CAMBODIA GRAND TOUR – FROM MOUNTAINS, TEMPLES TO THE SEA
Siem Reap - Angkor Park - Kompong Thom - Phnom Penh - Kep - Kampot - Phnom Penh
From Angkor Park to the South Coast through Phnom Penh, this tranquil journey will allow you to fly over all aspects of Cambodia: historical relics, contemporary life of towns and villages, wild beaches, deltaic, aquatic and mountainous landscapes.
  • 10 days 9 nights
  • 18+
  • Cambodia
  • Adventurer spirit

YOU WILL LOVE

The most beautiful temples and monuments of the country

  • The pre-angkorian temples of the Roluos group including Bakong and Preah Kor
  • The jewels of Angkor Park: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom
  • Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh

The diversity of landscapes

  • Tonle Sap Lake, the Mekong River and its confluence
  • The Khmer plain and its villages surrounded by rice paddies or asleep at the edge of the water
  • The mountain ranges in the south of the country
  • Lazy beaches in Siam Golf, Kep and Kampot

The privileged moments

  • Boat trips on the Mekong at sunset
  • The charm of provincial towns and their typical hotels

MAKE THE EXPERIENCE LAST

  • An extension in South Vietnam, between orchards and floating markets

DAY 1: SIEM REAP ARRIVAL

Arrival in Siem Reap, welcome to the airport and short transfer to the hotel in the city center. Depending on the time of arrival, you can visit the Angkor Museum at the end of the afternoon for an introduction to Khmer civilization and art. Buffet dinner at the local restaurant, accompanied by a traditional Khmer dance performance: Apsara dance. Night at the hotel.

DAY 2: THE THOUSAND LINGA RIVER AND ANGKOR WAT

In the morning, transfer an hour through the Cambodian countryside to Kbal Spean, the 1000 Lingas River. Climb for forty minutes through a dense forest upstream of the river. Amazing show of the thousand and one lingas, large carved stones, spread out along the riverbed, intended for the time of the Khmer emperors to bless the waters before they reach the royal city. Continue the program with the visit of Banteay Srei, the Women's Citadel, a few kilometers from Kbal Spean. This jewel of pink sandstone, among the best decorated, contains remarkable carved lintels in remarkable state of conservation.Visit places then short transfer to Kirimanon, Khmer village inside the Archaeological Park of Angkor, crossed by the old Royal Way. Meeting with a Khmer family, lunch. Discussion on daily life and recent history of the country. Afternoon, visit of Angkor Wat, immense marvel of the Khmer architecture. Stroll along sumptuous bas-reliefs depicting the legendary feats of arms of the great kings of Angkor, as well as enigmatic corridors guarded by Apsaras and other celestial creatures. At the exit of this great temple, walk along the moat and in the surrounding forest. Return trip from 2H00 - 80 Km Night at the hotel

DAY 3: THE WONDERS OF ANGKOR AND THE ARTISANS OF SIEM REAP

Afternoon, visit of Angkor Thom (Great City), starting with the terrace of the Leper King, platform that presents several admirable sculpted figures of apsaras. The visit continues along the Elephant Terrace, which hosted the splendor of royal audiences and public ceremonies. Continue to the south gate with the famous enigmatic and enchanting Bayon Temple, consisting of 54 gigantic towers decorated by 216 faces of Avalokiteshvara (Buddha of Compassion). On the way back, stop at Ta Prohm, temple that restaurateurs have left voluntarily invaded by the jungle to allow visitors to feel the same sensations as the explorer Henri Mouhout, when he discovered the monument in 1860. Afternoon, visit the workshops of the silk artisans of Pouk. Discovery of local characteristics: mulberry plantations, silkworm rearing, wire reeling, dyeing, weaving and making various products. Continue to a crocodile farm. Discovery of the life of these prehistoric creatures: the mode of reproduction, the breeding of young crocodiles, and possibility of feeding the saurians, by throwing them fish in the ditch. Trip to Apsaras School in Siem Reap to meet Celestial dancers. For ten minutes, presentation of the Apsaras, their role in the Old Khmer Kingdom, mythology and stories. The Apsaras or Devatas, "those who slide on the water", are nymphs of great beauty who, according to legends, are out of the waves to seduce men.Then explanation of heavenly music and various instruments. Continuation by a program of initiation to the sacred dance: warm-up session then learning some movements among the four thousand five hundred gestures, and this during 1 hour with the dancers. Night at the hotel.

