Bangkok Stopover & Cambodia

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN BANGKOK

Meals: Not available

Accommodation: Hotel in Bangkok

Warmly welcome to Thailand!
Upon arrival, you are picked up at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport and transferred to the center of Bangkok for hotel check-in.
The remainder of the day is yours to relax after the flight.

DAY 2: BANGKOK HIGHLIGHTS

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Bangkok

Enjoy a full-day excursion from Bangkok to the legendary DamnoenSaduak Floating Market, located approximately 110 kilometers away. This morning drive is very scenic through rice paddies and salt fields. En route, visit a farmhouse and watch locals producing sugar from the coconut. The tour then continues by boat, passing fruit plantations and Thai houses that reveal a more traditional way of life. Upon arrival at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, discover boats of all different shapes and sizes, still used by local merchants to ferry their goods along this Venice of the East. After immersing yourself in the eclectic environment, head back towards Bangkok, stopping at a wood–carving factory en route. After lunch, visit the home of the Kings of Siam of the Chakri Dynasty in the heart of Bangkok. Originally built by King Rama I, and serving as a royal residence until 1946, today the palace is used for visiting royalty or special guests of the Kingdom. Adjoining the Grand Palace, admire the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (WatPhraKeo), the best known of the royal temples, and regarded as the most important temple in all of Thailand.

DAY 3: BANGKOK - FLY TO SIEM REAP

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

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This morning, take your time to enjoy the breakfast in the hotel, then get picked up for the airport. Catch the PG905 flight (11h35 - 12h35) to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
On arrival in Siem Reap, you will be met and greeted by your personal guide, escorted to the hotel downtown. Spend the remainder of your day at leisure.

DAY 4: ANGKOR WAT DISCOVERY

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

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You will spend your whole day to visit the complex of the World's heritage. Kick off with Angkor Wat complex. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th-century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Next is to Bantay Srey temple, regarded as the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art.
Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, be amazed by Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in the area. Ta Prohm has been left relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery and victory gate of Angkor Thom. The Bayon Temple is unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara. And you also take the boat cruise (Kongkear Angkor) onto the Tonle Oum south gate of Angkor Thom leading to the west gate. Back to the hotel for an easy evening.

DAY 5: FURTHER DISCOVERY OF SIEM REAP

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap

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Start the day with a drive to the remote Beng Mealea temple (60Kms from Siem Reap). Explore the long abandoned temple (11th century), strangled by the jungle. Continue your way to the foot the mountain, where Preah Vihear temple locates. You then take a 04 wheel drive (pick-up truck) from the foot of the mountain to reach the Preah Vihear temple located at Svay Chrum Village. The main purpose of the temple is the mountain temple which is the symbol of sacred mountain “Meru” where is the abode of all the gods of Hindu. The temple was mainly dedicated to the supreme god “Shiva” (Rooney 2006). In the afternoon, return to Siem Reap, you journey down the mountain before continuing west to Anlong Veng, one of the last Khmer Rouge bases to fall to the government forces. We stop to visit a house of Ta Mok, the former military commander of the Khmer Rouge. We then continue south to Siem Reap, arrive at the hotel late in the afternoon.

DAY 6: SIEM REAP - FLY TO PHNOM PENH

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh

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This morning, check-out the hotel and transfer to the airport to catch the K6102 flight (11h30 - 12h15) to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia for much of the period since the collapse of the Khmer empire in the 13th century. Phnom Penh is an attractive city (despite the ravages of war and civil strife) which molds the stylistic influences of such disparate sources as Khmer, Chinese and colonial French. Arrival in Phnom Penh airport, transfer to hotel for check-in. Free at leisure for the remainder of the day.

DAY 7: PHNOM PENH CITY TOUR

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh

Spend the whole day for a historical tour of the capital city. The major sights include The Royal Palace (visitors are only allowed to visit the palace’s Silver Pagoda and its surrounding compound; The National Museum of Khmer Art & Archeology (also known by the French, “Musee des Beaux-Arts” or the “Musee Albert Sarraut”) is considered one of the finest museums of classical Cambodia art in the world; Wat Phnom Pagoda, your tour guide will tell you an interesting story of the Pagoda and explains where the name Phnom Penh derive from; Cambodian Culture museum and Killing Fields memorial - Tuol Sleng Museum; Central Market boosts the 05th largest dome in the world and comprises 04 halls offering a wide range of imported & local products.

DAY 8: DEPARTURE FROM PHNOM PENH

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Not available

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Today is your last day! You may have time for doing some last shopping in Phnom Penh, it is up to your departure time. Check-out and get picked up and transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
End of service and goodbye Cambodia!