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Siem Reap / Phnom Penh
SIEM REAP : Floating Village of Chong Khneas, Les Artisan D’Angkor,, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, South Gate, Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, The Elephants Terrance, The Terrace of Leper King, Bayon Temple, Ta Prohm Temple, Sunset viewing at Bakheng Mountain
PHNOM PENH : Independent Monument, National Museum, Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Wat Phnom Temple, Tuol Sleng Museum, Killing Fields of Choeung EK
FUN SHOPPING : Russian Market, Central Market
Meals Plan : 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches & 4 dinners
Experience “Tuk Tuk “ ride in Siem Reap city
Dinner with Traditional Cultural Show
Traditional Boat ride on Tonle Sap Lake
| Day 1 | SINGAPORE –SIEM REAP |
| Depart for your flight to Cambodia - Siem Reap International Airport. Upon arrival, meet and greet by local tour guide. Proceed to visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10km south of Siem Reap. Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap Lake, the "Great Lake" of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. Lunch will be served at local restaurant. Next, visit "Les Artisans D'Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles" of Siem Reap. Renowned for it’s woodworking, stone carving and polychrome workshops. Free tours a glimpse into the unique skills of the artisans who were trained in the techniques and styles of classic Cambodian artistry. Thereafter,take a relaxing traditional “Tuk Tuk ride to tour around the city before arriving to restaurant for dinner. Tonight, enjoy dinner with traditional cultural show at local restaurant and overnite in Siem Reap. (Dinner) | |
| Day 2 | SIEM REAP |
| After breakfast at hotel, proceed to visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond. Lunch will be served at restaurant. Next, visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th c.). See the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), Ta Prohm Temple of similar design to the Jayavarman VII temples, this quiet sprawling monastic complex is only partially cleared of jungle overgrowth. Intentionally left partially unrestored, massive fig and silk cotton trees grow from the towers and corridors offering some of the best ‘tree-in temple’ photo opportunities at Angkor Wat until sunset at Bakheng Mountain. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) | |
| Day 3 | SIEM REAP – PHNOM PENH |
| After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Phnom Penh. Lunch will be served at local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Independent Monument, and the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art - notably sculptures – from throughout the ages. Next, proceed to visit the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda. Located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles. The treasures found inside include a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90kilograms and a small 17th c. emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha, visit of the Wat Phnom Temple, Phnom Penh's namesake, from where you can enjoy views over the tree-lined avenues of the city. * Remarks: Proper attire must be worn (no sleeveless tops, shorts & Bermudas) when visiting The Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) | |
| Day 4 | PHNOM PENH |
| After breakfast at hotel, visit the Notorious Tuol Sleng Museum, In 1975 Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security forces and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21 (S-21). It soon became the largest such center of detention and torture in the country. More than 17.000 people held at S-21 were taken to the extermination camp at Choeung Ek to be executed; detainees who died during torture were buried in mass graves in the prison ground. The museum displays include room after room of these photographs of men, women and children covering the walls from floor to ceiling; virtually all the people pictured were later killed. Visit to Killing Fields of Choeung EK just outside Phnom Penh about a 20-40 minute was an orchard and a Chinese cemetery prior to 1975. During the Khmer Rouge regime it became one of the killing fields. Choeung Ek is now a group of mass graves and a memorial stupa containing thousands of skulls. Lunch will be served at local restaurant. Next, enjoy your shopping at the Russian Market (Psah Tuol Thom Pong) and the Central Market (Psah Thmey), a lively outdoor market where you will find antiquities, silver and gold jewelry, gems, silk, kramas, stone and wood carvings, as well as T-Shirts, CDs and other souvenirs at best bargain price. Visit a well-known NAGA world casino where you can visit & enjoy many games inside. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) | |
| Day 5 | PHNOM PENH - SINGAPORE |
| After breakfast at hotel, free & easy until time for transfer to airport for your flight departure back to Singapore. We hope you have had a memorial tour with CTC Holidays. (Breakfast) | |
| * Due to unforeseen circumstances, the sequence of itinerary may subject to changes without prior notice | |