The Heart of Cambodia

Cambodia Classic Tour - 5 Days

Temples complex at Angkor
Royal Grand Palace
Banteay Kdei Temple

This five-day tour gives you true insights into Cambodia’s history, culture, beauty and its unique charm. Starting from Phnom Penh sightseeing includes the Royal Grand Palace, the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek, Tuol Sleng, and other city’s highlights. Enjoy a comfortable transfer to Siem Reap and visit a number of Angkor-related sites such as Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Wat Banteay Kdei, Prasat Kravan and more. 

Includes:

- Accommodation & meals as mentioned. (Some some hotels provide only CBF).
- All entrance fees as program mentioned.
- English speaking guides (other languages available upon request). 

Excludes:

- Visa fees.
- International air ticket & airport taxes.
- Personal expenses such as drinks, tips, insurance etc.
- Other service not mentioned on this program. 

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The Heart of Cambodia - 5 Days

Day 1 - Phnom Penh

Sightseeing in Phnom Penh 

• Make your own transportation from your hotel to meeting point
Explore PHNOM PENH, a chaotic, energetic and always fascinating city. Graceful tree-lined boulevards and riverfront promenades are reminders of bygone eras; today they teem with life and activity, as motorcycles weave in and out of traffic, vendor hawk their wares, and pedestrians go about their business. Start your tour with an insight into Cambodia's cultural heritage with a visit to the ROYAL PALACE, still the official residence of King Norodom Sihamoi and the adjacent SILVER PAGODA, also known as the Pagoda of the Emerald Buddha. Continue to the elegant NATIONAL MUSEUM, which contains a comprehensive collection of Khmer Art. Finally, explore the modern-day city, visiting one of Phnom Penh's two great markets, the CENTRAL MARKET, located in a distinctive domed Art Deco building (Central Market is currently underconstruction but can be visited as usual), OR the sprawling RUSSIAN MARKET, a labyrinth of stalls selling everything from CDs and DVDs to silks, crafts, jewelry and more.
Excursion to the Killing Fields
Just outside Phnom Penh, in a peaceful rural setting, the KILLING FIELDS OF CHOEUNG EK provide a stark reminder of the atrocities under the Pol Pot regime. Thousands of people were killed here between the years of 1975 and 1978 and buried in mass graves.
Visit Tuol Sleng (S-21)
Learn about a chapter from Cambodia's more recent, tragic, past at the TUOL SLENG MUSEUM (Museum of Genocide). Formerly the Tuol Svay Prey High School, in 1975, this became the interrogation and torture facility for the Khmer Rouge regime - at that time known as Security Prison 21, or simply S-21. Kept largely unchanged, this prison now showcases photographs and exhibits about the thousands of victims that passed through these doors - only seven of whom came out alive.
Overnight in Phnom Penh 

Day 2 - Siem Reap

• Breakfast at hotel.
• By vehicle from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.
• Afternoon at leisure.
• Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 3 - Siem Reap

• Breakfast at hotel
Visit the Angkor Wat
The crowning jewel of Khmer architecture, ANGKOR WAT is the national symbol and the highlight of any visit to Cambodia. The largest, best preserved, and most religiously significant of the Angkor temples, Angkor impresses visitors both by its sheer scale and beautifully proportioned layout, as well as the delicate artistry of its carvings. To approach the temple, first cross the vast moat, continuing along a broad causeway lined with naga balustrades. As you enter the main building, ascend through a series of galleries and courtyard before reaching the central sanctuary, which offers beautiful views back over the causeway and across the surrounding countryside. On the way, stop to enjoy the intricate stonecarvings that adorn nearly every surface, with some 1,700 Apsaras, or celestial dancers, sculpted into the walls. Along the outer gallery walls run the longest continuous bas-relief in the world, which narrates stories from Hindu mythology, including the famous Churning of the Ocean of Milk. Angkor Wat is stunning at any time of the day, but sunrise and sunset are especially beautiful times to watch the play of light on the stones.
Visit Angkor Thom
The fortified city of ANGKOR THOM covers an area of 10 square km. Enclosed by a wall and wide moats, the city includes many of Angkor's most popular sights. Enter by the monumental SOUTH GATE over a causeway lined on either side by statues of demons and gods, each carrying a giant naga. Continue to the TERRACE OF THE ELEPHANTS and the TERRACE OF THE LEPER KINGS, former spaces for public cermonies, both adorned with dramatic bas reliefs. Visit the ruined BAPHUON, ROYAL ENCLOSURE and PHIMEANAKAS before continuing to the mysterious BAYON TEMPLE. In this temple, one of the most popular and compelling in Angkor, explore the galleries of beautifully preserved bas reliefs and ascend narrow stairs to reach the central sanctuary, where you will find giant stone faces smiling enigmatically down at you from every angle.
Visit a temple for sunset
Watch the sun set over the Cambodian countryside from the upper terraces of an ancient Angkorian temple.
Overnight in Siem Reap

