Private Cambodia 5 Days Tour from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

Private Cambodia 5 Days Tour from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

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Discover the heart of Cambodia on this 5-day private tour from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, exploring the ancient wonders of Angkor and the historic highlights of the capital. From majestic temples and spiritual sites to sobering museums and royal landmarks, this journey offers a balanced and immersive cultural experience.

Siem Reap Highlights: Dive into the spiritual and architectural marvels of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, and Ta Prohm, with time to witness a stunning sunset over the ancient ruins.
Cultural Insight: Travel with a professional English-speaking guide who provides rich commentary on Khmer history, culture, and architecture.
Phnom Penh Discovery: Conclude your journey in Cambodia’s capital, visiting the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum to understand the country’s modern history.
Comfortable Accommodation: Stay in 3-star, 4-star, or 5-star hotels of your choice, with daily breakfast included.

Activity location

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport
- Siem Reap Airport
- Siem Reap, Cambodia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport
- Siem Reap Airport
- Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Standard for 3 stars hotel in English

5d
Opening hours: Mon 06:00-22:30
English

Stay at 3 stay hotel : Stay at Royal Crown Hotel & Spa in Siem Reap and King Grand Boutique Hotel in Phnom Penh or another similar
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

€995.71 x 1 Adult€995.71

Total

5% off

Superior for 4 stars hotel in English

5d
Opening hours: Mon 06:30-21:30
English

Stay at 4 stars hotel : Regency Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap and Sun & Moon Urban Hotel in Phnom Penh or another similar
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

€1,156.69 x 1 Adult€1,156.69

Total

5% off

Deluxe for 5 stars hotel in English

5d
Opening hours: Mon 06:30-21:30
English

Stay at 5 stars hotel : Angkor Paradise hotel in Siem Reap and
Sun & Moon Riverside in Phnom Penh
or another hotel similar
Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

€1,319.28 x 1 Adult€1,319.28

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5% off

What's included, what's not

Professional English speaking licence tour guide
Hotel with daily breakfast based on Double or Twin or triple sharing
Transport, all entrance fees, drinks water and fresh tissue
An other account are not mentioned in itinerary
Tip for guide and driver

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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transport options are available nearby
Specialised infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Day 1 : Arrival in Siem Reap - Welcome to Cambodia

2 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Overnight at 3 Start, 4 Star or 5 Star Hotel selected

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport

Upon arrival at Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, your tour guide and driver will be waiting to warmly welcome you. They will then transfer you to Siem Reap City, sharing insights about the city’s culture and the daily life of the Khmer people along the way. On arrival at your hotel, complete the check-in process and enjoy the rest of the day free at leisure to relax after your journey or explore the surroundings at your own pace. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Siem Reap

Hotel Accommodation in option below : - Royal Crown Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar - Regency Angkor Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar - Angkor Paradise Hotel, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 2: Explore Highlight of Angkor Temples with Sunset at Phnom Bakheng

10 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at 3 Start, 4 Star or 5 Star Hotel selected

Angkor Thom South Gate

30m
Admission ticket included

On the morning after breakfast at hotel transfer to visit south gate of Angkor Thom is most popular with visitors, as it has been fully restored and many of the heads remain in place. The gate is on the main road into Angkor Thom from Angkor Wat.

Bayon Temple

1h
Admission ticket included

The Bayon temple was built nearly 100 years after Angkor Wat. The basic structure and earliest part of the temple ate not known. Since it was located at the Centre of a royal city it seems possible that the Bayon would have originally been a temple-mountain conforming to the symbolism of a microcosm of Mount Meru. The middle part of the temple was extended during the second phase of building. The Bayon of today belong to the third and last phase of the art style. The Smiling Face at Bayon, the architectural scale and composition of the Bayon exude grandness in every aspects. Its elements juxtapose each other to create balance and harmony and there are more then 200 large faces carved on the 54 tower give this temple its majestic character. The faces with slightly curving lips, eyes placed in shadow by the lowered lids utter not a word and yet force you to guess much, wrote P Jennerat de Beerski in the 1920s.

