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Arrival In Phnom Penh (L.D) |
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Welcomed by THREELAND tour guide upon arrival at Phnompeh intl' Airport. Check-in hotel. City tour to the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda and The National fine-arts Museum. Have lunch with Cambodian foods before visiting Wat Phnom, the oldest monument in the city, from which Phnom Penh derived its name. Hanging around the Central Market and Russian Market to discover daily life of Cambodian people. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Phnom Penh / Kampong Cham (B.L.D) |
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After breakfast in Phnom Penh depart for Kampong Cham, also called "The Garden City" and the main town in the province of that name. After check-in at your hotel we will take a car across the Mekong River to visit a rubber plantation and a rubber factory. Return to Kampong Cham for lunch. Visit Phnom Pros (the hill of men) and Phnom Srei (the hill of women) from which you can admire the surrounding panorama. Sightsee interesting temples in the area which dated back to 12th and 13th centuries. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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Kampong Cham - Kampong Thom (B.L.D) |
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After breakfast depart for Kampong Thom. Upon arrival in Kampong Thom check-in hotel before leaving for Sambor Prei Kuk, the capital of the once powerful Empire of Chenla which predates the Khmer Angkor period. Stop en route for sightseeing and intermingle with the local people. Picnic Lunch. Visit Sambor Prei Kuk. According to inscriptions found in the area, Sambor Prei Kuk was the capital of Icanavarman (616AD - 635 AD) and residence of the King who had conquered the Empire of Funan. Return to Kampong Thom and have some free time to explore the city. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Kampong Thom / Phnom Penh (B.L.D) |
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Return to Phnom Penh, with visit en route a monastery where you will learn some of the important aspects of the current religious practices in Cambodia. Lunch in Phnom Penh and at your leisure in the afternoon to explore the capital city. |
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| 05. Day |
Phnom Penh / Siem Reap (B.L.D) |
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After early breakfast immediate transfer to the boat harbor to take an express boat from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap upstream Tonle Sap River and across the Tonle Sap Lake. Before arriving in Siem Reap, we will pass by a floating village where the people move their houses depending on the water level of the dry or rainy season, low or high flood. They have everything needed to make a good living by fishing and have grocery shops as well as a school. Welcome and transfer to Siem Reap for check-in hotel and having lunch. In the afternoon visit the ancient city of Angkor Thom: the Bayon temple, the Baphuan, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. View the sunset at Angkor Wat from the top of Phnom Bakheng Mt. Enjoy a traditional Apsara dance performance and overnight Siemreap. |
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| 06. Day |
Siem Reap (B.L.D) |
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After breakfast visit the Ta Prohm temple which is a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty. Giant trees have grown here for centuries. Turn to visit Ta keo, the "Jewel of Crystal" dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva that was built at the end of the 10th century. Continue to visit the Thommanon, the Chau Say temples and the natural lake of Sras Srang. Lunch in Siemreap. Afternoon visit Angkor Wat. The founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who reigned Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction. Dinner and over night at hotel in Siemreap. |
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Siem Reap / Preak Tosl / Siem Reap (B.L.D) |
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After breakfast enjoy an excursion by a boat, an outboard motor powered sampan, to Preak Toal. There we will explore a wild bird sanctuary, the flooded forest and floating villages. During the boat trip we have chances to observe different fishing methods on the river and see how local people live and earn their livelihood on the river. Picnic lunch. Return to Siem Reap for dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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Siem Reap / Banteay Srey / Siem Reap (B.L.D) |
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After breakfast spend the entire morning in one of the jewels of Angkor, the Banteay Srey Temple which means "Citadel of Women". This temple is built of pink sandstone and presents the most graceful carvings in stone you might ever seen in your life. The temple is dedicated to the god Shiva. After a picnic lunch near the site, go on to Kbal Spean, the river of thousand Lingas, the phallic symbol of the God Shiva. Arrival near the site, walk for an hour through the forest to arrive at Kbal Spean. Return to Siem Reap for dinner and your last night in Cambodia |
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Siem Reap / Departure Or Flightto Phnom Penh (B) |
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At your leisure until transfer to the airport for your departure flight. |
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Meals Symbol: B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner |
