House of travel Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar Brochure 2017 | Page 47

Angkor Experience Offering an interesting and different way to experience Angkor, cycle beneath towering fig trees amid a thousand years of Khmer history. 5days From $ 1135 Discover Cambodia Discover Phnom Penh with its graceful riverfront, colonial buildings and national monuments and the small and charming town of Siem Reap. 5days From $ 852 Cambodia Adventure Travelling from Phnom Penh to the Angkor temples, meet locals, visit village communities and clamber through the temples like Indiana Jones. 5days From $ 739 Day 1: Siem Reap Day 1: Phnom Penh Day 1: Phnom Penh (L) Arrive in Siem Reap and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is spent at leisure. Arrive in Phnom Penh and transfer to your hotel. Day 2: Siem Reap (B) Day 2: Phnom Penh (B, L) After breakfast, cycle to the Angkor Temple complex where you will begin the Grand Circuit, stopping at each major temple area. Late afternoon, return to the temples by car for a sunset view from Phnom Bakheng. Your full day tour includes a visit to the Independent Monument, the Royal Palace built by King Norodom in 1866 and the Silver Pagoda. Also visit the Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh’s namesake. Enjoy a break for lunch before visiting the notorious Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum followed by the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. Arrive in Phnom Penh and transfer to your hotel. Continue on for a sightseeing tour covering the Independent Monument, the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda. Next, head to Wat Phnom Temple followed by an afternoon visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. Day 3: Siem Reap (B) Today enter the temple complex by a much quieter gate. Next, cycle into the countryside and turn off the main tourist road to Banteay Srei, visiting Banteay Samre on the way. Day 4: Siem Reap (B) Leave the crowds behind today and head towards the small village of Roulous, home to some of the earliest permanent structures built by the Khmers. Continue on to the floating village of Kampong Phluck. After a boat tour around the village, you will either cycle or drive back to the city. Day 5: Siem Reap (B) Enjoy time at leisure until your transfer back to Siem Reap Airport where tour arrangements end. Day 3: Phnom Penh – Siem Reap (B, D) Transfer to the airport for a flight to Siem Reap. Enjoy a real insight into the Angkor period and today’s Cambodian culture with visits to the Angkor National Museum, the Artisans’ D’Angkor Silk Farm and The Old Ma