What this trip covers
Length-wise this falls between our shorter 4-night express option and the longer 6-night version. Two full nights in the capital mean an entire day of sightseeing rather than a quick look on the way through, and once that six-hour road journey delivers you to Siem Reap, two more nights are waiting there.
That road day still earns its keep: once in Siem Reap there is time for a perfume-and-soap workshop, a pair of riverside pagodas, plus the Street 60 food stalls, all ahead of the trip's one full Angkor day — Ta Prohm, Baphuon, Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat and a Bakheng sunset.
Highlights
- A full sightseeing day in Phnom Penh
- Overland transfer to Siem Reap with local pagoda and workshop stops
- Senteurs d'Angkor natural products workshop
- Wat Bo and Wat Preah Prom Rath riverside pagodas
- Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Baphuon and Ta Prohm
- Sunset from Bakheng Mountain temple
Day by day
Day 1: Arrival in Phnom Penh
Touching down in Phnom Penh, you pass through Phnom Penh International Airport before a private car takes you on to the hotel, without a guide for this leg. The rest of your day is free, and Phnom Penh's sightseeing programme begins the next morning.
Day 2: Phnom Penh sightseeing (B)
Breakfast is followed by a full day exploring Phnom Penh, shaped around whatever interests you most — riverside spots, markets and heritage buildings can all be fitted into the one day of touring. Evenings are left open.
Day 3: Transfer to Siem Reap, local temple and street food tour (B)
After breakfast and checkout, the road carries you on to Siem Reap — roughly six hours, with the bus fare already covered. Check into the hotel on arrival, then head straight into an afternoon of touring around town.
At the Senteurs d'Angkor workshop, local plants and flowers become oils, balms and soap. Next come two riverside temples — Wat Bo, then Wat Preah Prom Rath — before the circuit finishes at Street 60, where residents gather to eat once the working day ends.
Day 4: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm (B)
Angkor Wat — the world's largest temple and unusual among Khmer sites for facing west — opens the full day of touring. The South Gate then leads into Angkor Thom, where the 11th-century Baphuon, raised for Shiva, the Hindu god, stands close to Bayon Temple's carved stone faces.
From there, the route calls at the Elephants' Terrace and the Leper King's terrace, with a lunch break near Srah Srong that comes at your own expense, then continues on to Ta Prohm's tangle of banyan roots before the day ends with sunset seen from Bakheng Mountain temple.
Day 5: Departure from Siem Reap
Nothing else is scheduled until a private transfer has you at Siem Reap International Airport, ready for your onward flight or your flight home — the departure day carries no sightseeing of its own.
What's included
- Hotel (Double/ twin/ Triple Share Room) daily breakfast at hotel
- Sightseeing as itinerary & entrance tickets
- English speaking guide for sightseeing
- Private sunset boat cruse along Mekong River, Boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake
- Private suitable coach for Airport Return Transfers and tour
- 2 bottles of drinking water/ pax/ day
- CAMBODIA Tourist VISA: On arrival Visa OR Apply E Visa
- All International and domestic flights and related expenses
- Single Room Stay EXTRA Charge
- Meals that are not mentioned in inclusion
- Drinks, optional tour, laundry
- Mandatory Tip for Guide & Driver, (3 USD to Tour Guide & Driver)
- Travel Insurance
- Bank Transfer Services Charge
- Early Check in & Late Check out (Check in Time: 1400, Check out Time: 1200)
- Other than those items mentioned in the inclusion & Personal expenses
Not included
- CAMBODIA Tourist VISA: On arrival Visa OR Apply E Visa
- All International and domestic flights and related expenses
- Single Room Stay EXTRA Charge
- Meals that are not mentioned in inclusion
- Drinks, optional tour, laundry
- Mandatory Tip for Guide & Driver, (3 USD to Tour Guide & Driver)
- Travel Insurance
- Bank Transfer Services Charge
- Early Check in & Late Check out (Check in Time: 1400, Check out Time: 1200)
- Other than those items mentioned in the inclusion & Personal expenses
Hotels used
| CITY | Option 1 | Option 2 |
|---|---|---|
| SIEM REAP | Holy Angkor / Kou Prey | Royal Empire Hotel / Landing Gold by Amatak |
| PHNOM PENH | Salita / Rose Emerald | Pacific Phnom Penh |
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