CATEGORY | : | Cambodia Adventure Tours |
TOUR NAME | : | Cambodia Adventure Tours |
LOCATION | : | Cambodia |
TOUR CODE | : | TCT-AT07 |
DURATION | : | 21 Days - 20 Nights |
DEPARTURE | : | Daily |
Highlight: (Koh Ker, Beong Mealea, Banteay Srey, Kbal Spean, Banteay Srey Butterfly Center, Banteay Samre, Preah Dak village, Preah Khan Kompong Svay, Sambor Prey Kuk, Pre Rup, East Mebon, Srah Srong, Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Quad-bike, Ta Phrom, Ta Keo, Ta Nei, Gibbon flight, Artisan D’angkor, Horse-riding, floating village, Cycling tour, Angkor Wat , Silk farm, Angkor Thom, Banteay Chhmar, Bamboo train, Battambang Museum, Wat Ek Phnom, Phnom Sampeau, Phnom Banon, Ancient house, National Museum, Royal Palace, Wat Phnom, Toul Sleng, Cheung Ek Killing field, Independence Monument, New Central Market, Ta Phrom Tonle Bati, Phnom Chiso, Bokor National Park, Sihanouk Ville, Ream, Prek Teuk Sap, Phnom Bros, Phnom Srey, Wat Nokor Bachey, Dolphin’s birthplace).
DAY (01): Arrival – meet guide and transfer to hotel. Afternoon Tour: City-sightseeing and overnight in Siem Reap.
DAY (02): (Beong Mealea - Koh Kher – Preah Vihear): Morning Tour: Drive a private 4WD toBeong Mealea, an untouched ruinous temple which is about some 80 kilometers from Siem Reap. It is one of the major monuments of the classical period in the style of Angkor Wat, mid of the 12thcentury AD. It was left in the tropical rain forest for almost eight hundred of years, with the spread of vegetation including the silk-cotton trees and strangler figs. A further 1-hour drive to Koh Ker Group geographically located in Srayong Cheng village, Srayong commune and Kulen district. The temple complex at Koh Kher, northeast of Siem Reap, represents the remnants of the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire from 928 AD. It was a unique period in the age of Angkor. Just a few decades after the establishment at Angkor, there was a disruption in the royal succession for reasons that remain a matter of academic debate. What is known is that in 928 AD, King Jayavarman IV, possibly a usurper to the royal throne, created a new rival capital about some 100 kilometers away at Koh Kher. Obviously a king of much wealth and power, he raised an impressive royal city at Koh Kher of Brahmanic monuments, so far more than a hundred temples and Prasats surrounding a huge Baray, Rahal. Jayavarman IV reigned at Koh Kher for 20 years before he died in 941 A.D. A picnic lunch is at Koh Ker complex. Afternoon Tour: we continue to Sro Em (1.5 hrs, 100km) where you can visit local market and then transfer to hotel. Dinner is on own account & accommodation in Preah Vihear province.
DAY (03): Preah Vihear - Anglong Veng - Siem Reap): After breakfast at hotel. Morning Tour: drive further north to Preah Vihear (25Km). At the foot of the mountain, change to a pickup truck will bring you to the mountain top to the most breathtaking temple of Preah Vihear. The temple, an important pilgrim place during the Angkorian period, was built by a succession of seven Khmer Monarchs. Like other mountain temples, it was designed to represent Mount Meru and was dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. Breath in the astounding views from the cliff stretches as far as the eyes can see. Drive about 1 hr 20 min (80km) to Anglong Veng district. Lunch break is at local restaurant. Afternoon Tour: For almost a decade this was the ultimate stronghold: Home of Pol Pot andother notorious Khmer Rouge Leaders. For those with an interest in contemporary sites is an important part of the picture. Anlong Veng, a poor dusty town to-day was the last territory under the Khmer Rouge rule and, to this day, the regime remains a presence in the area. Visit the House of Ta Mok, Ta Mok’s Stupa (Wat Chhuk, 7 kmnorth of Ta Mok’s house) & Pol Pot’s grave. Drive back to Siem Reap(110 km, about 1 hr 40 min). Dinner is on own account and overnight in Siem Reap, Angkor.
DAY (04): (Banteay Srey, Kbal Spean, Banteay Srey Butterfly Center, Banteay Samre & Preah Dak village): Morning Tour: Banteay Srei, the brilliant beauty and enchantment of Banteay Srei is nearly everyone’s favorite historical temple. The special charm of this small temple lies in its remarkable state of preservation and excellence is of decoration. It is a Hindu temple which dating from the mid 10thcentury. Kbal Spean was constructed in the 11thcentury in the reign of king Suryavarman I and his son, king Udayadityavarman II. Kbal Spean is a spectacularly carved riverbed; set deep in the jungle to the north-west of Angkor Area. Lunch is at Borey Sovann restaurant. Afternoon Tour: Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre is one of the most visited tourist spots in the country, with the largest butterfly exhibition in the Southeast Asia. Banteay Samre refers to an ethnic group of mountain people, who inhabited the region at the base of Phnom Kulen and were probably related to Khmers. Banteay Samre dated from the same period of the construction of Angkor Wat and was built by Suryavarman II in 1113-1150, dedicating to Vishnu-God. Preah Dak village is a typical Khmer village which located in the vast man-made lake. It is believed that some people living in the preah Dak village are also the descendents of Samre. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Siem Reap, Angkor.