DAY 4: FLOATING VILLAGES OF TONLE SAP

Departure from the hotel for the group of Roluos. Visit the temples of the first capital of Angkor: Preah Ko, the first Khmer temple built in 880 in the region of Angkor on the site of the capital of Indravarman I; Bakong, state temple of Indravarman I, consecrated in 881; Lo Lei, mainly built in brick erected in 893. Continue to Kompong Khleang, lakeside village established on the banks of Tonle Sap. Departure for a cruise on the big Tonle Sap Lake to the village of Kompong Phluk. In course of navigation discovery of the aquatic life of this exotic part of the country: floating houses, motley boats, fishermen and breeders, flooded forests. After lunch, continuation of the program to Sambor Prei Kuk Temples dating from the seventh century. These temples, which were the capital of the Indianized Kingdom of Chenla, constitute one of the most remarkable examples of pre-Kurorian art. Visit the whole Site before continuing the road to Kompong Thom.Installation in a hotel in the heart of a Khmer village, then free time to discover local curiosities: weaving, woodworking, agricultural activity. Trip of 3H00 - 200 Km Night at the hotel

DAY 5: TO THE CAPITAL OF THE KHMER KINGDOM

Road to Phnom Penh, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia via Kompong Cham (literally "harbor of the chams"). Arrive in Phnom Penh late morning.Installation at the hotel. In the middle of the afternoon, boat tour and bike ride on the island of Koh Dach.This silk village in the middle of the Mekong reflects all the traditional charm of Cambodia. Silk weaving is here an art of living, and you will find a loom under each house. You will then cycle to the island's pagoda, Wat Yeak, through fruit-tree landscapes before finally reaching the northern tip of the island and the white sandbanks that flow into the Mekong. Return to the hotel at the end of the day.Ability to admire the sunset on the Mekong. Night at the hotel

DAY 6: CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SITES OF PHNOM PENH

Day dedicated to the discovery of the Cambodian capital. On the program: visit the Royal Palace and the splendid Silver Pagoda, then the National Museum of Fine Arts, architectural masterpiece containing magnificent pieces that once adorned the temples that we know today. Discovery of the central market (Psaar Thmay) which is the real center of life of Phnom Penh, Wat Phnom pagoda, on top of a small hill. At the end of the day, boarding the Kanika, a magnificent catamaran, the only boat insured in Phnom Penh. Walk along the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong to enjoy the sunset over the Cambodian capital for just over an hour. Night at the hotel.

DAY 7: KEP SUR MER, COLONIAL CHARM AND WILD BEACHES

Morning, drive to Kep. Stop en route to visit the Phnom Chiso Mountain Temple and a Krama weaving workshop and silk scarves. Arrival in Kep in the early afternoon. Installation at the hotel then free time to enjoy the beach. A flourishing resort town for the French, Cambodian elite during the early 20th century, Kep Sur Mer fell into oblivion during the Khmer Rouge period. But Kep remains a charming seaside resort, recommended for the tropical beauty of its access road, for its excellent seafood, its uncrowded beaches and its old colonial houses. Trip of 3H00 - 150 Km Night at the hotel

DAY 8: BETWEEN IDLENESS AND DISCOVERY OF LOCAL LIFE

In the dry season, from December to May, choose for this day: visit the salt works of Ou Sarkar or participation in the salt harvest using long scrapers or hike from 2 to 3 hours in the heart of the country of pepper or participation in the harvest and introduction to local techniques. In all seasons: boarding a dugout canoe, descent 20 'of a river leading to golf Siam and participation in fishing with the fishermen of the community of Tropaing Sangke; 2-hour ride in Kep National Park and enjoy beautiful views of the coastline; bike ride in the very quiet town of Kep via the crab market. Night at the hotel

DAY 9: KEP - KAMPOT

Morning departure for 1h30 drive to the Bokor and the Elephant massif. Visit the residence of King Monivong, the old Catholic church, unusual building on a hilltop nipple, surrounded by tall grass. Discovery of the old casino-palace of the French.Since 1917, perched on a cliff at the extreme south of Bokor, it dominates all the bay of Kampot, offers a unique panorama on the island of Phu Quoc, the Vietnamese border in the east, the polders of Veal Renh to the 'Where is. In the early afternoon, check in at the hotel in Kampot and free time. Near the mouth of the Preaek Tuek Chhu River, facing the sea and the sunset, Kampot seduces visitors with its atmosphere of an old provincial town, its tranquility, the colonial architecture of its old houses, its old market and its obsolete fishing port.At the end of the day, boat ride on the river crossing the city of Kampot.Observation of local life and sunset. Trip: 2H30 - 80 KM Night at the hotel

DAY 10: KAM POT - PHNOM PENH DEPARTURE

Return road to Phnom Penh, departure flight. Route: 3H00 - 150 Km
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