A Cambodian Odyssey

Upon arrival in Phnom Penh you will be met and transferred to your hotel in a central part of the city. Overnight at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal .

After breakfast you will be taken on a tour of the Toul Sleng Museum and the Choeung Ek Killing Fields, the site of a mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge killed between 1975 and 1979. In the afternoon, you will visit the Phnom Penh Municipality Hall, the National Library, the Independence Monument and shopping at New Central Market. Overnight again at Raffles Hotel Le Royal .

You will be transferred to the airport in time for your early morning flight to Siem Reap. This town will be your base for exploring the world-famous temples of the ancient city of Angkor, which was the capital of the powerful Khmer Empire from 802 AD to 1350 AD. After checking into your hotel, you will be transferred to the archeological area to visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom, which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone. This is the largest as well as the most complete structure of Angkor Wat is should not to be missed. Walk around this massive monument, exploring the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. Overnight at the Amansara Resort .

The jungle covered temple of Ta Prohm is an incredible sight. There are enormous fig trees and gigantic creepers which embrace themselves in the stone foundations of the structure giving the impression of man’s creation being reclaimed by the powerful forces of nature. Explore this masterpiece as well as some of the surrounding temples including Banteay Kdei, Sra Srong, Ta Keo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevado. The grand circuit with Preah Khan, Kravan, Neak Pean, Krol Ko, Ta Som, East Mebon and Pre Rup Temples, is also visited in the afternoon before you walk up to Phnom Bakheng Hill for a view of the spectacular sunset over these sandstone monuments. Overnight again at Amansara Resort .

In the morning you will be taken for a boat ride on the Tonle Sap Lake, the largest permanent fresh-water lake in South East Asia. You will see a fishermen’s “floating village” with floating schools, police station and more. The village moves from place to place following water levels and current. In the afternoon, you will visit Siem Reap central market and the silk farm in Puok, established by a French NGO to revive Cambodia’s silk production. Overnight again at Amansara Resort .

After a leisurely breakfast at the hotel you will be transferred to the airport in time for your onward flight home.