DAY (05): (Preah Khan Kompong Svay - Sambor Prey Kuk): Morning Tour: Drive a private 4WD to Preah Khan Kompong Svay is located in Ta Siang village, Ronakse commune, Sangkum Thmei district, about 105 kilometers southwest of the provincial town. On a plain that was a former worship place of the king. The temple is surrounded by two ramparts inside and outside rampart. Inside each rampart, there are many other temples such as Neang Peou and Dangkao Baodos temples. The temple was likely a royal palace and worship place. According to historians, the site used to be a hiding place of King Jayavarman VII before he ascended to the throne in AD 1181 because the style of some construction is similar to the style of Bayon and Ta Prohm temples. Lunch is included. Afternoon Tour: Enjoy the beauty of Previous Khmer Capital known as Sambor Prey Kuk. Dinner is not included. Overnight is Siem Reap.
DAY (06): (Pre Rup, East Mebon, Srah Srong, Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Quad-bike): Morning Tour: Pre Rup, a pyramid temple-mountain which stands on a high base with three narrow tiers serves as a pedestal for the 5 brick towers. It was erected in the mid of the 10thcentury 961 during the reign of King Rajendravarman II, dedicating to Shiva-God and his ancestors. East Mebon stands on what was once an island in the Eastern Baray, and was built by Rajendravarman II in the mid of 10thcentury as a shrine to his ancestors and temple’s divinity Rajendresvara was dedicated on Friday 28th January 953 at about 11AM. Srah Srong is locally known as the royal bath or monk’s bath, which dating from the 10th and 12thcentury. Lunch is included at the local restaurant in Srah Srong village. Afternoon Tour: Preah khan is the historical site of the World Monuments Fund “prime” Asian project a painstaking renovation while maintaining its mysterious allures and superb original structure. Neak Pean which dated late 12thcentury, Buddhist temple, king Jayavarman VII, art-style Bayon Temple. Then take Quad-Bike to get real experience in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Dinner is on your own personal account. Overnight in Siem Reap.
DAY (07): (Ta Prohm, Ta Keo, Ta Nei, and Gibbon Flight, Artisan D’angkor, Horse-riding and Floating village): Morning Tour: Ta prohm is one of the area’s most beautiful temples. It has been left relatively untouched since it was re-discovered and retained much of its mystery. Ta keo symbolized the golden mountain which used as “the Head quarter of the justice of the Mandarins”. Ta Nei was built in the early 12thcentury under the reign of King JayavarmanVII. It located in the Angkor forest, about one kilometer east of Ta keo Temple, reached by small car or footpath. Then get Gibbon Flight near the site. Lunch is included. Afternoon Tour: Artisan D’angkor is a school specializing in teaching wood and stone carving techniques to impoverished young generation people. It launched in 1992 under a join Cambodian/French initiative and partly financed by the EU since 1998 under the "REPLIC" programmed, Chantiers-Ecoles vocational center trains 650 apprentices a year included 160 in fine arts & crafts trades united in the "Artisans d'Angkor" production net work horse-riding & Floating village in Siem Reap to watch sunset. Dinner is not included. Overnight in Siem Reap.
DAY (10): (Banteay Chhmar-Battambang): Morning Tour: Breakfast is served by CBTC restaurant. Walk around Banteay-Chhmar local market and then take Koyun Tour (Mini tractor with remoark) to Banteay Terp Temple and ride through rice-fields to see the villager’s activities. Lunch is served by CBTC at the temple-site. Afternoon Tour: Drive and enjoy the beauty of rice field and villages on the way to Battambang. Then, we will take (Bamboo Train) to watch sunset in the rice field. Dinner is on your own account and overnight in Battambang province.
DAY (14): (Phnom Penh –Tonle Bati - Phnom Chiso - Kep City): Morning Tour: After breakfast at the hotel drive south on National Road Number 3 to Ta keo province. On the way visit the Ta Prohm Tonle Bati. And continue towards to visit Phnom Chiso and then Lunch break. Afternoon Tour: We transfer to Kep via Kampot. Upon arrival enjoy bathing at the beach. Dinner is on own account and overnight in Kep City.
DAY (15): (Bokor National Park – Sihanouk Ville): Morning Tour: drive to visit some most highlight French Colonial Houses in town at Kampot province before proceeding to Bokor National Park to visit the long-abandoned hill station of Borkor Mountain. Discover the ruins of the former Royal Residence, church, casino enjoy an amazing view of the southern coast and continuing to trek to Popokvile waterfall (around 30 minutes/way). Then Lunch break. Afternoon Tours: Drive to Sihanouk Ville (100 km, around 2.5 hours), upon arrival, check in at hotel. Dinner is on own personal account and then overnight in Sihanouk Ville.
DAY (16): (Sihanouk Ville – Ream National Park): Morning Tour: Drive to Ream National Park to spend full day boat trip to discover this beautiful park established as a protected area in 1993. The park encompasses 21,000 hectares of coastal area including sandy beaches, mangrove forests, the Prek Teuk Sap estuary, off-shore coral, reefs and two islands.The area is home to a variety of water and jungle fowl, rhesus monkeys and viewing wildlife on the shore. Relax on the pristine white sand-beach. Return back to hotel. Dinner is on own and overnight in Sihanouk Ville.
DAY (18): (Sihanoukville Via Phnom Penh To Kompong Cham): Morning Excursion: Transfer to Kompong Cham and on the way we can visit Phnom Bros (Man Hill) & Phnom Srey (Woman Hill). Then Lunch break. Afternoon Tour: we visit Wat Nokor Bachey, an 11th century Mahayana Buddhist shrine and rubber plantation and city-sightseeing. Dinner is on own account and overnight in Kompong Cham.
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