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Cultural Tours
Upper Mekong
AXT - 10SKS
10D/9N: Siem Reap - Phnom Penh - Kampong Thom ---

 


HIGHLIGHTS

  • Visit Siem Reap Temple Heritage Site, Angkor Thom, Bayon ...
  • Phnom Penh City, Royal Palace, National Museum
  • Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Steung Treng & Vernt Kham
 
ITINERARY
DAY 01: ARRIVE - SIEM REAP
Arrive in Siem Reap, meet & welcome with your tour guide, then transfer you to check in hotel. Free day at leisure. Overnight at hotel, Siem Reap.
 
DAY 02: SIEM REAP
Breakfast, this morning, we visit Angkor Thom. Drive through the South Gate and visit Bayon Temple, Continue to visit Elephant terrace & Terrace of Leper King, at the North of the Baphuon lies the Royal city, of which very little remains. The first owes its name to the outstanding depiction of elephants, while the second gets its name from the magnificent sculpture of King Yasovarman, popularly known as the Leper King. O/N at hotel.
 
DAY 03: SIEM REAP (BANTEAY SREY & KBAL SPEAN Temple)
Breakfast. Today, we visit Sras Srang, the royal pool is situated opposite the East gate of Banteay Kdei. It is known as the King's bathing pond. Next stop is Banteay Kdei, this temple was constructed by Jayavarman VII during the 12th and 13th Centuries. Continue to Takeo and jungle-clad Ta Prohm. This temple was a monastery built by Jayavarman VII as a residence for his mother. In the afternoon, we visit the magnificent Angkor Wat to view its architecture and bas reliefs. Enjoy sunset from the top of Phnom Bakheng hill. Overnight at hotel, Siem Reap.
 
DAY 04: SIEM REAP
Breakfast. We begin today to the north with visiting the elegant temple of Banteay Srei built by a Brahman in the 10th century; this temple was dedicated to Shiva. The famous pink sandstone structure bears a series of beautiful sculptures, lintels, pediments and friezes. These it is said must have been carved by women as the detail is too fine for the hands of a man. And other well-preserved Banteay Samre temple, we take a picnic lunch in the countryside before walking through the lush jungle to visit the riverbed carvings and scenic waterfall at Kbal Spean & the river of Thousand Linga.. . Return to hotel. Ovenright at hotel, Siem Reap.
 
DAY 05: SIEM REAP - PHNOM PENH
After breakfast, your tour guide will take you to do a cruise sightseeing on Tonle Sap Lake with visiting the floating villages and markets, visit the Les Artisan D’Angkor. In the afternoon, you will have to visit the old market, Silk farm at Pouk commune and Western Barray, later we transfer you to the airport for the evening flight to Phnom Penh, arrive in Phnom Penh, meet & great by guide then transfer to check in hotel, Overnight at hotel, Phnom Penh.
 
DAY 06: PHNOM PENH
After breakfast, we visit the Royal Palace, Silver pagoda, National Museum, Wat Unalom Monastery. In the afternoon, we continue visiting the Cheung Ek killing filed, Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, and Toul Tum Poung Market (Russian Market), Independence Monument. Overnight at hotel, Phnom Penh.
 
DAY 07: PHNOM PENH - KAMPONG THOM
Today we depart for Kampong Thom (about 3h drive), en route stop visiting the Kuha Norkor temple, excursion, discovery of Sambor Prei Kuk's temples, certainly the most beautiful examples of the Pre-Angkorien art of the 7th century (615-650AC) ; more than hundred temples in a luxuriant vegetation. Many are in ruins and some of them are sustains by roots of chees monger as wood sculpting. Sambor Prei Kuk its the deep Cambodia and very quiet and charming place, is located about 30 Km from Kampong Thom, It is a provincial town on the bank of Mekong River. Overnight at hotel, Kampong Thom.
 
DAY 08: KAMPONG THOM - KAMPONG CHAM
Today we return from Kampong Thom (about 1.5 h drives) for Kampong Cham province, en route stop visiting the Phnom Santuk mountain, and continue until Kampong Cham, check-in hotel, in the afternoon we continue visiting the Phnom Bros, Phnom Srei Mountain and visit of Wat Nokor temple of 12th centuary, inside there is a Bouddhist temple and located just near of a monastry with many young monks. Rest of the day free at leisure, Overnight at hotel in Kampong Cham.
 
DAY 09: KAMPONG CHAM - KRATIE - STEUNG TRENG
Today we will discover the beautiful Pepper, Rubber plantation of Chhup's region (some trees date of 1920) and the latex factory ancient style but still in important production,.Night in Kompong Cham. Visit the colonial house, building and villages of French colonial, where some are still remain, and continue until Kratie, Later we visit the rare freshwater dolphins of Cambodia at Kampi, about 15km north of Kratie. Arrive in Steung Treng, check in hotel and Overnight in Steung Treng.
 
DAY 10: STEUNG TRENG - VERNTKHAM
This morning we visit the 100 columns pagoda and Phnom Sambok Mountain, later we continue to the Vernt kham border (Cambodia & Laos’s border) (B) for existing overland to Laos.. End of services.
 
 
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