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Overnight Tours: Siem Reap & Phnom Penh
Tour Code: S27
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27- OVERNIGHT TOURS IN SIEM REAP & PHNOM PENH

National Museum -  Royal Palace - Silver Pagoda - Central Market - Russian Market - Tonle Sap Lake - Artisant D’ Angkor - Phnom Bakheng hill - Angkor Wat temple - Angkor Thom - Bayon Temple - Elephant terrace - Terrace of Leper King - Ta Prohm

 

 

Day 1: (-/L/D) Sihanoukville - Phnom Penh

Pick up at 08:00AM at the appointed place in the morning, then we depart for Phnom Penh by coach, the trip will take about 4hrs at 276km in distance. Phnom Penh: the Capital of Cambodia since the 15th century, is the commercial and political hub of Cambodia as well as home to nearly 2 million of the country’s 14.5 million people. Arrive in Phnom Penh, enjoy lunch at local restaurant & to check in hotel. In the afternoon we visit the National Museum, the world’s leading museum of Khmer sculpture. fast. Next stop is the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, home to a glittering array of Buddhist statuary. We then visit the Central Market and Russian Market. The Central Market is where most people do their shopping. There are many branches leading off the centrals area and the market’s high roof is very impressive. Both markets are the place to pick up a few bargains, especially the “Russian” market which specializes in antiques, souvenirs and cheap CDs and DVDs.


** Option for the night tour in Phnom Penh**

 

Day 2: (B/L/D) Phnom Penh - Siem Reap

Morning departure by coach to Siem Reap – the journey will take about 6hours at 321km., Siem Reap – a small colonial town, charming and pleasant, with some fine examples of French colonial architecture and Khmer Empire. Arrive in Siem Rap you will be welcomed and transfer to check-in hotel. In the afternoon, you will be out for a visit by boat, you will discover the great lake "Tonle Sap": real interior ocean where there are a lot of fish and exported by the multiple villages of fishermen who you have got the occasion to approach. On the way back you will visit the Artisant D’ Angkor where you will visit the perfect artist school in Cambodia..and later enjoy sunset over Angkor Wat  from the summit of Phnom Bakheng hill, the first mountain to be built at Angkor upon moving the capital from Roluos group of temples. Accommodation at Hotel, Siem Reap.

 

Day 3: (B/L/D) Siem Reap

Breakfast. Morning (Avoids masses of tourists) we visit to Angkor Wat temple, which is not only a wonder of the world, but the largest temple in the area, “Angkor” literally means “Capital City” or “Holy City”. Khmer’s refers to the dominant ethnic group in modern and ancient Cambodia. In its modern usage, “Angkor” has come to refer to the capital city of the Khmer Empire that existed in the area of Cambodia between the 9-12th centuries AD. Then to visit the Angkor Thom, This Royal city was first built under the reign of Udayadityavarman II in the 11th Century. It was destroyed when the Chams from Vietnam rose up against the Khmers and invaded, sacking the city, and was subsequently renovated by King Jayavarman VII at the end of the 12th Century. Its vast walls, some 6m wide, 8m high and 13km in length contain many monuments. Drive through the South Gate and visit Bayon Temple, this temple mountain, built by Jayavarman VII, is situated in the center of the city of Angkor Thom. It is a three-tiered pyramid with its entrance facing east. The central shrine is surrounded by 54 towers all crowned by gigantic faces, representing Avalokite-shvara but with the features of Jayavarman VII. They gaze out to the North, South, East and West, and wherever you are in the temple, you are surrounded by these enigmatic faces, with their unnerving smiles. Unlike his predecessors who had worshipped the Hindu deities of Shiva and Vishnu, Jayavarman VII adopted Mahayana Buddhism as the fount of royal divinity. This sets The Bayon apart from many other Angkorean monuments. Continue to visit Elephant terrace & Terrace of Leper King, at the North of the Baphuon lies the Royal city, of which very little remains. The first owes its name to the outstanding depiction of elephants, while the second gets its name from the magnificent sculpture of King Yasovarman, popularly known as the Leper King. The original of this statue is now in the National Museum in Phnom Penh, next to visit the jungle-clad Ta Prohm. This temple was a monastery built by Jayavarman VII as a residence for his mother. Ta Prohm has been controversially left to the destructive power of the jungle by French archaeologists to demonstrate the awesome power of nature. It has been largely consumed by the jungle and as you climb through the dilapidated stone structures you see many giant trees growing out of the top of the temple itself. At every turn you expect to see Indiana Jones or Lara Croft step out from behind a fallen pillar. As such it is one of the most regularly visited temples, with visitors often arriving during the middle of the day to take advantage of the protective canopy the forest spreads above the temple. Ta Prohm looks as many of the monuments did when European explorers first laid eyes on them. Overnight at hotel.

** Option for the night tour in Phnom Penh**

Day 4: (B/L/-) Siem Reap-Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville (*By flight or coach from Siem Reap-Phnom Penh)

After breakfast, you are free at leisure and then you will be sent off either by flight or coach to Phnom Penh (by flight, it’s about 45minutes or by coach is about 6hrs). Arrive in Phnom Penh, you’ll enjoy lunch at local restaurant. Later we transfer you back to the Sihanoukville.

 

+ Additional charge if taking flight instead of bus from Siem Reap-Phnom Penh: US$75/pax/way

Hotel is quoted in above packages or similar category

Location *** plus **** plus ***** ***** plus
Siem Reap Angkor Paradise
Somadevi Angkor
Ree Hotel Angkor Palace
Royal Angkor
Raffle Grand
Phnom Penh Almond or Similar Phnom Penh Nagaworld/ Himawari Raffle Le Royal

 

Inclusive of above prices: Exclusive of above prices:

•    Transportation in private air-conditioned
•    Accommodation in twin shared 
•    Local English speaking guide
•    Admission fee to indicated sights
•    Boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake
•    Meals: Daily breakfast,
•    Drinking water & cold tissue on vehicle
•    Gov’t tax and service charge
•    Luggage handling, Car park and Toll fees
•    Visa on arrival US$20/pax
•    Domestic flight ticket / bus ticket
•    Int’l air tickets to / from Cambodia
•    Int’l airport tax from Cambodia
•    Travel Insurance in all kinds
•    Single room (quoted separately)
•    Tip, drinks, personal expenses and others
•    Meal: Full board quoted separately (4L,3D)

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