8D-Amazing Cambodia (from Vietnamese border)

Day 1. Tinh Bien border -Phnom Den border – Takeo – Phnom Penh(-/-/-)
Upon your arrival at Tinh Bien-Phnom Den border, you will be welcomed and transferred by your English tour guide to Phnom Penh.

On the way, you will visit Wat Puth Kiri Cambodia. This is a new site built by monks who have the ambition to build 84,000.
Lunch at your own expense.
When you arrive Phnom Penh, you will be transferred directly to your hotel. Check in time is at 14h00.
You will take 1 hour boat trip on Tonle Sap River to enjoy the view of Phnom Penh city.
Dinner at your own expense
Overnight in Phnom Penh

Day 2. Phnom Penh (B/-/-)
Breakfast at your hotel
In the morning, you will visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is the memorial site of the S-21 interrogation and detention center of the Khmer Rouge regime. Located in the heart of Phnom Penh, it preserves a tragic period in history with the aim to encourage visitors to be messengers of peace.
Then, you will visit Choeung Ek Killing Fields. Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge – killed between 1975 and 1979. It is around 15 km from Central Phnom Penh.
Lunch at your own expense.

In the afternoon, you will visit Royal Palace. The Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the royal residence of the King of Cambodia.
Then, you will visit National Museum. The National Museum is an educational, scientific and cultural institution that acquires, documents, preserves, exhibits, and fosters scholarly study and public appreciation of works of art, specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts representative of our unique to the cultural.
After that, you will visit Wat Phnom. Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple that symbolizes the name of Phnom Penh, and a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity.

Diner at your own expense.
Overnight in Phnom Penh

Day 3. Phnom Penh – Battambang (B/-/-)
Breakfast at your hotel.
In the morning, you will take an overland transfer from Phnom Penh to Battambang (293Km) with a stop at silver shop nearby Koh Chen.
Lunch at your own expense.
When you arrive Battambang, you will be transferred directly to your hotel. Check in time is at 14h00.

In the afternoon, you will visit an ancient house and Wat Kor Pagoda.
Then, you will visit Phnom Sampeou. Phnom Sampeou means ‘Ship Mountain’ because its peculiar shape reminds of a ship. This legendary of 100 meters high mountain, topped by Wat Sampeou, contains 3 natural caves, lined with Buddhist shrines and statues: Pkasla, Lakhaon and Aksopheak. You will stay late as millions of bats will exit the caves at dark.

Dinner at your own expense.
Overnight in Battambang

Day 4. Battambang – Siem Reap (B/-/-)
Breakfast at your hotel
In the morning, you will visit Battambang Provincial Museum & Wat Ek Phnom. Wat Ek Phnom is an Angkorian temple located on the left side of the Sangkae River at the small creek of Prek Daun Taev northwest the Peam Aek spot approximately 9 km north of the city of Battambang in north western Cambodia. It is a Hindu temple built in the 11th century under the rule of King Suryavarman I.
On the way, it will be your opportunity to see how Cambodian people produce the rice paper.
Lunch at your own expense

In the afternoon, you will take an overland transfer from Battambang to Siem Reap (163Km, 2h30 driving).
Rest of the afternoon is free at leisure.

Dinner at your own expense
Overnight in Siem Reap

Day 5. Siem Reap (B/-/D)
Breakfast at your hotel.

In the morning, you will take remork to visit Angkor Thom. Angkor Thom was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII. It covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. The centre of the city is Jayavarman’s state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north. You will also visit Bapuon temple, Elephants Terrace, and Leper King Terrace.

Lunch at your own expense.

In the afternoon, you will visit Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and it is the largest religious monument in the world. Originally constructed as a temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire by King Suryavarman II, it was gradually transformed into a temple towards the end of the 12th century; as such, it is also described as a “Hindu-Buddhist” temple.
Dinner with Apsara performance at Amazon Angkor Restaurant.
Overnight in Siem Reap

Day 6. Siem Reap (B/-/-)
Breakfast at your hotel
In the morning, you will visit Small Circuit. Ta Prohm was built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries by Jayavarman VII to dedicate to his mother under the image of wisdom. The temple is surrounded by large trees growing on the temple.
Banteay Kdei, meaning “A Citadel of Chambers”, is a Buddhist temple, located southeast of Ta Prohm. Srah Srang is a baray or reservoir at Angkor, located east of Banteay Kdei.

Lunch at your own expense.

In the afternoon, you will visit Banteay Srei temple. Banteay Srei is one of the most elaborate temples at Angkor. Dedicated to Hindu god Shiva, this 10th-century Cambodian temple is famous for its beautiful pinkish sandstone and intricate three-dimensional wall carvings.
On the way back, you will visit Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre. The Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre (BBC) is a tourist attraction for Siem Reap Province featuring a live display of Cambodian butterflies. Revenue generated by tourist admissions provides support for local poverty alleviation and conservation projects.
Dinner at your own expense.
You will enjoy 1 hour massage at Sokkhak Spa – River Side.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 7. Siem Reap (B/-/-)
Breakfast at your hotel
In the morning, you will visit Kampong Phluk Village. Kampong Phluk Village is a cluster of three villages of stilted houses built within the floodplain about 16 km southeast of Siem Reap. The villages are primarily Khmer and have about 3000 inhabitants between them. Flooded mangrove forest surrounds the area and is home to a variety of wildlife including crab-eating macaques.
It will be your opportunity to have cow cart ride in the village.
Lunch at your own expense.

In the afternoon, you will continue to SATCHA Centre. SATCHA is the first Cambodian handicraft center incubating local artisans and introducing an innovative artistic approach, combining contemporary designs inspired by Khmer culture with traditional know-how, blending skills and technics, to create unique, high value-added products which reflect the richness of Cambodian craftsmanship, yet equally having a sustainable social, economic, and environmental impact.

Then, it will be your free time for shopping at Old Market. Old Market (Phsar Chas) is a local market that is not at all geared to the tourist. It carries such items as fruits and vegetable, clothes, hardware, motorcycle parts and religious items.
Dinner at your own expense.
In the evening, you will enjoy 1 hour circus show at Phare, The Cambodian Circus. Phare Circus is more than a conventional acrobatic circus. The artists create and perform stories based on their own life experiences. Drawing from recent history, folklore and modern society, the artists blend drama, dance, live music and circus arts to share a part of their lives with audiences.
Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 7. Siem Reap – Departure (B/-/-)
Breakfast at your hotel
Transfer from your hotel to Siem Reap Angkor International Airport for your flight back home.