Highlights
Set out while it is still dark, walk the grounds of Angkor Wat by torchlight, then watch first light catch those famous towers.
Cross open Cambodian country on the way into Angkor Thom, where the stone faces of the Bayon temple look out in every direction.
Wander the stalls at Dom Deak market, then continue on to the Cambodian Landmine Museum.
Tour Details
5 Days / 4 Nights
Departs every other Sundays
Trip Grading: Easy
4 Star Hotels
Group Size 16 PAX (Maximum)
Includes Daily Breakfast, 1 Lunch
Guaranteed Departure with minimum of 2 PAX
Itinerary
You are met in Siem Reap and driven to the hotel, with time to yourself before the trip briefing. The next four nights are at La Niche D'Angkor Boutique Hotel (or similar).
Breakfast first, then a drive to the south gate of Angkor Thom, the 'Great City'. Carvings and temples of real weight are spread across the whole ancient site. At its centre stands Bayon, the state temple, whose towers carry giant stone faces cut from single blocks. From there, walk the Terrace of the Leper King, then the Terrace of Elephants, then reach Ta Prohm, whose ruins are wrapped in roots and creepers. The afternoon closes at Angkor Wat, calling in at the Angkor National Museum for its unusual holdings of Buddhist and Hindu pieces.
An early start puts you at Angkor Wat for sunrise, the central towers standing black against the sky, before you head back for breakfast at the hotel. The day continues at the floating villages of Kampong Phluk, where life is still lived much as it always has been. A monk blesses the group, after which you drive out to the old temples at Rolous. Come evening, a tuk-tuk carries you between street food stops for a run of Cambodian specialities.
The morning opens at the local market in Domdek before the road takes you to Beng Mealea Temple, which ranks among the two biggest anywhere outside Angkor. Its sandstone blocks lie half sunk in the earth, and there is time to walk the site. Lunch is at a local place, then it is on to Banteay Srei. Heading back, you call at the Landmine Museum and at a village where sugar palm is worked, finishing with sunset from Pre Rup temple.
The journey finishes today, though the stories travel home with you. A transfer is waiting to run you out to the airport for the onward leg.
What´s included
- 4 nights in described Hotel or similar
- Daily Breakfast for 2 Persons
- 1 Lunch in a local restaurant
- Air-conditioned vehicles throughout, apart from the Tuk Tuk sightseeing
- Small group touring
- All Entrance fees
- English speaking tour leader
- All Tipping
- Arrival and departure transfers
Excluded
- Any Personal Expenses
- Visa fees
- Porters
- Travel insurance, plus private costs: laundry, mini-bar, phone calls and drinks
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