Day 4 - Siem Reap

• Breakfast at hotel
Visit Chau Say Tevoda
CHAU SAY TEVODA: built during the second quarter of the 12th century opposite of Thommanon, it was dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu.
Visit Thommanon
THOMMANON: temple which mirrors Chau Say Tevoda (just to the north), as it was built around the same time and has a similar plan. It is also dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu.
Visit Banteay Kdei Temple
A massive Buddhist temple dating from the second half of the 12th century, BANTEAY KDEI is surrounded by four concentric walls, the outer walls measuring 500 by 700 meters.
Visit Sras Srang
SRAS SRANG: a basin opposite of Banteay Kdei measuring 800 by 400 metres with a tiny island in the middle where only the stone base remains of what was once a wooden temple.
Visit Prasat Kravan
PRASAT KRAVAN: the five brick towers were built for Hindu worship in 921 and are notable for the bas-reliefs cut into the bricks on the interior walls.
Overnight in Siem Reap 

Day 5 - Siem Reap

• Breakfast at hotel
• Time at leisure (Exclude transfer) 

Seat In Coach Dates

 

03 Jan 2011

10 Jan 2011

17 Jan 2011

24 Jan 2011

31 Jan 2011

07 Feb 2011

14 Feb 2011

21 Feb 2011

28 Feb 2011

07 Mar 2011

14 Mar 2011

21 Mar 2011

28 Mar 2011

04 Apr 2011

11 Apr 2011

18 Apr 2011

25 Apr 2011

02 May 2011

09 May 2011

16 May 2011

23 May 2011

30 May 2011

06 Jun 2011

13 Jun 2011

20 Jun 2011

27 Jun 2011

04 Jul 2011

11 Jul 2011

18 Jul 2011

25 Jul 2011

01 Aug 2011

08 Aug 2011

15 Aug 2011

22 Aug 2011

29 Aug 2011

05 Sep 2011

12 Sep 2011

19 Sep 2011

26 Sep 2011

03 Oct 2011

10 Oct 2011

17 Oct 2011

24 Oct 2011

31 Oct 2011

 

** Departure dates every Monday.
Note: All Seat In Coach tours have guaranteed departure for minimum 2 pax.

Prices

5 Days The Heart of Cambodia, Hotel Class A
Price

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Note: All prices are per person in USD, based on twin-sharing in double rooms in the default hotel for the listed category. Single supplement will be charged starting from 2 pax up for each pax occupying a single room.

*Meal plan: included in itinerary
**Reduction for 3rd pax in triple room Var. A:$5.
***Child reduction (sharing bed of parents): under 2 years FOC; under 12 years -30%.

Hotel
Var. A
Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh Hotel
Deluxe
Hotel Cambodiana
Deluxe
Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh
Deluxe

Siem Reap

Angkor Century Resort & Spa
Deluxe Pool View
Prince D Angkor Hotel & Spa
Deluxe
Tara Angkor Hotel
Superior
Royal Angkor Resort
Superior Room

Remark: For bookings of roundtrip or module packages, we will confirm one of the hotels mentioned above according to the selected category. Please note that compulsory gala dinners and peak season surcharges may apply during peak periods surrounding the public holidays of Christmas and New Year - these surcharges will be confirmed at the time of booking.

Adjustment of International Airfares in Cambodia

Adjustment of International Airfares in Cambodia

Please note the following adjustment of airfares that were just made official.
Details are as follows:-

Airlines
From
To
Class
OW/RT
Airfare Adjustment (USD)
Thai Airways
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Bangkok(BKK)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Bangkok(BKK)
Y
RT
25
Bangkok Airways
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Bangkok(BKK)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Bangkok(BKK)
Y
RT
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Bangkok(BKK)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Bangkok(BKK)
Y
RT
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Koh Samui
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Phuket(HKT)(via BKK)
Y
OW
25
China Southern Airlines
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Guangzhou(CAN)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Guangzhou(CAN)
Y
RT
25
Vietnam Airlines
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Hanoi(HAN)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Saigon(SGN)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Vientiane(VTE)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Hanoi(HAN)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Hanoi(HAN)
C
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Luang Prabang(LPQ)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Saigon(SGN)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Saigon(SGN)
C
OW
25
Dragon Air
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Hong Kong(HKG)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Hong Kong(HKG)
Y
RT
25
Malaysia Airlines
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Kuala Lumpur(KUL)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Kuala Lumpur(KUL)
Y
RT
25
Silk Air
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Singapore(SIN)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Danang (DAD)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Singapore(SIN)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Singapore(SIN)
C
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Singapore(SIN)
Y
RT
25
Shanghai Airlines
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Shanghai(SHA)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Shanghai(SHA)
Y
RT
25
Eva Airways
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Taipei(TPE)
Y
OW
25
Phnom Penh(PNH)
Taipei(TPE)
Y
RT
25
China Eastern Yunnan Airlines
Siem Reap(REP)
Kunming(KMG)
Y
OW
25
Lao Airlines
Siem Reap(REP)
Luang Prabang(LPQ) (via PKZ)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Pakse(PKZ)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Vientiane(VTE) (via PKZ)
Y
OW
25
Myanmar Airways International
Siem Reap(REP)
Yangon(RGN)
Y
OW
25
Siem Reap(REP)
Yangon(RGN)
Y
RT
25
Transfer Services

Transfer Services

Getting around Cambodia by public transport in Cambodia is hard work. Buses may not be easy to figure out for the first-time visitor, while taxis or tuk-tuks are only available in some major cities and they usually don’t go far. Read More...

Customizing Your Tour

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