Cambodia tours: CAMBODIA
IN DEPTH
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Tour code:
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CB06
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Route:
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PHNOMPENH – KAMPONG CHAM –
KAMPONG THOM - SIEMREAP
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Duration:
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09 days / 08 nights
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Features:
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Cambodia offers not only Angkor and Phnompenh,
but also the Kompong Cham - Garden city, enjoy the rural life
with rubber plantation and Komgpong Thom, an ancient capital
of Cambodia. Besides the temples, chance to discover another
corner of Angkor and Siemreap with boat trip along the mekong
river and Tonle sap lake
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Day 1: ARRIVAL IN PHNOM PENH
(L/D)
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.
Day 2: PHNOM PENH /
KAMPONG CHAM (B/L/D)
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.
Day
3: KAMPONG CHAM - KAMPONG THOM (B/L/D)
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.
Day 4: KAMPONG THOM
/ PHNOM PENH (B/L/D)
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.
Day 5: PHNOM PENH /
SIEM REAP (B/L/D)
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.
Day 6: SIEM REAP
(B/L/D)
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.
Day 7: SIEM REAP /
PREAK TOAL / SIEM REAP (B/L/D)
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.
Day 8: SIEM REAP /
BANTEAY SREY / SIEM REAP (B/L/D)
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.
Day 9: SIEM REAP /
DEPARTURE OR FLIGHT TO PHNOM PENH (B)
At your leisure until transfer
to the airport for your departure flight
QUOTATION ( per person ) in US$
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No of paxs |
2 |
3-5 |
6-9 |
10-14 |
15 + 1 |
Single supplement |
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Standard |
689 |
600 |
448 |
443 |
400 |
110 |
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Superior 3* |
784 |
695 |
543 |
538 |
495 |
194 |
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First Class 4* |
1012 |
923 |
771 |
765 |
723 |
389 |
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Deluxe 5* |
1302 |
1213 |
1061 |
1057 |
1013 |
661 |
Saving
option
INCLUDES
Twins sharing room 08 nights in
total.
Meals as mentioned the Program.. Special requirement could be arranged with prior notice from guest. .
Land transfer by A/C
car for whole trip
Express boat
Phnompenh - Siemreap
English/French speaking
guides.
Other languages are available upon request.
Admission
fees for all tourist places.
Description of services
in detail
EXCLUDES
International flight from/to Cambodia
Visa
arrangement
Personal expenses
(laundry, phone calls etc.)
Drinks
Tips and gratuities
Booking with
us
See
also:
other classic tours
, Indochina tours
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