Krong Siem Reap Trip Overview
This trip will bring you general knowledge about Cambodian history and culture through the highlights: magnificent Angkor temples, and Phnom Penh. Furthermore, we will combine it with a beach relaxation trip at the end of the trip for refreshing yourself after a long discovery.
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Duration: 8 days
Starts: Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
This trip will bring you general knowledge about Cambodian history and culture through the highlights: magnificent Angkor temples, and Phnom Penh. Furthermore, we will combine it with a beach relaxation trip at the end of the trip for refreshing yourself after a long discovery.
Itinerary
Day 1: Siemreap arrival
Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
Upon arrival, welcome by a tour guide in Siem Reap, transfer to check in hotel. Then visit Wat Thmei (Killing Field) contains a unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the Khmer Rouge. Some of the bones were recovered from a nearby well while others are the remains of soldiers who died on a nearby battlefield. Come back to visit the “Les Artisans d’Angkor – Chantiers Ecole” the Finest Authentic Khmer Arts and Crafts
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Dinner: Welcome dinner with Apsara, the traditional Khmer dance which is not merely dance but also telling a story
Accommodation included: Overnight Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 2: Siemreap – Full day Angkor Complex
Stop At: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia
explore South Gate of Angkor Thom known as Big Angkor, 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian Empire, The famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century. Terrace of the Elephants is an impressive, two and a half meter tall, 300 meter long terrace wall adorned with carved elephants and gradual that spans the heart of Angkor Thom in front of Baphuon – huge temple mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom, Royal Palace Area and Phimeanakas – impressive rite and sandstone pyramid. Terrace of the Leper King is at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants, a double terrace wall with deeply carved nag as, demons and other mythological beings
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
Visit Angkor Wat temple, the founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who reigned Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 3: Siemreap – Full day Angkor Complex
Stop At: Ta Prohm, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Visit Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty! Giant trees have grown here for centuries
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Prasat Kravan, National Road 6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Prasat Kravan was originally constructed by noblemen rather than a king
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Banteay Kdei, Angkor Archaelogical Park, Siem Reap 17000 Cambodia
Banteay Kdei was built in sandstone, which has deteriorated quite badly. However, there remain some very beautiful lintels and pediments
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Srah Srang, National Road 6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Srah Srang is a royal pool was the King’s bathing pond, where he washed with his many concubines each day
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Takeo, Takeo, Takeo Province
Takeo – King Suryavarman I commissioned this temple in the 10th Century, but it was never completed so has no elaborate decoration like its contemporaries. It is a pyramid on 5 levels and is dedicated to Shiva. Thommanon – small attractive temple in very good condition, built at the same time as Angkor Wat
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Preah Khan, Angkor Wat Angkor Archaelogical Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Preah Khan – meaning The Sacred Sword, this temple was also built by Jayawarman VII and is famous for its immensely long cruciform corridors and delicate carvings
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Neak Pean, Angkor Wat Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
This temple is a delicate highlight of Khmer art. Built by Jayavarman VII, this temple is the perfect representation of the heavens on earth
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ta Som, Angkor Archaeological Park, 17252 Cambodia
Ta Som was a small classic Bayon style monastic complex consisting of a relatively flat enclosure.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pre Rup, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Last visit Pre Rup was built in the 10th Century by Rajendravarman and view lovely sunset there
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 4: Siemreap – Kbal Spean – Banteay Srei – Siemreap
Stop At: Kbal Spean, Angkor Kulen Hills, Siem Reap Cambodia
there are also carving of Buddha and Buddhist images in the rock that date from a later period than the lingas. The original River of Thousand Lingams, Kbal Spean is an intricately carved riverbed deep in the foothills of the Cambodian jungle. Lingams are phallic representations sacred to Brahmanism as symbols of fertility, and hundreds of them are carved into the rock here, as are several carvings of gods and animals above the small waterfall
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia
Banteay Srei, loosely translates to “citadel of the women, but this is a modern appellation that probably refers to the delicate beauty of the carvings
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia
Banteay Samre – large, comparatively flat temple displaying distinctively Angkor style architecture and artistry
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Kouprey Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 5: Siemreap – Phnom Penh
Stop At: Tonle Sap Lake, Lower Mekong Basin Cambodia
Floating Villages, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap! Take a ride in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia and the largest in Asia. Here you’ll see plenty of examples of the Khmer way of life on the Tonle Sap
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Wat Bo Temple, Wat Bo Road, Siem Reap Cambodia
Wat Bo founded in the 18th century, a highly respected pagoda contains very unique wall paintings of the Reamker (Ramayana) that are said to be late 19th century
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Psar Chaa – Old Market, Psar Chaa Road Old French Quarter, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh – the city retains its traditional Khmer and colonial styles with French villas and large tree-line sidewalk
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 6: Phnom Penh – Full day city tour
Stop At: Royal Palace, Sothearos between Street 240 & 184, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Visit the impressive colorful Khmer-style royal palace complex build in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Silver pagoda (the emerald Buddha temple), where contain plenty of Buddha Statues decorated and made by gold, diamond, gemstone and silver
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Independence Monument, City Centre, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Independence Monument, or Vimean Ekareach as it is referred to in Khmer, is a majestic structure that dominates Phnom Penh city centre. Independence Monument was primarily erected to mark the liberation of the country from the French, who ruled Cambodia for almost a century from 1863 to 1953.
Stop At: National Museum, 13th St. Between 178th and 184th Sts., Phnom Penh Cambodia
The National museum; a beautiful Khmer architecture building contains more than 5000 art antiques made by bronze, wood, gold, silver, copper, sandstone and others
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Wat Phnom, Street 96 Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Walk up to sacred hill Phnom Daun Penh – also the name of a pagoda and name of the capital nowadays
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Central Market, Calmette St. 53, Phnom Penh 55555 Cambodia
Central Market, a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. Initial design and layouts are from French architect Louis Chauchon
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 7: Phnom Penh – Full day city tour
Stop At: Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Roluos Village, Sangkat Cheung Aek, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Visit Choeung Ek museum, where between 1975 and 1978 about 17,000 men, women, children and infants detained and tortured at S-21 were transported for the extermination
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia
Tuol Sleng prison now is Genocide Museum, the most secret part of the Khmer Rouge regime. It’s also called S-21 (abbreviated for Security Office 21), a Khmer Rouge’s premier security camp, specifically designed for the interrogation and extermination of anti-Angkor elements
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Russian Market, Street 163 Corner of Street 444, Phnom Penh 12310 Cambodia
Going shopping around Russian market, enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cardamon Hotel (3-star) or similar
Day 8: Phnom Penh departure
Stop At: Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
free leisure on own arrangement until time transfer to airport for flight onwards.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
