Cambodia's Treasures: Phnom Penh to Siem Reap in 5 Days

Upon arrival at Phnom Penh Int’s Airport, meet our driver and you’ll accompany to get on vehicle and drive directly to hotel at the city center around 45mins. Check in and remain of the day is fee.

(05:00pm – 06:30pm) Optional sharing cruise to view sunset along Chaktomuk River – USD 12/pax 

This tour is one hour and thirty minutes and will give you a great opportunity to explore the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Four Faces River, Diamond Island, Fishing Village, Stilted Houses, lifestyle of the people who live along the riverbank and the city sunset. Enjoy unlimited drinks before disembark and transfer to hotel.

Overnight in Phnom Penh

Breakfast at hotel

At morning, you’ll be taken by our tour guide & Remorque (similar Tuk Tuk) for visiting to Wat Phnom “Mountain Pagoda” is a Buddhist temple that symbolizes the name of Phnom Penh, located on the hill. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1372 to house four statues of Buddha deposited here by the waters of the Mekong River and discovered by Lady Penh. Wat Phnom is the most popular place for local people come to play healthy spot or praying for their good luck as well as admire the sundown. Follow by one of Phnom Penh’s most iconic landmarks, The Royal Palace (visit from outside only as still under renovation), is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Continue to Phsar Thmey (Central Market), 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. The four wings of this gigantic yellow dome are teeming with stalls that sell goods ranging from gold and silver, antique coins, money exchange, books, flowers, food, fabrics, shoes, souvenirs, seafood and countless other products. 

At 12:15pm - drop off bus station for your sharing bus to Siem Reap (314 KM/6 hrs drives). Meet our driver on arrival and transfer to check in at hotel. Remain of the day is free day.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Breakfast at hotel

08:30am, meet our guide & driver at hotel’s lobby and head out to visit Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples which 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 abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them, it was used as a location in the film Tomb Raider. Then head to see the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire, Angkor Thom, the Great Angkor City, established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII. We also visit the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King & Baphoun temple before continue to visit Angkor Wat, the most popular tourist attraction in Cambodia-it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Angkor Wat, also known as the “City of Temples” a temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century. Seeing the architectural masterpiece of Angkor Wat. We stroll around this massive monument, exploring the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. Back to hotel 

Overnight in Siem Reap 

Breakfast at hotel

At morning, we’ll traveling through the countryside view with green & yellow sceneries depending on season by passing many villages, schools, pagoda, paddy rice fields, palm tree, Mango & Cashew farm etc… Our destination is to visit Kulen Mountain, the holy place and birth place of Khmer Empire. We start trekking to visit The River of A Thousand Lingams, see some images of gods and countless Shiva Lingas carved on the riverbed. The carvings are visible when the water is at its lowest level. It is believed that they have been carved into the river for nearly a thousand years and are meant to bless the water that goes through them. Then climbing up to the Buddhist pagoda and see the Huge Reclining Buddha carved at the height of a big rock. The Buddha statue is made of sandstone and is one of the biggest of its kind in Cambodia. Finally, we walk down and go to see the most beautiful waterfall, it is a perfect spot to cool off your day, plunge into the cold refreshing water that flows through the falls or simply relaxing and taking some nice photo for bring home with beautiful backdrop. 

Enjoy lunch near the waterfall and relaxing or swimming before drive back to your hotel.

Overnight at hotel

Breakfast at Hotel

At morning or noon, OUR driver will drop off at Siem Reap Int’s Airport for onward flight home or next destination. End of Services