Swagatam Tours Private Limited

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Cambodia Tourism

• Cambodia Tour Package
Duration : 6 Nights / 7 Days
Destinations : Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh - Siem Reap - Angkor Wat - Banteay Srei - Angkor Wat - West Baray - Boat trip on Tonle Sap - Siem Reap

Day 1 : Arrive Phnom Penh
Arrive at Phnom Penh, Cambodia by a morning flight, meet with your guide and transfer to hotel. Start your tour to the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and the National Museum of Khmer Arts. Later in the afternoon, take a sightseeing to the Choeung Ek Killing Field, and Toul Sleng Museum of Genocidal Crime to witness the Reign of Terror during the Khmer Rouge Regime. On the return, visit the renowned Wat Phnom. Overnight at your hotel in Phnom Penh.

Day 2 : Phnom Penh - Siem Reap (Angkor)
After your sumptuous breakfast in the morning, take the 7:00 a.m. speed-boat trip to Siem Reap (around 5 hours ride). While on board, see the scenic scenery of Cambodian rural life along the riverbank (optional by air). Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for a brief relaxation and carry on with your tour to the fascinating Khmer temples such as the Roluos Group to see Prasat Preah Ko, Bakong, and Lo Lei. Overnight at the hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 3 : Angkor Wat
Early morning, see the impressive sunrise at Angkor Wat, before returning to the hotel for breakfast. In the same morning, tour to South Gate of Angkor Thom. Bayon, Baphuon, Terrace of Elephants and Leper King. In the afternoon, visit the world-famous Angkor Wat complex and see the picturesque sunset at Phnom Bakheng. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 4 : Angkor Wat - Grand & Small Circuit
Start your full day tour to the Grand Circuit to see Prasat Kravan, East Mebon, Pre Rup and Preah Kan and the Small Circuit to see Banteay Kdei, Srah Srang, Ta Prohm, Ta Keo, Thommanon, and Chausay Tevoda. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 5 : Angkor Wat - Banteay Srei
Today take an excursion to renowned Banteay Srei and Banteay Samre which are about 30 km away from Siem Reap. Later in the afternoon, visit Tasom, Krol Ko and Neak Poan. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 6 : Angkor Wat - West Baray - Boat trip on Tonle Sap
In the morning, you will visit the other attractive Khmer monuments such as Preah Pithu Group, Preah Palileay, Western Baray (man-made reservoir) and West Mebon. In the afternoon, tour to an ethnic local village before taking the appealing boat cruise on the Tonle Sap Lake to see the Floating Village. Tonle Sap is the world’s largest inland freshwater lake.

Day 7 : Siem Reap Departure
After breakfast at hotel, free at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight.

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Places of Interest

» Phnom Penh
Cambodia's capital retains an undeniable charm despite its tumultuous and often violent past. The crumbling colonial architecture makes an attractive backdrop to bustling streetside cafes and the redeveloped riverfront precinct - a particularly lively part of town on Friday and Saturday nights.

The city has several impressive wats (temple-monasteries), including Wat Ounalom, Wat Phnom and Wat Lang Ka. Pride of place goes to the spectacular Silver Pagoda, one of the few places in Cambodia where artefacts embodying the richness of Khmer culture were preserved by the Khmer Rouge.

» Angkor
The celebrated temples of Angkor are Cambodia's greatest tourist attraction. The 100 or so temples are the sacred remains of what was once a much larger administrative and religious centre, and were built between the 9th and 13th centuries to glorify a succession of Khmer kings. The three most magnificent temples are Bayon, Ta Prohm and the immense Angkor Wat.

Most of Angkor was abandoned in the 15th century and the temples were gradually cloaked by forest. The site became the source of scholarly interest in the late-19th century after the publication of Voyage à Siam et dans le Cambodge by French naturalist Henri Mouhot. Efforts were undertaken to clear away the jungle vegetation that threatened to completely destroy the monuments, and restoration continues today.

» Battambang
Cambodia's second-largest city is an elegant riverside town, home to some of the best-preserved colonial architecture in the country. Battambang used to be off the map for road travellers, but facilities have been improved and it makes a great base for visiting the nearby temples and villages.

It's a secondary hub on the overland route between Thailand and Vietnam, and if National Hwy 6 from Poipet to Siem Reap is ever upgraded it'll become an even smaller hub. The network of charming old French shop houses clustered along the riverbank is the real highlight here, and there are a number of wats scattered around the town. The small museum has a collection of Angkorian-era artefacts, and beyond the town there's a number of hilltop temples, yet more wats and a large lake. Battambang is a pretty bumpy 293km (181mi) bus or share-taxi ride from the capital.

» Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville's beaches aren't a patch on Thailand's, and sights are few and far between, but as Cambodia's only maritime port it makes a reasonable base for exploring the south coast and nearby Ream National Park. Four beaches ring the headland - Ochheuteal, Sokha, Independence and Victory - and the fishing port offers the odd photo opportunity at sunrise or sunset. There are a few dive operations in town, plus a waterfall an hour's drive away that's swimmable. The sleepy colonial riverside resort of Kampot isn't too far away, with the strangely skeletal remains of seaside Kep further along. Sihanoukville is 232km (143mi) from the capital, and is served by regular buses.

» Kompong Luong
Ten thousand people live in this permanently floating town on Tonlé Sap lake. Houses, schools, karaoke bars and restaurants float atop boat-based foundations, rising and falling up to 5km (3mi) with the tide. Like the Vietnamese Floating Village on the northern stretch of the lake, the population is mainly Vietnamese. There's not much to do, and nowhere to stay, so it's a matter of soaking up the atmosphere of life on the water, with an iced coffee or beer in hand. Kompong Luong is near the southern reaches of Tonlé Sap lake in Pursat province, around 40km (24mi) northeast of Pursat.

» Phnom Udong
Udong, 40km (25mi) north of Phnom Penh, was the capital of Cambodia between 1618 and 1866. It's generally very quiet here, and you'll often have the town's stupas to yourself (along with picnickers at weekends). You'll find the ruins sprinkled across two ridges.

The smaller has two ruined buildings, several stupas and the Ta San Mosque (or at least its remains; all that's left is the building's bullet-pocked walls). A 16th-century treasure is supposed to be hidden below the larger ridge, which is topped by the scattered ruins of a large vihara (sanctuary) and Buddha statue, blown up by the Khmer Rouge in 1977. Surrounding the ruins are some still-intact smaller viharas, stupas and Buddhas. At the base of the ridge is a memorial to victims of Pol Pot, containing the bones of people buried in the 100 or so mass graves found in the area.

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