Siem Reap in deep to Phnom Penh by drive

Tour Descriptions : Siem Reap in deep to Phnom Penh by drive (6 Days 5 Nights)

Day 1 : ARRIVAL SIEM REAP INTENRATIONAL AIRPORT, CITY TOUR , APSARA DANCE DINNER (D)
Welcome to The Kingdom of Wonder!
Arrive Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, clear your immigration and head to arrival hall where your gentle driver is waiting with your name tag. Private transfer to Siem Reap city ( 1 hour drive) and Hotel check in and free at your own leisure. (Standard Check in time : 1400, Early Check in up on availability)

Upon arrival at Siem Reap Angkor Int’s Airport, greeting by our escort guide & driver, then you’ll transfer to hotel around 60 mins. Standard check in time is 2pm, early check in is subject to room availability.

This late afternoon, take a leisure tour to visit the Royal Garden, Preah Angchek Preah Angchorm, where local come to pray for their happiness etc. Following by Wat Preah Enkosei, the only Siem Reap-period temple located in modern Siem Reap. It was built in the mid 10th century by a high-ranking Brahmin named Divakarabhata who married the daughter of Rajendravarman II (r. 944-968).
Continue to visit Angkor National Museum to learn & understand about the cultural heritage of the golden era of the Khmer Kingdom through an amassed collection of invaluable artifacts and through state-of-the-art multimedia technology exhibitions for a full pictorial legendary story for easy comprehension.
Enjoy Buffet dinner in local restaurant with Apsara Dance Performance.
Overnight in at hotel

Day 2 : SUNRISE, ANGKOR SMALL CIRCUIT ( B)
Seeing Sunrise at Angkor Wat is what you should not miss for your trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. The sunrise at Angkor Wat is unique as the sun rises behind the temple, creating an amazing silhouette of Angkor Wat against a vibrant orange sky. Early get up and leave your bed to Angkor Wat with your Camera or smart phone and catch the front stand for the gorgeous sunrise at the back of Angkor Wat Temple. Take the varieties view of sunrise and enter Angkor Temple before other people show up. It takes you up to 3 hours to explore this world’s Great temple. Get on top of temple to see the green view surrounding temples and take the best photo. Return to hotel for breakfast and rest.
1000 hrs.: Guide picks up from lobby and go more tour.
Enter the Great Angkor Thom City, and stop at South Gate to take the nice photo of the gate and Tonle Om. Visit Bayon Temple, the state Buddhism temple built in the late 12th or early 13th century by Great King Jayaraman VII. Stands in the centre of Angkor Thom City, Bayon Temple is a richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Big Tree Temple of Taprohm will be the following visit. This temple was built in the Bayon Style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992. Today, it is one of the most visited complexes in Cambodia’s Angkor region. This temple is lately popular and called as Tom Raider Temple. Back to hotel and overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 3 : TEMPLES IN GRAND CIRCUIT, SUNSET ON BAKHENG MOUNTAIN (B)
After breakfast, explore temples in the big circuit. Start at Pre Rup Temple, a Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or early 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction. The temple's name is a comparatively modern one meaning "turn the body". Next, Tasom, a 12th century temple located north east of Angkor Thom and just east of Neak Pean. The King dedicated the temple to his father Dharanindravarman II who was King of the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160. Continue to Neak Poan (The entwined snakes”, the 12th century temple built in the centre of Jayataka Baray, dedicate to Buddha. Continue to Preh Khan temple “ Royal Sword”, the 12th century temple built by Great King Jaya VII, for the victory over the invading Chams in 1191. Unusually the modern name, meaning "holy sword", is derived from the meaning of the original—Nagara Jayasri (holy city of victory). Last climb on Bakheng mountain and wait for the panoramic view of the beautiful sunset over Angkor Wat. Return to hotel relax and enjoy your stay.

Day 4 : Kampong Kleang Village -> Phnom Penh ( B)
Enjoy your breakfast at hotel and check out.
Today, we will bring you to discover the largest and authentic village of Khmer people on Tonle Sap Lake. Located about 55kms outside the city, the village are homes of over 10000 people living there for generations. Your professionals tour guide will bring you walk along local market, local village, stilled houses before getting on wooden boat to discover the large lake of Tonle Sap. This trip will bring you the soul touched with local people lifestyle, the smile of the residents and their signature food.
Head to Phnom Penh with in 5 hours drive from Kampong Kleang . Arrival Phnom Penh, hotel check in and overnight.

Day 5 : Phnom Penh – Explore City ( B)
Breakfast in hotel and start to explore the city.
Visit The Royal Palace, is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol . The Cambodian monarchs have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the reign of the Khmer Rouge. Visit Silver Pagoda, locates in the southern part of compound, which houses of many national treasures including many golds and jeweled Buddha statues. The most significant are a small green crystal Buddha (the "Emerald Buddha" of Cambodia — some sources maintain it was made of Baccarat Crystal in the 17th century. Visit Independence Monument was built in 1958 to memorialize Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. Continue to visit Wat Phnom Doan Penh, the small hill locates in the centre of Phnom Penh capital and being the symbol of the city. Go to visit Tuol Sleng Museum (S-21 prison). This former school was used as a prison by Pol Pot’s security forces. More than 17,000 people held at S-21 were taken to the extermination camp at Choeng Ek to be executed. Continue to visit Killing Field, are a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than one million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime. Analysis of 20,000 mass grave sites by the DC-Cam Mapping Program and Yale University indicates at least 1,386,734 victims of execution. Estimates of the total deaths resulting from Khmer Rouge policies, including death from disease and starvation, range from 1.7 to 2.5 million out of a 1975 population of roughly 8 million.
Return to hotel & Overnight in Phnom Penh.

Day 6 : Phnom Penh – Phnom Penh Airport AIRPORT ( B) / NO Guide
Enjoy your breakfast and free time at hotel. Check out and transfer to Phnom Penh Airport for boarding flight to next destination / Sweet Home with the unforgettable holiday in Cambodia. End of services.

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