Experience the excitement of the capital Phnom Penh, and watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat in Siem Reap with your Cambodia holiday "The Ancient and The Modern Cambodia excursion".

Visit the centerpiece of Cambodian history from the modern capital Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. Compare local life of the two cities of their friendliness as well as learning of local culture through visit the Royal Palace with Silver Pagoda and Toul Sleng Museum then visit Angkor Wat, the world’s largest ceremonial structure with an astounding array of beautiful bas-reliefs and ornate carvings. You can’t help but feel the kindness and compassion on the faces of Bayon as they smile down at you. Explore the bustling city of Phnom Penh, and learn about the dark past of the Khmer Rouge regime. Spend an evening to see Cambodian Living Art performance and spending one night for dinner at Sala Bai Restaurant school for training young Cambodian coming from underprivileged as well as learning deeper of Cambodia civil war through your visitation at Cambodia Landmine Museum.

• Brief itinerary:

Day 01: Phnom Penh - Arrival and free day
Day 02: Phnom Penh - City Tours
Day 03: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap, Angkor & Sunset
Day 04: Siem Reap - Angkor - Floating Village
Day 05: Siem Reap - Angkor & Angkor Sunrise
Day 06: Siem Reap - Free Time
Day 07: 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 grade:

Easy to moderate - Suitable for travellers with an average level of fitness and independent mobility. The trekking stage at Cadamam Mountain may prove more strenuous, requiring a slightly higher level of fitness.

• Trip Tips:

Quad Bike Adventure: Explore the countryside of Siem Reap; get out of town to discover the real village life by getting on your own Quad Bike. The trail will finish with a photo opportunity of a stunning sunset over the rice fields, and if you are luck, oxen, cattle and local farmers ending their day in the fields.

Flight the Gibbon: Cambodia’s only zipline canopy tour is located inside Angkor Park, not far from the majestic temples, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. Feel yourselves as a gibbon and jumping from one tree to another tree. Discover this treasure for yourself.

Angkor National Museum: is the one and only world class museum in Siem Reap that enhances the cultural heritage of the golden era of the Khmer Kingdom through an amassed collection of invaluable artifacts and through state of the art multimedia technology exhibitions for a full pictorial legendary story for easy comprehension.

The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB): is the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in Cambodia near Angkor providing education and knowlege to love and care of  wildlife and environment.
 
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Day 01: Phnom Penh – Arrival
Warm Welcome to Phnom Penh!
On arrival in Phnom Penh you will be met and greeting by your local English speaking guide and transfer to your hotel for check in then you have a free time to explore Phnom Penh on your own by local transport Motor-trailer/Tuk-Tuk.

Phnom Penh is known as the "Pearl in Asia", it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s with old colonial buildings. Especially, there are a number of surviving French colonial buildings scattered along the grand boulevards. Currently has known as the political and commercial city of Cambodia.
Tonight will enjoy with Cambodian Living Art performance at the Cambodia National Museum that will start at 07:00 pm to depict about Cambodian life.

Note: Your decision to discuss with your tour gudie to have dinner before or after the show.

Overnight in Phnom Penh hotel
Dinner included

Day 02: Phnom Penh City Tours
After having your first breakfast in Cambodia at your hotel, you tour guide will be ready for you in the hotel lobby the driving about 15km out of Phnom Penh to see Beoung Cheoung Ek Memorial Museum (Killing Fields), and then back to Phnom Penh to the Tuol Sleng Museum (S21). If you are here on time will also see a documentary film about the Khmer Rouge regime and the genocide of Pol Pot. First the vitims are detained and tortured at S-21 prison (Tuol Sleng Museum), were transported to the extermination to death. Cambodian Government constructed a massive Stupa (Memorial Monument) to keep some of those skulls, bones and pieces of clothing for yearly ceremony to bring peace to the spirits of the deceased.

Will enjoy your lunch at Friend International restaurant.
In the afternoon after having lunch you will have a guided tour of the National Museum, the Royal Palace with the Silver Pagoda. The Royal Palace contains some spectacular buildings such as the Throne Hall, the Royal Treasury Hall and the Napoleon II villa. Silver pagoda (Pagoda of Emerald Buddha), steps are crafted from Italian marble, and within the throne room the regal floor consists of more than 500 solid silver blocks it weigh about six tones. The currenly king's residence is living in the seperate hall. In the evening will experience to the Cyclo excursion along the Mekong Riverfront and passing Wat Phnom is significant of Phnom Penh.

Overnight in Phnom Penh
Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 03: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap - Angkor Temples

Flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap
K6 101 at 0730AM/0815AM
K6 103 at 0855AM/0940AM
K6 105 at 1130AM/1215PM (Depending on the available time)

Warm welcome to Siem Reap.
Your local English speaking guide will meet and greeting you when arriving in Siem Reap then transfer to your hotel for check-in, along the way your tour guide will inform detail about Cambodia. After settling in, will set out for an excursion the amazing and awe inspiring temples of Angkor Wat where is surrounding by manmade moat and has recorded as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will also enjoy climbing up to the hilltop temple of Phnom Bakheng hilltop temple to see an imposing temple for a truly memorable sunset with the panorama view or enjoy a spectacular sunset from a tethered balloon.