Baphuon Temple

1h
Admission ticket included

Baphoun is the temple stands on a rectangular sandstone base with five levels that are approximately the same size, rather than the more common form of successively smaller levels. The first, second and third levels are surrounded by sandstone galleries. Baphuon is the first structure in which stone galleries with a central tower appear. Two libraries in the shape of a cross with four porches stand in the courtyard. They were originally connected by an elevated walkway supported by columns.

Phimeanakas

30m
Admission ticket included

Phimeanakas temple is situated near the centre of the area enclosed by the walls of the Royal Palace. It must originally have been crowned with a golden pinnacle, as Zhou Daguan described it as the Tower of Gold The temple is built of roughly hewn sandstone blocks and has little decoration.

Terrace of the Elephants

30m
Admission ticket included

The elephants are ridden by servants and princes, and tread as quietly as if they were on an excursive promenade. The steps of even length have no respect for any obstacle. The forest in which they travel in impenetrable to all but tiny creatures, able to squeeze their smallness between the fissures of the undergrowth and to the biggest animals, which crush chasms for their passage in the virgin vegetation.

Terrace of the Leper King

30m
Admission ticket included

The terrace of the Leper King carries on the theme of grandeur that characterises the building during Jayavarman VII's reign. It is faced with dramatic bas-reliefs, both on the interior and exterior. During clearing, the EFEO found a second wall with bas-relief similar in composition to those of the outer wall and some archaeologists believe that this second wall is evidence of a late rites, two metres wide of laterite faced with sandstone. It collapsed and a second wall of the materials, two metres wide, was built right in front of it without any of the rubble being cleared. Recently, the EFEO has created a false corridor which allows visitor to inspect the relief on the first wall

Ta Nei Temple

1h
Admission ticket included

This small temple is located deep in the Cambodian jungle, about 200 metres west of the East Baray. It can be difficult to find, and it is not a popular tourist destination. Because of the temple’s obscurity, a visit to Ta Nei can be quite rewarding for the adventurous traveller. The handful of wanderers that visit Ta Nei are not hassled by peddlers, or interrupted by the voices of excited travellers. The temple rewards them with the same charm that affected the early Angkor explorers. Ta Nei was built late in the 12th century. King Jayavarman VII is responsible for the design and construction of the temple. He dedicated the stone monument to the principles of Buddhism. Archeologists have left Ta Nei as it originally was, for the most part. Tree roots split open the temple stone, and jungle flora sprawls out across the temple grounds. Ta Nei has been the object of minimal reconstruction and clearing efforts. As a result, Ta Nei is a truly “ruined” ruin.

Ta Prohm Temple

1h
Admission ticket included

Ta Prohm is the undisputed capital of the kingdom of the Trees. It has been left untouched by archaeologists except for the clearing of a path for visitors and structural strengthening to stave of further deterioration. Because of its natural state, it is possible to experience at this temple the wonder of the early explorers when they came upon these monuments in the middle of the nineteenth century. Shrouded in dense jungle the temple of Ta Prohm is ethereal in aspect and conjures up a romantic aura. Fig, banyan and kapok trees spread their gigantic roots over stones, probing walls and terraces apart, as their branches and leaves intertwine to form a roof over the structures. Trunks of trees twist amongst stone pillars. The strange, haunted charm of the place entwines itself about you as you go, as inescapably as the roots have wound themselves about the walls and towers.

Angkor Wat

2h
Admission ticket included

Angkor Wat, the largest monument of the Angkor group and the best preserved, is an architectural masterpiece. Its perfection in composition, balance, proportions, relief's and sculpture make it one of the finest monuments in the world. It is generally accepted that Angkor Wat was a funerary temple for King Suryavarman II and oriented to the west to conform to the symbolism between the setting sun and death. The bas-reliefs, designed for viewing from left to right in the order of Hindu funereal ritual, support this function.

