Itinerary

1. Day 1: Welcome To Siem Reap

   • Welcome to Siem Reap. Upon arrival, you will meet your guide at the airport. The guide will assist you in transferring to your hotel for check-in. Please note standard check-in time is at 14:00.

   • Proceed to a half-day city tour in the afternoon. 

   • Make the first stop at Artisans D’ Angkor, a local artisan boutique established to support Cambodian arts and crafts. Discover how wood and stone carvings, lacquering, gilding, and silk paintings are created.

   • Next, you will visit Wat Thmei, one of the killing field memorials, a small memorial stupa which contains the skulls and bones of victims killed during the regime of the Khmer Rouge during 1975 – 1979.

   • Head to the Old Market, the oldest Khmer market in Siem Reap. See vendors selling souvenirs such as clothes, jewellery, and more.

   • Transfer to one of the most beautiful pagodas in town, with French colonial architecture reflecting its history and a large garden filled with statues. Bring candles and incense sticks to the pagoda and participate in a private good luck blessing ceremony by local monks at the temple.

   Return to the hotel and end of the day.

2. Day 2: Siem Reap Heritage Site and Phare Circus (L-)

   • Your guide will pick you up at 8:00 am from your hotel.

   • Make the first visit to the South Gate, with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk and see the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, built in the late 12th century.

   • Head onwards to Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. Baphuon is like an artificial mountain that recently re-opened after years of restoration.

   • Following, you may visit the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.

   • Continue to the famous Temple of Ta Prohm, the modern name of the temple at Angkor, built in the late 12th to early 13th centuries. However, it is probably more famous for being where they filmed the Tomb Raider movie.

   • Eat a Khmer feast for lunch served at a local restaurant.

   • Continue after lunch to the magnificent Angkor Wat Temple: Angkor Park’s most revered temple and the largest religious monument in the world. Inside the temple, the walls are covered with breathtaking stone carvings and bas-reliefs. Your guide will explain the stories in exquisite detail and provide you with ample time to explore the inner and outer grounds of the temple.

   • Experience a special final evening in Siem Reap, where we will see a show of Cambodian Traditional Circus. More than just a circus, Phare performers use theatre, music, dance and modern circus arts to tell uniquely Cambodian stories; historical, folk and modern. The young circus artists will astonish you with their energy, emotion, enthusiasm and talent.

3. Day 3: Siem Reap to Phnom Penh (-D)

   • Transfer to the bus station or airport departing to Phnom Penh City. By bus, it takes approximately 6 hours and by flight, it takes 1 hour.

   • Arrive in Phnom Penh city where our guide will transfer you to your hotel for check-in. Please note check-in time is at 14:00.

   • Visit Wat Phnom, a beautiful hilltop temple with manicured gardens, in the afternoon.

   • Continue to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, the name for the 5,000 silver tiles that cover the pagoda’s floor, known for its collection of gold, silver, crystal and bronze Buddha statues.

   • Wind down the day with a sunset cruise on the Mekong River before going to dinner.

   • Eat dinner served at a local restaurant and return to the hotel.

4. Day 4: Phnom Penh and Departure

   • Enjoy your final breakfast at the hotel.

   • Take a walk or get some last-minute souvenirs before your midday check-out.

   • Meet your driver to assist with luggage and take you to the airport for your departure flight.