Tonight you will be amazed by the Phare Cambodia Circus; a troupe of young Cambodians offering a spectacular and exciting blend of traditional and modern theatre, music, dance, acrobatics, juggling and contortion beautifully choreographed and performed as a story about Cambodian life and society. You will enjoy a welcome dinner before heading to Phare Cambodia Circus.

Note: Tethered balloon for sunset is flexible depending on the availability of weather/local condition

Overnight in Siem Reap
Meal: Dinner included.

Day 04: Siem Reap - Angkor Temples – Tonle Sap Lake Floating Village
Early morning rise up to see sunrise over the five towers of Angkor, experience once in your life time. Return back to hotel for taking breakfast, you then head back to see the catpital city of Khmer Empire "Angkor Thom". It is perhaps the best preserved of all the temples, and the layout and scale are equally breath-taking. At Angkor Thom you will explore from the South Gate, Bayon, Baphuon, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Then going to visit a jungle temple overgrown by balsa wood trees and vines. This is the well known, Ta Prohm Temple with its air of mystery.

This afternoon, You’ll take a boat trip on the Tonle Sap Lake, visiting Kompong Phluk floating village to see how the local’s lifestyle has adapted to life on the water. You can also enjoy a canoe ride through the mangrove forest. Return to Siem Reap via visiting the busy road 60 where could see where is the local in Siem Reap prefer to go on the evening for foods, drink and shopping.

Overnight in Siem Reap
Meal: Breakfast included

Day 05: Siem Reap- The Happy Ranch - Arts & Crafts, Silk Farm
Morning after having breakfast will enjoy with horse riding at the Happy Ranch Horse Farm, the horses will take you on a journey to places that are otherwise unreachable, through local countryside villages, scenic rice fields and you also may able to have a fun conversation with local. Continue to visit the workshop of the Artisans D’Angkor to see the craftsmen and women at work. You will have plenty of opportunity to browse the arts and crafts gift shop. Then it’s on to the Angkor Silk Farm and the chance to do a little more shopping in support of the local community.

In the afternoon we drive out into the stunning Cambodian countryside to see Banteay Srei and Banteay Kdei temples. Banteay Srei is known as the ‘Women’s Temple', and is associated with the supposed training of female soldiers to fight against the enemy. It is fairly unique in that it is constructed of beautiful pink sandstone and decorated with intricate stone carvings. On the return way you'll visit Cambodia Landmine Museum, has collected of thousands of landmines is impressive. What is even more impressive is the story of the one Khmer man, Mr. Aki Ra, who disarmed the majority of these landmines alone. Tonight will enjoy dinner follow by the Apsara performance depicts Khmer mythology and culture.

Overnight in Siem Reap
Breakfast included.

Day 06: Siem Reap - Free Day
Breakfast in the hotel, and then you have a free day for leisure activities, or to take one of the many optional tours available on the OVERVIEW page.

Overnight in Siem Reap
Breakfast included

Day 07: Siem Reap Departure
Having your breakfast at the hotel then you have some free time to relax or discover the little Siem Reap town on your own arrangement to Old Market or Artisan D’Angkor. If your time permits, it’s good if you are able to experience with Khmer traditional massage. Your hotel check out at 12:00 mid-day, based on your departure flight time the guide and drive are ready for transfer you to the airport for taking a flight home.

Breakfast included.

* To be noted for checkout time at 12:00 noon.

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: Vacation in Cambodia, Holiday in Vietnam, Travel in Laos, Tour in Myanmar or Visiting Thailand. 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): > 40 USD/room/night
>>Deluxe Level (4 star hotels): > 80 USD/room/night
>>Luxury Level (5 star hotels): > 130 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 prices based on Deluxe Level (4 Star Hotel)

Tour prices based on Luxury Level (5 Star Hotel)

COST INCLUDED:

• Experienced English speaking guide
• Private transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
• Accommodation in double/twin sharing rooms with daily breakfast
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
• Bottled drinking water for sightseeing
• All sightseeing entrance fee where required in the itinerary.
• Airfare from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap with all tax and fuel surcharge

COST EXCLUDED:

• International/domestic airfares & tax
• Visa fees (US$30). You are able to apply by online for tourist cambodia via just click here
• Travel Insurance. (We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance from home)
• Personal expenditure (telephone, laundry, shopping and so on…)
• Tips for guide, driver, porters and project cost
• Beverage and alcoholic drinks
• Any other services not clearly mentioned on itinerary and trip inclusive portion.

REMARKS: If you travel between 23 December 2015 to 03 January 2016 and 06 February to 10 February 2016; above tour price has not including the additional surcharge of peak season, compulsory dinner on 24 and 31 December may need to apply depend on hotels policy.