Cambodia · Religious & Spiritual

3 Days Siem Reap Private Discovery Tour

3 Days Round trip from Krong Siem Reap Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Angkor Wat, Bayon, Baphuon, and Ta Prohm over 3 days
02 Visit Banteay Srey and the Grand Circle temple area
03 See local life at Kompong Plouk Village on Tonle Sap Lake
04 Discover Phnom Kulen National Park, waterfalls, and the reclining Buddha
05 Enjoy a fully private tour with guide and transport
06 Visit Artisans Angkor handicrafts center
07 Optional sunrise at Angkor Wat
08 Hotel pickup and drop-off included

Discover the highlights of Siem Reap on a private 3-day journey that combines Cambodia’s most iconic temples with local life and natural scenery. Explore Angkor Wat, Bayon, Baphuon, Ta Prohm, Banteay Srey, and the Grand Circle temples, with time to experience the atmosphere of the ancient Khmer world at your own pace.

Beyond the temple complex, this tour also takes you to Kompong Plouk on Tonle Sap Lake to see stilt-house village life, and to Phnom Kulen National Park for waterfalls, sacred river carvings, and a reclining Buddha. With private transport, a guide, and hotel pickup and drop-off included, it’s a convenient way to see both the cultural and natural sides of Siem Reap.

Discover the highlights of Siem Reap on a private 3-day journey that combines Cambodia’s most iconic temples with local life and natural scenery.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Siem Reap, Phnom Kulen

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Siem Reap Private Discovery Tour Day 1

Day1:

(English Tour Guide and Car Driver)

Our recommendation time to visit this one-day tour (if you don't go for the sunrise) is any time from 8 AM to 1 PM as we can pick you up from your hotel lobby to start the tour.

Visit Angkor Wat Temple to start and be amazed by this undeniable the most beautiful temple and why people visit Siem Reap.

Then continue to Bayon Temple, Baphoun Temple, Old Royal Residence, Phimeanakas Temple in Royal Residence, Palilay Temple.

Lunch Break at some local Restaurant.

Tour Guide will recommend some good places to have lunch close by to the temple area.

If you are a vegetarian you can also ask our guide for recommendations.

After lunch, We will start with Ta Prom Temple well-known for the film Tomb Raider and then continue to see the last temple on the way back to town call Krovan Temple before going to see how people carve sandstone and wooden materials at Artisans Angkor handicrafts center.

Transfer back to your hotel.

Day 02

Siem Reap Private Discovery Tour Day 2

Day 2: (Guide and Dirver)

Wake up early for the Sunrise to Angkor Wat Temple at 5.00 am after sunrise transfer back to the hotel for Breakfast.

(Angkor Wat Temple for sunrise is not too far from any hotels in town so we recommended coming back for breakfast then continuing to see more temples, at least you can arrange breakfast boxes from the hotel or there is an option of having some breakfast at some restaurants nearby the temple area.

After Breakfast continues to Banteay Srey Temple well-known for the most beautiful carving of Khmer Art with deep ornate Pinky Color Sand Stone architecture of Khmer art.

Later after that, you are going to see more temples at the grand circle temple area which included some major temples like the North Gate of Angkor Thom, Preah Khan Temple, Neak Poan Temple, Ta Som Temple, East Mebon Temple, and Pre Rup Temple.

Continue to see the local village on the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia at Kompong Plouk Village to learn and experience how locals live their daily life on the bank of this amazing Tonle Sap Lake (this is a stilt-houses village).

Transfer Back to your hotel.

Day 03

Siem Reap Private Discovery Tour Day3

Today Let's go to see the beauty of nature and Waterfalls, reclining buddha on a natural hill carved during the 16th century up on top of 487meters high mountain and 1000 Shiva Lingams (Hindus Religious Stone Carving as

a symbol of divine generative energy, especially a phallus or phallic object as a symbol of Shiva).

under the riverbed dated back to the year 802 AD when our Khmer King set up the Khmer Capital of this mountain and nowadays is being called KULEN MOUNTAIN National Park.

The 1000 Lingams is something local people believe as sacred stone item caved under the riverbed and when the water flow on top of them then they consider holy water that flow along the way from mountain top to the river canal along siem reap river.

You can also see one of our Cambodian Biggest Buddha reclining on the top of the natural hill and prepare yourself ready for the jump in to the nature pool at the second section of the waterfalls. It will be one of the most unforgettable Nature trip in Siem Reap.

(You can bring towels and swimsuits for this trip).

We will check out some local villages along the way where they make palm sugar as part of their daily incomes.

Back to the hotel.

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The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Krong Siem Reap 2 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

A/C Car with Driver
Tuk Tuk Driver (If you Choose)
A/C Mini-Van for Bigger Group
Tour Guide (English Speaking, any other languages on requests)
Sunset on the lake (Optional)
Cool Water During Trip
All Taxes Includes
Pick up from your hotel lobby and Drop Off back to the Hotel

What's Not Included

Personal Meal (Lunch)
3days Temple Visiting Ticket (62 USD Per Person)
Boat Tickets 20 USD Per Person if you like to go and see Tonle Sap Lake (Floating Village)