5 DAYS BEAUTY OF SIEM REAP – PHNOM PENH

Upon arrival at Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, greeting by our friendly tour guide, transferred directly to hotel (Check in time is 14:00). Remained time free and overnight at Siem Reap. Meal: None Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel, visit he most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor, Angkor Wat, the temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture Afternoon, visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century): the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Continue visit Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Meal: Breakfast Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Morning, Head to floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia and flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh. We will see a fishermen's "floating village" with floating schools, floating police station, etc. It is same as a big village floating on the lake, and the "village" move from place to place following water levels and current. Return to city visit Les Artisans d'Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles, a renowned artisan workshop dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional Cambodian craftsmanship. Afternoon Transfer to Bus station, take shuttle to Phnom Penh City. approximately 6 hour’s drive. Upon arrival Bus station at Phnom Penh, greeting by our representative, transferred direct to hotel to check-in. (Standard check in time is 2:00 PM). Remain time, free at own leisure. Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh

Morning: Our guide will pick you at your hotel and start Phnom Penh city tour with the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda, located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles C. The treasures found inside includes a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90 kilograms and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha. continue visit Wat Phnom Temple, a small hill crowned by an active Wat (Pagoda) marks the legendary founding place of the Phnom Penh. lastly visit to The Central Market of Phnom Penh, is 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. Afternoon: Afternoon visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21 prison). This prison was a high school, and used as a prison by Pol Pot's security forces and became the largest center for detention and torture during the rule of the Khmer Rouge. Continue to visit Wat Ounalom, another of Phnom Penh's five original monasteries (1422). It housed the Institute Bouddhique and library. this pagoda serves as the headquarters for one of Cambodia’s most revered Buddhist patriarchs. lastly a short visit at Independence Monument (Vimean Ekareach) built in 1958 as a memorial to Cambodia's war dead and to celebrate independence from foreign rule, the monument stands majestically on the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the centre of the city. Meal: Breakfast Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh

Breakfast at hotel, free until time to check out (12:00 noon) and then pick up by our representative transfer to Phnom Penh Airport for departure flight. Meal: None