Cambodia · Tuk-Tuk

Real Cambodia by Tuk Tuk 5D

5 Days Pickup service provided in Krong Siem Reap. to Drop-off service provided in Krong Siem Reap. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Travel through Cambodia by tuk tuk over 5 days
  • 02 See Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Angkor Thom highlights
  • 03 Stay with local families in village homestays
  • 04 Visit Sambor Prei Kuk and Preah Theat Teuk Chha
  • 05 Explore rural roads, villages and local food stops
  • 06 Experience Skun and a Mekong River sunset in Phnom Penh
  • 07 Visit Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Travel across Cambodia by tuk tuk on a 5-day journey from Siem Reap through the countryside to Phnom Penh, combining iconic heritage sites with everyday local life. Explore the highlights of Angkor, including Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, Bayon, Baphuon and the Terrace of the Leper King, then continue beyond the usual tourist route through villages, rural roads and lesser-visited historic sites.

Along the way, stay with local families in homestays, share traditional meals, and experience Cambodia at a slower pace with an English-speaking tour leader and crew. The itinerary also includes Sambor Prei Kuk, Preah Theat Teuk Chha, Skun, a Mekong sunset, and Phnom Penh’s powerful historical sites at Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.

This is a grounded, immersive trip designed for travellers who want culture, history and real connection, with the journey itself as much a part of the experience as the destinations.

You will arrive at the mystical Angkor Wat just in time to see the sun rise over the water and temples.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Siem Reap and Angkor Wat temple/Angkor Thom Taprum temple – Tonle Sap

Get ready for a day of discovering magnificent temples! Depart at 8:00am in the morning TOthe temples of Angkor in Tuk Tuks. The Angkor Archaeological Park is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking and one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia if not the world. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, the park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. You could spend weeks exploring the ruins, but on this day tour, you will have a chance to see all the highlights.

You will arrive at the mystical Angkor Wat just in time to see the sun rise over the water and temples. Angkor Wat is one of mankind’s greatest achievements, and the intricate carvings at the temple of Angkor Wat demonstrate the skill of the Khmer builders. It was constructed in the jungle in the early 12th century, then - two centuries later - was mysteriously abandoned by the Khmer civilization. Now Angkor Wat is the main reason tourists come to visit Cambodia.

After sunrise we’ll head to the fabulous jungle temple of Ta Prohm. Ta Prohm is particularly amazing in the early morning when all you can hear are the sounds of the jungle, before the crowds arrive. After Ta Prohm, you will visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom where you can take a quiet optional 1km walk along the wall and through the jungle to a hidden temple. Then visit the temples of Bayon, Baphuon and Terrace of Elephants and Leper King.

Tonight you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to stay in the local village with a family in a homestay. You can continue getting to know your hosts and finding out more about their lives while they cook a delicious traditional dinner for you.

Approx 85 KM drive.

Overnight in Home stay

Lunch and Dinner Included

2
Day 02

Kampong Kleang – Sambor Prei Kuk

Wake up early and have breakfast with your homestay family before saying goodbye and continuing you journey by tuk tuk. The driving goal for today is Sambor Prei Kuk. You will be driving on the national street number 6 and dirt roads through local villages. Your driver will suggest stops along the way for you to explore and try local foods.. Your lunch is included.

After relaxing, we continue the drive and visit local places suggested by your driver along the way. In the afternoon we will arrive at Sambor Prei Kuk, the site of the famous Chenla era temples that pre-date Angkor!

Tonight you will meet another local family and spend the night at their home. You will eat dinner with them and then you are free for the evening to explore the local area and enjoy your surroundings.

Overnight at Local Homestay

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is Included

3
Day 03

Sambor Prei Kuk – Preah Theat Teuk Chha

9AM today is an epic day of driving and some long crazy drive on dirt road pass through Cambodia Countryside.

We will turn and continuing on road No.6 then visit how local people making sculpture from giant stone. Continue a bit further more we come in to visit Ms. Navin who is founder of Santuk Silk farm – role to help a lot of women in the village. She will show you processing how to make scarf (Kroma) from natural silk.

Relax and enjoy your lunch. We then continue driving and turning west through the gate of Kuhak Nokor pagoda, a distance of 2km from Taing Kok. Here you will visit Kuhak Nokor Temple. Continue trip to Teuk Chha Resort for cool swimming. If you are interested in Cambodia’s history go to visit Pre Angkor temple called Preah Theat Teuk Chha. The temples were constructed in AD 1005, during the reign of King Suryavarman I. but now day seems disappear covered by forests, there consist current pagoda and monks for local villagers pay respect.

Time to say hello to our house owner and check in your stay.

Our TL and Tuk Tuk Crew prepare dinner.

Approx. 120 KM driving

Overnight a Homestay

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

4
Day 04

Teuk Chha - Skun - Phnom Penh

At 8:00 AM we enjoy a simple breakfast and start heading towards our last destination to Phnom Penh. 

We will relax at our first stop at Skun where known as Spider city. 

Have fun and Eat fried spider. 

We then visit a local Temple, where the monks go to meditate. 

In the evening, we arrive in Phnom Penh and check in to relax at the hotel until the evening . 

Later, your driver pick you up to go to enjoy the Mekong river Sunset. 

Approx 120 KM Driving

Overnight at local guesthouse

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is Inlcuded

5
Day 05

The Killing Fields

This morning, we will tour Choeung Ek, the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge - killed between 1975 and 1979 - about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is the best-known of the sites known as The Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979.

Saromontir Ukredth Kamm Braly Pouchsasa Tuol Sleng) or simply Tuol Sleng (Khmer: ទួលស្លែង, Tuŏl Slêng [tuəl slaeŋ]; lit. "Hill of the Poisonous Trees" or "Strychnine Hill") is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. 

Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21; Khmer: មន្ទីរស-២១) by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979. 

From 1976 to 1979, an estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng and it was one of between 150 and 196 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge and the secret police known as the Santebal (literally "keeper of peace").[2] On 26 July 2010, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia convicted the prison's chief, Kang Kek Iew, for crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.[3] He died on 2 September 2020 while serving a life sentence.

After a good but blood-chilling day of exploring, it is time to say farewell to your crew and driver! 

We wish you a safe onward journey.

Approx 40 KM driving. 

Breakfast included

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Pickup service provided in Krong Siem Reap. to Drop-off service provided in Krong Siem Reap. 2 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation as given in program
  • Meals per mentioned in itinerary
  • Drinking Water
  • Remok (Tuk Tuk) as mentioned in the program
  • Mini Van support is on optional
  • Entrance fees and admissions for tours as mentioned in the itinerary
  • English Speaking Tour leader

What's Not Included

  • Other expenses not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Visa fees
  • Travel Insurance
  • Tipping for guide/driver
  • Flights if not specifically mentioned in the programs

Know before you go

Minor program changes are sometimes necessary, depending on local conditions and room availability.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Krong Siem Reap.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Krong Siem Reap.
Tour end
Drop-off service provided in Krong Siem Reap.
End of the journey

Your 5 days run from Pickup service provided in Krong Siem Reap. to Drop-off service provided in Krong Siem Reap..

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