Visit Angkor & Having The Experience with Cambodian  Homestay!

Travel Loops has developed projects to help and support local families and the community directly. With our home stay tour you will venture off the beaten path, and you will learn about rural life in Cambodia. You will have the opportunity to connect with the people and communities you will visit, and talk with people from the Khmer Rouge Era. Experience farm life, taste traditional meals, and experience a Cambodian bucket shower. Families are especially welcome on this tour!


Our home stay tours are in the rural area of Siem Reap which is surrounded by rice paddies. You will encounter cows, chickens, pigs and ducks. Most Cambodian families prefer to keep dogs as pets and they are free to run around. During your stay with a local family, you will have the chance to share with them their work in the fields and garden. See how they support their daily life, and see how the kids go to school and help the family.

• Brief itinerary:
Day 01: Siem Reap Arrival
Day 02: Explore Angkor (B/L)
Day 03: Angkor (B)
Day 04: Homestay (B/L/D)
Day 05: Farm Activity (B/L/D)
Day 06: Return to Siem Reap (B/L)
Day 07: Siem Reap Departure (B)
 

• Best Time to Visit and Foods
The wet season is from June to Oct. and is the best time to visit the family. During this time they will be working in the rice fields, and you will have the chance of a real-life experience of working with them. Going to and from the fields by oxcart is a fun and unforgettable experience, especially for the kids.


From October to January is another good time when the rice fields turn to gold and the harvest begins. This is also the time to go fishing or look for frogs in the rain at night. It can be fun! It is also the best time for Cambodian teenagers to go on dates.

How is the food? Meals are cooked over a wood fire. The food is well cooked, and safe to eat, and water is bottled drinking water. There are also soft drinks and local rice wine (whisky).

Homestay in the village is quite safe as it is in the peaceful country side with many families in the village. As with most country people, they are welcoming and kind. Also the village leader will sure to take care of visitors who will be staying in the village, as they are there to support the inhabitants and help to develop the community.

Day 01:  Siem Reap Arrival

When you arrive in Siem Reap you will be met by our tour guide and then transfer to hotel for check-in. Free time after check-in.

Overnight in town

Day 02:  Explore Angkor (B/L)

After breakfast, you will have a guided tour of the magnificent temples at Angkor: Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang, and the jungle temple of Ta Prohm. We then continue to Victory gate, the Terrace of Elephants and the Leper King, as well as Bayon and the South gate. Bayon temple consists of 54 towers decorated with over 200 faces of Buddha, and was built during the great dynasty of Jayavaraman VII (1181 - 1220). Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant opposite Angkor Wat. In the afternoon we visit the gigantic temple of Angkor Wat and watch the sunset from the hilltop temple of Phnom Bakheng.

Overnight in town

Day 03: Angkor (B)

Today you have the option to get up early to watch the sunrise at Angkor Wat for a once-in-a-lifetime experience! After breakfast we drive to the Tonle Sap Lake to see a lifestyle of some 800 years ago at the fresh water mangrove of Kampong Phhluk village. In the afternoon, we take a drive out to the countryside through small villages to see the Banteay Srei and Banteay Samre Temples. Banteay Srei which means “Citadel of Women” is built of pink sandstone and decorated with the unique deep carvings. Then we enjoy watching the sunset at Pre Rup Temple.

Overnight in town

Day 04: Homestay (B/L/D)

In the morning we drive to the Homestay village about 20km from Siem Reap driving past green rice fields and small villages . When you arrive, our guide will introduce you to the host family, and you can have a look around in the village. There is a welcome lunch in the afternoon with the family. Then ride in an oxcart to the fields to experience your first day of work. After returning back at the homestay, you can wash by taking a shower Cambodian-style. Then around 6.30pm have dinner together with the host family. At night you can chat with the family and/or teach English to the kids. In the evening a lot of neighbors will come to talk to you or your host family after they finish their days work.

Overnight with homestay family

Day 05: Farm Activity (B/L/D)

Breakfast comes early in the morning, and then its off to the fields again by oxcart for a full day of work planting or harvesting rice or vegetables. You may also be looking after the cattle, ducks, chickens or pigs. .

At night after dinner you can go to visit the neighbors, or teach English, or have a party with local rice wine.

Overnight with homestay family

Day 06: Return to Siem Reap (B/L)

After a hearty breakfast, say goodbye to your host family, and then on the way back to Siem Reap we visit Wat Prasat, the Angkor Silk Farm, and have a swim in the West Baray where you will enjoy a picnic lunch. In the afternoon we arrive back in Siem Reap, and check back in to the hotel.

Overnight in town

Day 07: Siem Reap Departure (B)

Breakfast at the hotel, and then free time for your own activity until transfer to your departure point.

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 is for a party of one couple and for accommodation as stated in the list of the hotels. The final price will be privately quoted, the amendment, 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. 
 

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 and you want to look for a good place to eat, your guide assit you and recomend a good one from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a mixture of Western and Vietnamese cuisines. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Vietnamese breakfasts is supplied; however, there may be occasions when only a Vietnamese breakfast is available in some remote locations.

3. Private Transfers & Airport Pick-up and drop-off.
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 that will remain with you throughout your time 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 fees are based on double occupancy one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily Western or Vietnamese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.

6. Service Charge & Government Taxes.

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

8. Champagne Bottle
While enjoy the sunset on the canoe in the ancient lake will be served glass of champagne.

9. Domesstic airfare from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh with tax.
Flgiht ticket from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh will be confirmed with the flight time while the booking is finalize depend on the availability. 

TOUR EXCLUDES:

1. International Airfares, Airport Tax, Fuel Fee, Service Charge
Any International Flight or Train Tickets to enter or leave the countries.

2. Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar & 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 carryon baggage for each passenger may not exceed 5kg. The size may not exceed 20x40x 55cm.

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

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

6. Single Room Supplement.

7. Travel Insurance.

8. Payment fees.
  

The hotels listed below are just our suggestions offering the best value for this trip according to the hotel category chosen., but Travel Loops also offers more options to cater for different grades, personal taste, and budget. Please let us know if you have any specific choice of hotels, or personal preferences/requirements.
 

Note: Our first choice for each level of accommodation has been highlighted in orange. As mentioned above our selection criteria are based on: prior client reviews, hotel management and staff training, facilities maintenance, location, business relationship and advantages given exclusively to our clients on price and service.