Day 1: ARRIVAL IN PHNOM PENH - HALF DAY TOUR (By
A/C Car)
Arrival in
Phnom Penh
by morning flight, warm welcome to everybody and a moment of courtesy
meeting then self-introduce with tour guides in the meeting point's
Phnom Penh Airport with a brief introduction about the
Phnom Penh
-
the city
retains its traditional Khmer and
colonial charm. French villas along tree-lined boulevards remind the
visitor that the city was once considered the gem of Southeast Asia.
Recent political changes have triggered an economic boom of sorts, with
new hotels, restaurants, bars and nightclubs springing up around the
city. Then
transfer to down town for express check in
your hotel and
then
take your time to have a rest before enjoy a half day tour in the
afternoon.
Please
note that standard check in time is 14.00, check out at 12.00. Early
check in or late check-out is subject to room availability. Hotel would
probably guarantee early check in or late checkout as an extra surcharge
on depend to the rooming’s status at that time .
Afternoon
would be a good time to have a glimpse of Phnom Penh.
You will
have optortunity to visit the
Royal
Palace
compound, was built by King Norodom in
1866, inside its gleaming yellow walls are most conspicuous feature and
impressive colourful Khmer-style Halls for the Royal family, then visit
Silver Pagoda,
located in the compound of the
Royal
Palace.
Inside its floor is constructed of 5000 silver tiles. In the centre of
the pagoda there is a magnificent 17th-century emerald Buddha statue
made of baccarat crystal and its walls enclosing are covered with
frescoes depicting episodes from the Khmer version of the Ramayana.
Then, you will visit at
Wat Phnom
Daun Penh
-
the name of a pagoda, was built by lady Daun Penh in 1372 on a little
hill, Legend has it that after a particularly heavy flood, a wealthy
Khmer woman named Daun Penh found a tree on the banks of the
Mekong
with four statues of Buddha hidden inside. Today Wat Phnom remains the
highest artificial hill in
Phnom Penh
and the center of many forms of leisure activity.
Back to
your hotel and free at leisure. Overnight in Phnom Penh.
Day 2: PHNOM PENH HALF DAY TOUR - SIEM REAP (by
A/C car & plane)
This
morning, after breakfast, check out then
transfer
to ecological sight,
photo-stop at
Independence
Monument
-
the
Indepen
dence
Monument
commemorates the end of
Cambodia’s
ruled by
France
in 1953, which was constructed in 1954 after Cambodian took their
country back from
French
colony. Proceeding to visit
National
Museum,
the
distinctive red building with a beautiful Khmer architecture was build
since 1917 and contains more than 5000 art objects made of sandstone,
bronze, silver, Copper, wood and others. They are really the cultural
treasure of Cambodian.
Left time of the day is saved for
shopping at
Toul
Tompong Market
(called
Russian
Market),
so-named because of the prevalence of items from the Eastern Bloc in
past times, the Russian Market today is a treasure trove for tourists,
that you will feel a bustling daily life of local people with
Cambodian’s special character through local specialties, their houses,
their face.
After that,
transfer to airport for flight to Siem Reap
by K6 9859 at 16.00-16.50.
Welcome to
Siem Reap - The Cradle of
Angkor Civilization - Where Cambodian were
Born, this is also a famous Archaeological City,
as named as one of the seven greatest
architectural wonders of the World.
Covering approx 600 sq km, it contains more than 100 fabulous ancient
monuments and over dozen major compound Temples, which were built during
the most splendid Era of the Khmer
Dynasty between the 9th -
13th century and were the ancient capital of the
Khmer Empire.
Transfer to hotel for check-in and free time at night.
