Day 1
Transport
Meals:L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit of the Wat Phnom Temple
Detailed Itinerary:
Pick up at the international airport in Phnom Penh by Asian Tour Advisor’s guide then transfer to your hotel. Lunch is at the hotel then enjoy Phnom Penh city tour; visit the National Museum, also known as the Museum of Fine Arts, A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917, the museum contains a collection of Khmer art, especially sculpture of several eras. Visit the Royal Palace built by King Norodom 1866 on the grounds of the old city and the Silver Pagoda. Situated in the grounds of the royal palace, it is called Silver Pagoda, because the soil consists of 5000 silver tiles. Other treasures, which you will see are a Buddha made of solid gold and weighing 90 kilograms and a small emerald Buddha from the 17th Century, and baccarat crystal Buddha. Finish the afternoon with the visit of the Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh's namesake. Dinner is at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 2
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit the various temples and the three large stupas
Detailed Itinerary:
Have breakfast at hotel then departure from Phnom Penh to Udong, visit the various temples and the three large stupas where the ashes are kept by three former kings and see the impressive structures on the side of "the 18-yards Vihara Buddha." After have a picnic lunch. On the way back to Phnom Penh, stop in the village of Kompong Luong to visit the goldsmith's. Enjoy a community ride on the Tonle Sap and Mekong River into the sunset. Dinner is at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 3
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Take a boat trip to see the rare freshwater dolphins to Irrawady
Detailed Itinerary:
Affter breakfast at the hotel, departure to Kompong Cham. On arrival, short tour of Kampong Cham, where you can see excellent examples of colonial architecture. Visit Wat Nokhor with its ancient temples (12.-century) and the pagoda in a contemporary style. Lunch is at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, drive to Kratie and keep the road in Chhup, the largest rubber plantation in the country. This was established during the French colonial period by the tire manufacturer Michelin. After arrived in Kratie, take a boat trip to see the rare freshwater dolphins to Irrawady. Dinner is at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 4
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit the Sambor district
Detailed Itinerary:
Having breakfast at a local restaurant, visit Wat Phnom Sambok to see the Buddhist monasteries on the mountain and enjoy the magnificent views of the surrounding countryside from the hilltop to. Continue to visit the Sambor district (45 km from Kratie) to the "Hundred Columns" pagoda of Wat Trasor Muoy Roy and Wat Vihear Kork. Lunch is at a local restaurant in Stung Treng. Stung Treng is located 50 km south of Laos, on the banks of the River San, right on the Mekong. It is a very quiet provincial town, which to us the authentic "face" shows of Cambodia. Visit the small village of Thala Barivat on the other side of Mekong, after crossing the river. Have dinner at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 5
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Drive brings you to the volcanic lake Yeak Laom
Detailed Itinerary:
Breakfast is at the hotel then drive from Stung Treng to Banlung, the capital of the province of Ratanakiri, nicknamed the "Red City" because of the omnipresent lateritic. Check-in at the Terres Rouges Lodge, lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon drive in a jeep on a bumpy road to explore the area with many waterfalls. Teuk Cha Ong is the most powerful of them. A short drive brings you to the volcanic lake Yeak Laom, a picturesque town, surrounded by pristine rainforest. Swimming or take a walk around the lake. Dinner and accommodation is at Terres Rouges Lodge.
Day 6
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit the great totems.
Detailed Itinerary:
Have breakfast at the lodge, then departure to the northwest. Before reaching the town located Voeune Sai, on the left bank of the Se San River. Enjoy the beautiful views of the Chinese village on the other side of the stream. This place could be regarded as a Chinese enclave in Cambodian territory, because most of the villagers who live there since the thirties did not even speak Khmer. At the upper part of the Se San are a number of villages Tampoun who practice the art of sculpture. If the weather allows, we take a picturesque boat ride to the village of Ka Choan and visit the great totems. Alternatively, this beautiful plant can also be reached by jeep. Dinner and accommodation is at Terres Rouges Lodge.
Day 7
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit a small waterfall
Detailed Itinerary:
Have breakfast at the lodge and drive towards Laos and the village Taveng. Surrounded by the crossing of Veyrum Plang, a round lava field of forest, you will visit a small waterfall (only in the rainy season) and the nearby caves of tigers. Later have another stop in the beautiful local villages Kroeung, in the woods on both sides of the street location. The farther north we go, the more beautiful is the forest. In some villages the Kroeung, depending on the season, you will be some very impressive bachelor houses built on high stilts to discover. They have an interesting background. Their purpose is fulfilled when the young men got their family crest. Then the houses are destroyed before being rebuilt by younger men in the following season. Depending on the time and the condition of the runway will be chosen in a nearby village, a place for a picnic. Dinner and overnight is at Terres Rouges Lodge.
