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Cambodia holidays from two night tours of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to ten night itineraries covering all the highlights of Cambodia, including Sihanoukville and Kep, Battambang and lesser visited Sambor Prei Kuk and Banteay Chhmar

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Following are three sample itineraries. We can customize any one of them to suit your particular travel needs.

Best of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the Beach

Day 1: Arrival and Phnom Penh City Tour

Day 2: Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville overland; swim and relax at the beach

Day 3: Kbal Chhay waterfall and return to Phnom Penh

Day 4: Fly to Siem Reap, tour Rolous Group including Preah Ko, Bakong and Lo Lei. Afternoon tour Small Circuit including Prasat Kravan, Banteay Kdei, Srah Srang (Royal Bath), Ta Prohm, Takeo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda.

Day 5: South Gate of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat; sunset at Phnom Bakheng Hill.

Day 6: Morning visit Banteay Srei / The Citadel of The Women, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and Banteay Samre. Afternoon tour Grand Circuit including Pre Rup,  East Mebon, Ta Som, Neak Pean, Preah Khan and Baksei Chamkrong.

Day 7: Morning boat trip on Tonle Sap with visit of floating village, next continue to Les Artisans d’Angkor - Chantiers Ecole, a school of traditional arts and crafts. Depart for your next destination.

Amazing Cambodia overland: Phnom Penh via Kampong Cham &  Sambor Prei Kuk to Siem Reap

Day 1: Arrival and Phnom Penh City tour

Day 2: Toul Sleng Genocide Museum and Cheung Ek Killing field. Afternoon continue city sightseeing and shop at Central Market.

Day 3: Morning excursion to Kampong Cham, visit Kuhear Moha Nokor Temple (Wat Nokor) and Phnom Pros (MenHill) & Phnom Srey (Women Hill). From here continue to Kompong Thom for overnight.

Day 4: Today visit the untouched Sambor Prei Kuk, a temple complex dating back to 615-650AD, from the pre-Angkor period. Located some 30 Km from Kampong the site consists of some 200 temple ruins. Next proceed to Siem Reap, on the way stop at Kompong Kday bridge, the longest one of the ancient Angkor period bridges, 80m long and 14m wide.

Day 5: Tour temples and sites of the Rolous Group and the Small Circuit.

Day 6: Tour South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King. Afternoon visit impressive Angkor Wat and view sunset at Phnom Bakheng Hill. Overnight Siem Reap. {B}

Day 7: Visit War Museum and Les Artisans d’Angkor; time permitting visit Siem Reap Market. Departure.

Banteay Chhmar and Battambang: the magic of Cambodia

Day 1: Arrival in Siem Reap and Small Circuit

Day 2: South Gate of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat

Day 3: Banteay Srei and Grand Circuit

Day 4: War Museum and
Morning visit War Museum,  Les Artisans d’Angkor - Chantiers Ecole,  Siem Reap Market, floating village and boat trip on Tonle Sap.

Day 5: Full-day tour to Kulen Mountain, Linga carvings, Sleeping Buddha, and the Waterfall of Phnom Kulen. Afternoon visit Beng Melea, the remote and largely overrun by vegetation temple, among the least visited temples in Siem Reap province.

Day 6:Excursion to the northwest province of Banteay Mean Chey. Drive via Sisophon to visit the enormous site of the former temple city of Banteay Chhmar. One of the capitals of Jayavarman II, Banteay Chhmar was dedicated to his sons and generals killed during the Cham invasion of 1177. Constructed of sandstone, the temple city was built between the 11th to 13th centuries, however, little remains of the city at large. The temple, constituting the center point of the once grand city is dedicated to Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Although Banteay Chhmar suffered during repeated Thai invasions, its huge bas-reliefs remain and are considered superb and in execution and detail rival those of the Bayon temple and Angkor Wat. Continue to Banteay Torp temple, located south of Banteay Chhmar another sandstone temple with five towers, have lunch on site before returning back to Battambang for overnight.

Day 7: Explore more of Battambang and its vicinity. Begin with a visit to the Provincial Museum, then drive along the picturesque Sangker River to the 11th century Wat Ek Phnom. From here continue to Phnom Sampeau and the killing field and cave, another site of Khmer Rouge atrocities. Afternoon visit temple of five sandstone towers,  Prasat Phnom Banon, mounting the summit of Phnom Banon, a prominent hill offering fine views of the surrounding countryside. Next ride Bamboo Train, aka Lorry back to Battambang. Upon return stroll through the town to discover its beautiful Colonial architecture.

Day 8: Drive to Phnom Penh, approximately 290 km, circa four hours ride, check in your hotel. In the afternoon take a half-day Phnom Penh City Tour, including a visit to the National Museum of Khmer Arts, Silver Pagoda and Wat Phnom Hill.

Day 9: In the morning tour Toul Sleng Museum and Cheung Ek Killing field. After lunch continue to National Library, Independence Monument and the Central Market.

Day 10: Depart Cambodia

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