PNH-SANGKE-BBT-SIEMREAP/8DAYS

TRIP CODE : DOTDIS-01

DESTINATION : Cambodia (phnom penh, battambang, Siem reap/ Angkor wat)

DURATION :  8Days

Day 1:    Phnom Penh - Arrival                       

You will wecome by our guide visit the National Museum displaying a collection of pre-Angkorian and Angkorian sculptures, the Royal Palace with the Silver Pagoda, and then Vat Phnom, the namesake of the capital city of Cambodia.  Overnight at Hotel in Phnom Penh

Day 2  Phnom Penh city tour(B)

Breakfast at Hotel, visit the Toul Sleng Museum(S-21 prison). This former school was used as a prison by Pol Pot's security forces. It became the largest center of detention and torture during the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge and the Killing Fields ( 15km south of phnom penh ) Between 1975 and late 1978 around 17,000 men, women, children, infants ( including nine westerners) were detained and tortured at the S-21 prison and transport to the extermination camp of Choeng Ek. They were often bludgeoned to death to avoid wasting precious bullets. Fragment of human bone and bits of cloth are scattered around disinterred pits. There are over 8000 skulls arranged by sex and age which are visible behind the clear glass panels of the memorial stupa, which was erected in 1988.Afterwards visit Central or Russian Market and take a Boat Cruise along the Tonle sap and Mekong River. Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 3:  Phnom Penh-Battambang (Overland)            (B)

Breakfast at hotel then, you will meet our guide & driver then transfer to Battambang the second largest city of Cambodia (Distant from Phnom Penh at 291km, by across three provinces Kandal, Kompong Chnnang and Porsat provinces, take you around 4hrs drive on national road No. 5) when you will be in kompong Chnange you will visit  discover at Pottery Village where is distant 7km from down town, you will find the difference of people there make the Pottery by handmade...then we continue our ways to Battambang  Upon arrival transfer to your hotel for check in. Afternoon Take Bamboo Train to the stop at station near Ancient house (you will travel the 8 km to the next station through beautiful landscape and rice paddies – jump out when you see train coming),visit ancient house, cultural and Agricultural village, rice field and variety of natural grown tropical from local farmer house or return to Ancient House / Overnight at hotel in battambang

Day 4:    Battambang – Banon Mountain      (B)

After breakfast transfer to sightseeing around city then forward to our tour destination. \

1st visit Phn Bannon Mountain where the distant 25km from town and take 45mn driver along the village road (11^th century temple begun by King Udayadityavarman II “1050-1066), then return to downtown visit Battambang province Museum and Wat Domrey Sor pagoda that local in the center of town –with nice architecture Khmer art and story on the wall Lunch at own account In the afternoon, visit the Wat Ek Phnom, a nice 11th century temple which offers a very peaceful atmosphere in the countryside, surrounded by trees and lily ponds. Strolling around the quiet temple can be a very relaxing and spiritual experience. Next to the temple you can see the Wat Ek Phnom Pagoda which has one of the most complete collections of Buddhist wall and ceiling paintings in all Cambodia.  Diner at own account...Overnight at hotel in Battambang

Day5:     Battambang – Siem Reap-Bateay srey  byBoat (B)

Pick-up at hotel and transfer to boat pier, Embark on a wooden boat. Cross the wonderful Tonle Sap Lake and reach the Sangker river leading up to Siem reap at Midday, you will meet our guide and driver to hotel for check in. Afternoon visit Banteay Srei temple (10th century), regarded as the jewel in the crown of classical Khmer art. Then continue your visit to Banteay somre, built in the third quarter of the 12th century. It consists of a central temple with four wings preceded by a hall and accompanied by a two libraries, the southernmost of which is remarkably well preserved. Two concentric walls enclose the ensemble
Note: The transfer from Siem Reap to Battambang by our wooden boat takes about 6 to 7 hours from August to March. During the dry season-from April to July - the transfer can take 9 hours due to the low level of water in the Ton Le Sap and the Sangker River. In this sense we do not recommend this trip from April to July. (The best time of year for viewing Prek Toal from December – April)

Day6 :  Siem Reap -Angkor

Breakfast at Hotel and visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century), the South Gate (with its huge statues depicting of the ocean of milk), Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, Elephant Terrace and the terrace of the leper King. In the afternoon visit the most famous of all the temples, Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares with five towers and was built in the 12th century. It is the largest religious monument in the world. It symbolizes the five peaks of Meru's mountains; the enclosed wall represents the mountain at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat symbolizes the ocean beyond. See the sunset from Phnom Bakhen, one of two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you can view the western Baray. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 7 :  Siem Reap- Angkor wat tour

Arrive at Siem Reap airport and transfer to Hotel. Visit Roluos Group, which served as the capital of Indravarman I and whose ruins are among the earliest permanent temples built by the Khmer. The group marks the beginning of Khmer classical art. See the temple of Preah Ko ( erected by Indravarman I in the late 9th century and dedicated by the King to his ancestors) Bakong ( the largest and most interesting of Roluos groups temples with it active Buddhist monastery ) and Lolei ( built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir by Yasovarman I ,the founder of the first city of Angkor). In the afternoon visit Ta Keo, Thomanon, Chau Say Teveda and Ta Prohm, one of the area's most visited temples. Ta Prohm has been left relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was swallowed by the jungle and looks very much the same as most of the monuments of Angkor must have appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Overnight in Siem Reap

 Day 8 :  Siem Reap- Departure (B)

Breakfast in hotel you are transfer to the old market if the time permit before going directly to the siem reap international airport.

END OF SERVICE/ MEALS : B : Breakfast, L : Lunch, D: Dinner

TOUR PRICE NETT PER-PERSON

HOTEL USE ABOVE PRICE

Tour Include

• Transfer and tour with English (Other languages are subject  to surcharges).
• Accommodation in shared twin room
• Entrance fees, service charge, baggage handling
• Mineral water and all service as mentioned in the itinerary
• Ground transportation
• water during the tour
• Boat ticket BBT-REP
• Lorie/ Bamboo train
• Meals as mentioned

Tour Exclusion

• International flight to/from Cambodia
• International airport tax 25 USD per-person in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap
• Visa for enter Cambodia 20USD per-person
• Personal expenditure such as laundry, souvenir other options etc....
• All kinds of insurance
• Any options please contact us

Remarks:

- Confirmation of room & price are subject to space availability at the time of booking only

- All rates are subject to change without prior notices, according to increasing of VAT or government tax.

- All above itinerary is flexible, depending on arrival or departure flights of passengers

- Ground operator reserved the right to amend or adjust itinerary to match with real situation

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