Cambodia Essential Tour

Welcome to Siem Reap, Cambodia! Upon arrival, your guide will meet you and escort you to the hotel for check in. After that, recovering from the jet lag or going out for a short stroll is up to you.

After breakfast at the hotel, head for the famous Bayon Temple by passing through the south gate of Angkor Thom. Close by is Elephant Terrace, where you can enjoy vivid carvings of elephants and other animals.

Stop for lunch and then continue your visit to the Angkor Wat. Immerse yourself in this serene and beautiful place with majestic architecture and amazing bas-reliefs of the Apsaras embedded in walls. Later, proceed to Phnom Bakheng Temple, where you can get an awesome view of Angkor Wat as the sun sets across it.

In the evening, feast your eyes on the Apsara Dinner Show at Angkor Village Resort.

We highly recommend an early wake-up to take a nice picture with the Angkor Wat reflected on the pond in front of it when the sun rises. Enjoy a chat with the monks and nuns at the nearby pagoda on the way back. Breakfast at the hotel or take away is available, followed by a visit to the Banteay Srei Temple built of red sandstone and has a lot of well-preserved engravings. Some local villages along the way will give you a glimpse of village life and local markets.

Start an adventure at Ta Prohm Temple, where the movie named Tomb Raider was filmed here, with the final stop of Takeo Temple.

Today, begin your journey to a Khmer village, breathing fresh air with the scenic countryside of rice field and palm trees. After that, you will have an exciting boat cruise in Tonle Sap Lake to see the local fisherman houses and floating villages in this largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.

In the afternoon, we will spend 3-4 hours driving to Battambang. Upon arrival, check in to the hotel and the rest of the day is free for you.

This morning, visit the Provincial Museum and the pagoda before heading to temple of Wat Ek Phnom.

Afternoon drive (about 1 hr) to the hill of Phnom Banan and climb to the mountain top to see the temple of Prasat Bannon. Later enjoy sunset and see a big family of Bats at the Caves. 

Today, we will drive to Phnom Penh passing through three attractions en route: a pottery village, where you can see local people make pottery; floating village of Kompong Loung renowned for silversmithing; Oudong, a historic town in Cambodia. From the mountain Phnom Oudong, you can see a lot of old stupas.

Upon arrival in Phnom Penh, your guide will help you check in to the hotel and the rest of the day is at leisure.

After breakfast, you will head for the Royal Palace. Enjoy these beautiful buildings, fascinating history and incredible wall murals. Explore the gorgeous Silver Pagoda famous for the floor made up of over 5,000 silver tiles. Close by is National Museum, a harmonious combination of Khmer traditional architecture and French colonial style. Proceed to Wat Phnom, the birthplace of Phnom Penh city.

In the afternoon, you will learn about the infamous memories of the Khmer Rouge at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, and then the Killing Fields of Choeung EK.

After breakfast, say goodbye to Cambodia and transfer to the airport for your flight back home.