Khmer Culinary!

While visiting Angkor and the magnificent Khmer temples, and getting to know more about Cambodia there are some really good options to increase your experiences and knowledge; One must-do is to join a cookery class.

Brief Itinerary

DAY 1: Phnom Penh arrival 
DAY 2: Phnom Penh - Siem Reap 
DAY 3: Siem Reap - Angkor
DAY 4: Siem Reap - Angkor
DAY 5: Siem Reap departure

Trip Grade

Easy - Suitable for travellers with an average level of fitness and independent mobility

Best Travel Time:

There are two seasons in Cambodia, wet and dry. From early May to the end of October is the rainy season. It often rains heavily but for short periods of time, mostly later in the day or during the night, after which the sun returns. The rain cools the air and freshens up the lush green of the rice plantations. It is cooler in the dry season, which runs from early November to early February, when it starts heating up again, building to the hottest month of April. So the best time for rain lovers is between May and October and from November to early March for those who like it dry and cool.

Trip Tips:

When visiting the temples, be sure to wear sturdy, comfortable shoes as you will be doing a lot of walking as well as sometimes climbing steep stairs.

DAY 1: ARRIVE PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA  

Upon arrival at Phnom Penh Airport, you will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Begin your sightseeing tour and visit the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum of Khmer Arts. After lunch, we will visit Choeung Ek Killing Fields, Toul Sleng Museum of Genocidal Crime and the well-known pagoda of Wat Phnom.

Overnight at your hotel in Phnom Penh
Lunch and Dinner included

DAY 2: PHNOM PENH – SIEM REAP

Flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by K6     7101 PNHREP at 0700  0745  or K6      105 PNHREP at 1040  1125
We check out after  breakfast and head to the airport where we take a 45 minute flight to Siem Reap and enjoy the view of Tonle Sap Lake from the air. Upon your arrival at Siem Reap International airport you will be transferred to the hotel . After lunch we will continue on to the amazing Angkor Wat Temple and witness a magnificent sunset at Phnom Bakheng or Pre Rup temple.
 
Overnight at your hotel in Siem Reap
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

DAY 3: SIEM REAP - ANGKOR

Rise early to view a striking sunrise at Angkor Wat, and return to your hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, you will be taken to explore Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphuon, Terrace of Elephants and Leper King. Following lunch, we will take the small circuit to see Banteay Kdei, Srah Srang, Ta Prohm, Ta Keo and then continue to the beautifully intricate pink sandstone carvings of Banteay Srei temple.

Overnight at your hotel in Siem Reap
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

DAY 4: SIEM REAP - ANGKOR

In the morning after breakfast we head to our cooking class. We experience a hands-on Cambodian Cooking Class at Ecole D’Hotel Et Tourisme Paul Debrule. We will learn to make Cambodian dishes with one of the head chefs and then enjoy your creation following the class as you will eat what you made for lunch.

Later afternoon we will visit Kompong Phluk Floating Village of Tonle Sap Lake; we take a boat ride to the village of Kompong Phhluk on stilts and explore this great ecosystem in canoes (in the wet season) listening to the calls of the macaque monkeys while observing the forest beneath the lake’s surface. We finish our beautiful day by watching the sunset from a treetop restaurant.


Overnight at your hotel in Siem Reap
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

DAY 5: SIEM REAP - DEPARTURE

Following breakfast at the hotel, enjoy some free leisure time to explore or shop until your transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Breakfast included

This tour is private and can be tailor-made to suit your travel needs. As a result the price is quoted in US dollars and shown on a per-person basis. The 'Price From' quoted above is for parties of 2, 4 and 6 people and for accommodation in 3 star hotels.  The final price will be privately quoted, based on the number in your party, your preferred time of travel, grade of hotel and any additional services requested. Please click on the BOOK NOW button and fill in the booking form, after which one of our travel consultants will customize the best value holiday for you.

• REMARKS:

We are aware that a good tour must have good hotels. In Indochina particularly, hotel price makes up most of the cost of your holiday in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. All of our prices are calculated on a twin-shared basis. As a guide, Travel Loops defines hotel grades as follows:

>>Superior Level (3 star hotels in good locations): > 60 USD/room/night
>>Deluxe Level (4 star hotels): > 110 USD/room/night
>>Luxury Level (5 star hotels): > 180 USD/room/night.

Price based on twin shared accommodation.
Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.
More people means more discount. Please enquire for more details
  Tour prices based on superior level (3 Star Hotel)

 TOUR INCLUDES:

1. Entrance Fees.
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.

2. Meals.
All meals as specified in the itinerary (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).

When the meals are not included in the program, our guides will be more than happy to recommend one from our list of approved restaurants. While not always possible, we endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Asian breakfasts are available; however, there may be occasions when only an Asian-style breakfast is available in some of the more remote locations.

3. Flights, Private Transfers & Airport Pick-up and drop-off.
Domestic flights from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap with tax, Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing by private air-conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as mentioned in the itinerary).

4. Professional Tour Guide.
As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city and will remain with you throughout your stay in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available.

5. Accommodation.
Hotel costs are based on double occupancy of one twin room. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily Western or Asian breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless otherwise specified.

6. Airport Tax, Fuel Fee, Service Charge & Government Taxes.

7. Arrangements Fees.
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

TOUR EXCLUDES:

1. International Airfares.
Any International flight or train tickets and tax.

2. Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar,Thailand or Laos Entry Visa Fees.

3. Excess Baggage Charges.
Passengers holding an adult fare or half fare ticket are entitled to a free baggage allowance of 20kg, for economy class. Total weight of carry-on baggage for each passenger may not exceed 5kg. The size may not exceed 20 cm x 40 cm x 55 cm.

4. Personal Expenses.
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as Tips and gratuities, laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals that are not included in the tour itinerary.

5. Meals.
Any meals that are not specified in the tour itinerary.

6. Single Room Supplement.

7. Travel Insurance.

8. Payment fees.