Best of Cambodia

This exclusive trip offers all tourists a good chance to explore the amazing landscape and admire the culture and history of the country and people there. You will have a chance to admire the beautiful Apsara dancers dancing lively, touch to wonderful sculptures of Angkor temples, one of the most typical art architecture in the world. One may get his own feeling when wallowing among sacred and majestic space of Angkor likely back to the ancient time.

Day 1: Phnom Penh – Arrival (-/L/D)

ODC Travel’s tour guide and driver will pick up at Phnom Penh Airport and transfer to the hotel.
Discover Phnom Penh city in the afternoon. Visit the Victory Monument, and the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. Visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. End your afternoon with the visit of the Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh’s namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of the city during sunset. Overnight at hotel in Phnom Penh. 

Day 2: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap – Angkor temples (B/L/D)

After breakfast, transfer to Phnom Penh International Airport to take a short flight to Siem Reap. Arrival at Siem Reap International Airport and transfer to the hotel (rooms may not ready until the afternoon).
Visit the Roluos Group including three temples: Preah Ko erected by Indravarman I in the late 9th century, Bakong with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrance and Lolei built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir (now rice fields).
Lunch at local restaurant and then continue your temple tour.  See the unique interior brick sculptures Prasat Kravan, the Srah Srang reservoir, Banteay Kdei, Eastern Mebon and the mountain-temple of Pre Rup until sunset.
Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 3: Siem Reap – Angkor Temples (B/L/D)

After breakfast, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.
Lunch at local restaurant. Visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom with the visit to the South Gate, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and Bayon Temple. Enjoy spectacular sunset at Angkor Wat before back to hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 4: Siem Reap – Angkor Temples (B/L/D)

Early in the morning transfer to witness sunrise from the Phnom Bakheng, one of two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you will have a spectacular view of the Western Baray  and Angkor Wat (Or sunrise at Srah Srang). Return to the hotel for breakfast.
Morning, transfer to Banteay Srei temple (10th century), regarded as the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art. Continue to Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples.
Lunch at local restaurant. Visit the temples of Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som and Banteay Samre in the afternoon. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 5: Siem Reap – Departure (B/L/-)

Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap.  Take an excursion in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. After lunch, visit to "Les Artisans d’Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles" of Siem Reap and free time for shopping at local markets.
Transfer to your hotel or Siem Reap Airport for departure.

Tour includes:

• Land transfer per program
• Domestic airfare Phnom Penh –Siem Reap
• Hotel accommodation 3* hotel
• Full board meals
• Cold water and towel during the tour
• Boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake
• Tours and activities as stated above
• English speaking guide
• Entrance fees

Tour excludes:

• Travel insurance
• International airfares and airport tax
• Extra food and beverages
• Telephone and laundry
• Tips and personal expenses
• Visa services

Tour Notes:

• Please take your passport to check in hotel.
• Beware of your luggage and money.
• Inform in advance if you are vegetarian.
• Take hat, raincoat, insect repellent, water, torch, sun scream and cash.
• All customers must obey the order of your tour guide for your safety.
• Passengers are advised not to take along big luggage for convenience.
• From February to July, boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake is not recommended due to the low water level. The itinerary will be replaced by the visit to the Dance school of Apsara, Wat Inkosei temple, Wat Bo pagoda and a workshop where produces traditional shadow puppets.