Siem Reap

Hotel Accommodation in option below : - Royal Crown Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar - Regency Angkor Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar - Angkor Paradise Hotel, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 3: Departure from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh with Sightseeing

4 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at 3 Start, 4 Star or 5 Star Hotel selected

Spean Praptos

30m
Admission ticket included

Kampong Kdei Bridge, also known as the Dragon Bridge or Spean Praptos, locates in Siem Reap province and has a life expectancy of over 1000 years. It is said to be the oldest laterite bridge in Southeast Asia and the oldest bridge in Cambodia and worth a visit during your trip in Cambodia.

Prasat Kuha Nokor

1h
Admission ticket included

Prasat Kuhak Nokor is a temple located in the village of Trodork Poung in Kampong Thom province. Although Prasat Kuhak Nokor was built on a flat square terrace made of sandstone and laterite, the temple structure itself is built of laterite, and the decorations on the structures are made of sandstone. While big parts of the temple are in ruins, travellers can still see a square shaped throne made of sandstone decorated with lotus flowers and four-point diamond shapes. Besides the throne there are several statues, two of them depicting men that can be visited. On the eastern side of the temple, there are two ponds - the small one is about 1 m deep, 45 m long, and 20 m wide. The big pond is 160 m long, 88 m wide and more than 1 m deep. The temple is rich in design and architecture. It must have looked magnificent during its heydays. A legend says that the temple was at the heart of a rivalry between two kings who ruled in the early 11th century.

Skun Spider Sanctuary

1h
Admission ticket included

Skun, it is the Cambodian town of Skun host one of the most unusual markets in the world. At first sight, it looks like any other market in Asia, but it does focus on a product you won't find in many other places. Skun market has become a world famous tourist attraction, due to the fried spider snacks that are so popular here. Among all the fruit and vegetable stands, you'll see women carrying large trays, full of fried and spiced spiders, some the size of a grown man's palm. Spiders are eaten in various areas…..

Phnom Penh

Hotel Accommodation in option below : - King Grand Boutique Hotel, a 3 stars hotel or similar - Sun & Moon Urban Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar - Sun & Moon Riverside, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 4: Discover all Highlight of the capital city Phnom Penh

11 stops
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at 3 Start, 4 Star or 5 Star Hotel selected

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s busy capital, sits at the junction of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers. It was a hub for both the Khmer Empire and French colonialists. On its walkable riverfront, lined with parks, restaurants and bars, are the ornate Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and the National Museum, displaying artefacts from around the country. At the city’s heart is the massive, art deco Central Market.

Royal Palace

2h
Admission ticket included

The Royal Palace is one of Phnom Penh’s most iconic landmarks. The construction began in 1886 after King Norodom relocated the royal capital to Phnom Penh and was completed before World War I. Up until today, the palace is the primary residence of The King of Cambodia. While parts of the palace with its golden roofs are closed to the public others like the elegant Throne Hall can be visited. Topped by a 59m-high tower that was inspired by the Bayon in Angkor Thom, the Throne Hall is used for coronations and other ceremonies. Besides the Throne Hall, visitors may also visit the graceful open-air Chan Chaya Pavilion, also called Dancing Pavilion. It was formerly used for classical Khmer dance performances. The pavilion also served the Cambodian kings as a platform to see parades passing by the palace.

Silver Pagoda

1h
Admission ticket included

The beautiful Silver Pagoda is located next to the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. With its beautiful garden, it is a perfect get away from the busy streets of Cambodia's capital. The inside of the pagoda is equally stunning as countless handcrafted silver tiles are covering the floor. The pagoda is also known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha because the primary Buddha statue is made of emerald or baccarat crystal. The other Buddha is a golden life-sized Buddha Maitreya which is also known as the Buddha of the Future. The statue is made of 90kg pure gold and is adorned with over 2,000 diamonds, including a 25-carat diamond in the crown as well as a 20-carat diamond in the chest. There is also an eye-catching bronze statue, featuring the late King Norodom on horseback that visitors may admire.

Wat Phnom

1h
Admission ticket included

Wat Phnom : Set on top of a tree-covered knoll 27m high, Wat Phnom is the only hill in town. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1373 to house four statues of Buddha deposited here by the waters of the Mekong and discovered by a woman name Penh. The main entrance to Wat Phnom is via the grand eastern staircase, which is guarded by lions and naga (snake) balustrades.

