursion at Kopong Luang floating village. After check in at our hotel will be free to explore the town by foot as well as enjoy the bamboo train ride through the countryside. Overnight in Battambang hotel.

Day 04: Battambang - Siem Reap (B/L/D)
After breakfast at the hotel we visit Phnom Banon and Phnom Sampao. The temple on Phnom Banon was originally a Hindu temple, and Phnom Sampao is now a Buddhist temple where, in the past, one of the caves was used as a ‘killing cave’ during the regime of Pol Pot (1975-79). In the afternoon we set off on a 2-hour (approx.) drive to Siem Reap. After checking in to the hotel, there will be free time to relax, or have a look around the town. Overnight in Siem Reap hotel.

Day 05: Siem Reap - Angkor Temples (B/-/D)
For early-birds, today is the chance to get up and see the spectacular sunrise over Angkor. Then it’s back to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast we will explore the Angkor Thom complex, and then we go to the jungle temple of Ta Prohm, which is overgrown with large trees and vines. That afternoon we visit Angkor Wat and watch the sunset at the Pre Rup Temple or from Phnom Bakheng. Overnight in Siem Reap hotel.

Day 06: Siem Reap - Angkor Temples - Floating Village (B/L/D)
This morning after breakfast, we take a drive out of Siem Reap through the countryside past rice paddies and small villages to see Banteay Srei Temple. Banteay Srei means the ‘Citadel of Women’, and is constructed of pink sandstone with ornate stone carvings. We then visit Banteay Samrei in Preak Dark Village. In the afternoon we take a trip to the floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake, and we explore their lifestyle, which has been adapted to life on the water. Overnight in Siem Reap hotel.

Day 07: Siem Reap Free Day (B/-/-)
Breakfast at the hotel. Today is a free day for you to relax by the pool, or go for shopping at the local market. Overnight in Siem Reap hotel, Breakfast included.

Day 08: Siem Reap Departure (B/-/-)
Breakfast in the hotel, after which you will have free time until your departure transfer.

When in Battambang, visit the largest local market, Phsar Nath. You can also take a walk along the Sangke River to see what the local inhabitants are up to.