Overnight in
Siem Reap. (B)
Day 3: SIEM REAP FULL DAY TOUR (by A/C car)
Today,
let’s experience a full day tour to discover Siem Reap. In the morning,
you will visit
the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12
century) : the South Gate with its huge
statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the
Bayon Temple, unique for its 54
towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the
Phimeanakas, the
Royal Enclosure. Proceeding to visit a
double terrace wall are the Terrace of the
Leper King and the Terrace of the
Elephants, the walls display some particularly fin
e
sculpture including the five headed horse and scenes of warriors and
dancers, with deeply carved nagas, demons and other mythological beings.
Afternoon, visiting to
the wonderful
Angkor Wat
- one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world.
Angkor
Wat
is visually,
architecturally and artistically breathtaking. Angkor Wat is the
centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor, as a temple and
mausoleum for King Suryavarman II at the
peak of the Khmer empire in early - Mid 12th century C.E., Angkor Wat is
probably the best-preserved of the Angkorean temples, with a central
tower surrounded by four smaller towers, a massive three-tiered pyramid
crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 meters from ground level.
The central monument represents the mythical
Mount Meru, the holy mountain at the centre of the universe,
which was home to the Hindu God Vishnu.
The whole
complex covers stars1 hectares, a rectangular wall measuring 1025 meters
by stars00 meters borders the inner edge of the moat, and temple's
greatest sculptural treasure is its 2 km-long bas-reliefs around the
walls...
Finally,
in the late afternoon, coming to the Phnom
Bakheng temple, is the first temple in Angkor region build
by the YacovarmanI King in the first of
9th century, located on a slope gently hill where thousands
tourist are grouping on the hilltop to catch a memorable time of life
when viewing the marvellous sunset, the
distant
Angkor Wat in the jungle and
Tonle Sap Lake.
Overnight in Siem Reap.
(B)
Day 4: SIEM REAP FULL DAY TOUR (by A/C car & boat)
A
continuing fullday tour for Angkor complex.
Visit the Gate of the
Death, Thommanon,
small, attractive temple in very good condition, built at the same time
as Angkor Wat. It’s Angkor Wat style is most easily seen in the style of
the carved apsaras and the shape
of the tower,
Chaosay Tevoda, it seems to stand in partnership with
Thommanon but actually was built much later in Suryavarman II’s rule
than Thommanon,
Banteay kdei. Then visit
Kravan, Srash Srong, & especially Ta
Phrom 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 archeologists to show how
nature can destroy man's work. It has been largely overgrown 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.
Ta Prohm looks as many of the monuments
did when European explorers first laid eyes on them. In the afternoon,
visit
the floating village of the
Chong Khneas port near Phnom Krom,
located 15 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a
traditional wooden boat for
a ride on the Tonle Sap rivers, the "Great
Lake" of Cambodia and the largest in Asia,
its
extraordinary bio-diversity and hydrology make it an ecological wonder
of the world, offer visitors an insight into the old tradition of
riparian life and natural splendour of Cambodia.
After a tour of Tonle
Sap, stopover to have a look at the
Old
Market & colonial quarter,
take your time to enjoy a busy market day, communicating with the local
sales and all sorts of their products.
It is
quite a sight to see, to give somewhat a picture of Cambodian social
living. Return
to your hotel and free at leisure.
Overnight
in Siem Reap. (B).
Day 5:
SIEM REAP & DEPARTURE (by A/C car & plane)
After
breakfast, free time for your own activities untill check out then
transfer to the Siem Reap airport for
flight back home. Have a safe trip come home!
It’s timely; you have to say
Good-Bye Cambodia.
You surely have plentiful memories of Orient also my country. We
(Toan Vinh Tours)
thank you very much for your choice of our company as your ground
handler in Vietnam and may be Indochina countries on further, be sure
all our people are your best friends always and beyond. May we will meet
and honoured welcome you have other voyages to Indochina in the days
coming, continuing to discover, to experience the endless imposing
landscapes, and then get the really restful moments in a diversified
World and a
colourful Sub region of Mekong River:
VIETNAM - LAOS - CAMBODIA - THAILAND - MYANMAR! GOOD-BYE & SEE YOU
AGAIN!
(B)