Independence Monument

30m
Admission ticket included

The Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, was built in 1958 to memorialise Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. It stands on the crossroads of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the centre of the city. It is in the form of a lotus-shaped stupa, of the style seen at the Khmer temple at Banteay Srei and other Khmer historical sites. The Independence Monument was designed by the Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann. It stands 37 metres tall. During national celebrations, The Independence Monument is the centre of activity. A ceremonial flame on the interior pedestal is often lit by a royal or high official on these occasions, and floral tributes line the stairs. Every year, The Independence Monument is visited by foreign tourists and locals alike. Behind the monument is the Norodom Sihanouk Memorial, constructed in 2013.

Wat Ounalom

30m
Admission ticket included

Wat Ounalom is another of Phnom Penh's five original monasteries (1422). it housed the Institute Bouddhique and library. On the riverfront about 250 metres north of the Royal Palace, facing the Tonle Sap River near the Royal Palace, this pagoda serves as the headquarters for one of Cambodia‘s most revered Buddhist patriarchs . Ounalom Pagoda, Phnom Penh is one of the major tourist attractions in Phnom Penh. With respect to the numerous pagodas, parks, monuments and museums, the city of Phnom Penh in Cambodia is an idea destination for the holidaymakers. A visit to the Ounalom Pagoda, Phnom Penh will render a pleasurable experience to your trip to this city.

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

2h
Admission ticket included

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, chronicling the Cambodian genocide. The site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. From 1976 to 1979, an estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng (the real number is unknown). Tuol Sleng means "Hill of the Poisonous Trees" or "Strychnine Hill". Tuol Sleng was just one of at least 150 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge though other sources put the figure at 196 prison centers. On July 26, 2010, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia convicted the chief of Tuol Sleng Prison, Kang Kek Iew, (alias Duch) for crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and sentenced him to life imprisonment

Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

2h
Admission ticket included

Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge killed between 1975 and 1979 about 17 kilometres south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the sites known as The Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention centre and in other Cambodian detention centers. Today, Choeung Ek is a memorial, marked by a Buddhist stupa. The stupa has acrylic glass sides and is filled with more than 5,000 human skulls. Some of the lower levels are opened during the day so that the skulls can be seen directly. Many have been shattered or smashed in. Tourists are encouraged by the Cambodian government to visit Choeung Ek.

Sangkat Phsar Thmei Ti Bei

The Central Market is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. Initial designed by Jean Desbois (1891 Cherbourg -1971 Lorient). Construction works were supervised by French architect Louis Chauchon (1875 - 1945 Saigon) and the ingénue Wladimir Kandaouroff. It is located in Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh. When it first opened in 1937, it was said to be the biggest market in Asia; today it still operates as a market. From 2009 to 2011, it underwent a US$4.2 million renovation funded by the French Development Agency. The unique Art Deco building is a Phnom Penh landmark. Before 1935, the area was a lake that received runoff during the rainy season. The lake was drained and construction began in 1935. Since its completion in 1937, wet season flooding around the market has remained a problem and is vestigial evidence of the old lake.

Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk

20m
Admission ticket included

The Norodom Sihanouk Memorial, also called the Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk, is a monument commemorating former King Norodom Sihanouk located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The bronze statue is 4.5 metres tall and is housed under a 27 metre high stupa in the park east of the Independence Monument

Phnom Penh

Hotel Accommodation in option below : - King Grand Boutique Hotel, a 3 stars hotel or similar - Sun & Moon Urban Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar - Sun & Moon Riverside, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 5: Private transfer from Phnom Penh to Techo International Airport

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Not included

Techo International Airport

3h
Admission ticket included

On the morning after breakfast in hotel free time leisure until transfer ( without guide ) from your hotel to Techo International airport and say goodbye Cambodia.

Location

Activity location

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport
- Siem Reap Airport
- Siem Reap, Cambodia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport
- Siem Reap Airport
- Siem Reap, Cambodia

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