Day 8
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit the central market
Detailed Itinerary:
Have breakfast at the lodge. Enjoy the early morning Banlung a stroll through the market and visit the waterfall of Okatchagn before transfer to the airport. Have a flight from Banlung to Phnom Penh. Arrive in Phnom Penh and transfer to hotel. Lunch is at the hotel. Enjoy free time with the vehicle and the leader on the Russian market (Psah Tuol Thom Pong), a lively market where you antiques, silver and gold jewellery, gems, silk, cameras, stone and wood carvings, as well as T-shirts, CDs and can find other souvenirs. Then visit the central market, a more popular market and a milestone in the city of Phnom Penh. Have dinner at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 9
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Transfer to Phnom Penh International Airport
Detailed Itinerary:
Breakfast is at the hotel and transfer to Phnom Penh International Airport and departure by Siem Reap Airways International or similar carrier to Siem Reap. On arrive at the airport in Siem Reap, welcome by Asian Tour Advisor’s local guide and transfer to the Angkor complex, visit the Roluos group, the Monuments of Roluos, the capital of Indravarman the I. (ruled 877-889), are among the earliest large, permanent temples built by the Khmers and mark the beginning of classical Khmer art. Preah Ko erected by the king Indravarman the I in the late 9th Century and consecrated in 880 his ancestors. Bakong the largest and most interesting temple of Roluos Group, with his active Buddhist monastery in the north of the eastern entrance. Lolei built on a small island in the middle of a large water reservoir (now rice fields) by the Yasovarman I., the founder of the first city at Angkor. Lunch is at the hotel. In the afternoon you will continue your tour with other temples. Including Prasat Kravan with unique brick sculptures, Srah Srang (“the pool of ablutions"), certainly in the past used for ritual bathing, Banteay Kdei, surrounded by four concentric walls, the East Mebon, guarded at its corners by stone elephants, some of which are still preserved in reasonable condition and Pre Rup, the mountain temple where enjoy the sunset. Have a dinner at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 10
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit the South Gate
Detailed Itinerary:
Have breakfast at the hote lthen visit the most famous of all temples on the plain of Angkor, Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers glory on the Cambodian flag and a masterpiece of the 12th Century. Art historians describe him as a prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru, the five peaks; the enclosing wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding ditches, the sea. Lunch is at the hotel. Visit the South Gate with its huge statues and the ancient capital of the 12th Century, Angkor Thom. We continue to see the Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers with over 200 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara paid), the royal residence, Phimeanakas, the Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King. Enjoy the Sunset at Angkor Wat. Have dinner at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 11
Transport
Meals:B, L, D
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit to the Temple of Preah Khan
Detailed Itinerary:
Early morning transfer to the archaeological sites for the sunrise at Phnom Bakheng, one of the two hills above the plain of Angkor, from where you have a spectacular view of the Western Baray and Angkor Wat. Or enjoy sunrise at Srah Srang. Return to hotel for breakfast. In the morning driving to the typical rural region to visit the Khmer temple of Banteay Srei (10.-century), regarded as the crown jewel of classical Khmer art. Continue to visit to Banteay Samre, one of the most complete facilities in Angkor, above all, because of the restoration by the method of "Anastylosis. Samre, the name refers to an ethnic group of mountain people; the region at the base of Phnom Kulen inhabited and is probably associated with the Khmer. None Inscriptions have been found for this temple, but the style of most of the architecture corresponds to the classical art of the middle period, as well as in Angkor Wat. The proportions of Banteay Samre are enormous. A unique feature is an interior moat with lateritic paving, which is filled with water to the temple an ethereal atmosphere. Built in the third quarter of the 12th century, it consists of a central temple with four wings, which are complemented by a given prefix Hall and by two libraries, the southern in surprisingly good. Two concentric walls enclosed the ensemble. Lunch is at the hotel and continue visitting to the Temple of Preah Khan, built by King Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of countless corridors and rooms. However, the temples of Preah Khan, Ta Prohm, are unlike in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts and to improve the situation and maintained. Built next to Neak Pean, a fountain in the middle of a swimming pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan Mountain Lake), and conclude we visit Ta Som. Have dinner at a local restaurant and stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 12
Transport
Meals:B, L
Activities (time & subjects may change when necessary)Visit to "Les Artisans d'Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles"
Detailed Itinerary:
Breakfast is at the hotel. Then visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 km south of Siem Reap. Visit the village and take a trip in a traditional boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the wonders of Asia. Lunch is at the hotel. After lunch, visit to "Les Artisans d'Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles" and free time at a local market (if time permits). Transfer to the international airport in Siem Reap for your journey home.