Ancient Temples & Island Treasures

📍 Siem Reap Angkor Airport - Siem Reap (52 km): 60 mins

Welcome to Cambodia! Upon arrival in Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, be welcomed by a local English speaking guide and then accompanied to the hotel for check in and free at your own leisure. 

In case you cannot find your guide, please call our 24 Hrs Customer Care number +855 81 907 097. 

Overnight in Siem Reap

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📍 Siem Reap – Temples (06 km): 10 mins

Experience Angkor Wat like never before, first, greetings by your local guide from Hotel Lobby and get a brief overview of your planned exploration. Then travel by vintage Army-style Jeep to Angkor Archaeological Park, visit the magnificent Angkor Wat, a 12th-century temple built by King Suryavarman II. This architectural marvel reflects Mount Meru, the abode of Hindu gods. Inside, intricate carvings and reliefs showcase Hindu myths with over 2,000 Apsara dancers grace the walls. Angkor Wat remains a powerful symbol of Cambodia, even gracing the national flag.

Then continue to explore the temple’s inaccessible places with an exclusive tour led by a German Apsara Conservation Project (GACP) expert. 

The NGO has operated since 1997 and was initiated by the University of Applied Sciences Germany in collaboration with APSARA Authority. The work of conservation is to preserve the devatas, apsaras and other bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat.

After a project introduction, all necessary safety equipment will be provided as you explore Angkor Wat's hidden corners and climb the scaffolding. Gain exclusive access to restricted areas and a breathtaking bird's-eye view of the restoration efforts. Learn about the deterioration of the previous decorations of Angkor Wat, the restoration and conservation. 

Your participation directly supports the project, with funds used to purchase essential conservation materials and tools. Note: GACP is closed on saturday, sunday and during Big Public Holiday such as Water festival ceremony, Pchum Ben Day, and Khmer New Year.

Then lunch in a local restaurant before returning to your hotel for a short break.

This evening, attend a performance of ‘Phare, the Cambodian Circus’. Starting at 8pm, professional artists of Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS) will perform a show choreographed by themselves. Set up in Battambang in 1994 by young returnee Cambodians from the refugee camps who learned about using art as a means of coping with trauma, PPS has played an influential role in promoting and developing Khmer culture over the years after the Khmer Rouge genocide. The hour-long show mixes traditional and modern theatre, music, dance, acrobatics, juggling and contortion performed in a story about Cambodian lives and society. 

After the show, our guide can drop you off at the hotel or Pub street.

Overnight in Siem Reap.
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch

Hop on a local wooden boat for a private journey through a canal, all the way to Tonle Sap Lake. See what life is like on Southeast Asia’s largest lake. Take a boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake, cruising past quiet waterways. This is a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the way of life of the local people living on stilt houses. 

After a tour of Tonle Sap Lake, visit the Angkor Wildlife and Aquarium (AWA) for a closer look at the lake’s marine ecosystems. The AWA, in cooperation with NGOs and the Cambodian government, plays an active role in conservation by providing educational content about different species and operating an important breeding project.

On arrival, enjoy a welcome drink and meet with one of the AWA’s marine biologist for a behind- the-scenes tour of the marine exhibit. During the visit, learn about the environmental threats faced by the Tonle Sap, including habitat destruction, illegal fishing and disrupted migration patterns.

This insightful visit includes a donation that supports vital conservation efforts for endangered species in Tonle Sap lake.

Return to the hotel after the morning tour.

This evening at 1800, pick up from the hotel by remork (a Cambodian “Tuk Tuk”) and drive to the first restaurant, where follows a different business model, directing their profits to various organisations. You may order any drink from the menu (they make some special cocktails and fruit mix using local ingredients) and any one appetiser (try different ones and share with each other). Next, enjoy Khmer classic dishes at another social enterprise restaurant providing disadvantaged youths, and underprivileged adults, professional training and employment in the hospitality industry. 

After dinner, go to a tropical garden restaurant run by an organisation that operates a hospitality training school where all the restaurant workers learned (or are currently learning) their trade. Learn about how the program runs and its achievements while enjoying a creative cocktail, a glass of wine, beer, or coffee.  This stop will mark the end of your tour and your driver will bring you safely to your hotel or, at your choice, drop you off at Pub Street or in the city centre of Siem Reap.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Siem Reap Hotel - Siem Reap Angkor Airport (52 km): 60 mins Sihanouk Ville International Airport – Jetty to Six Senses Krabey Island (17km): 25 mins Sihanouk Ville International Airport – Jetty to Song Saa Resort (23km): 45 mins

After breakfast, enjoy some free time before check-out and transfer to the Siem Reap Angkor International Airport for the flight to the islands of Sihanouk Ville province. 

Current flight schedule: K6 131 (1130-1240) – see separate price 

Upon arrival, direct transfer to the pier of the hotel of choice: 
 
If staying at Six Senses Krabey Island, transfer from the airport to Ream pier (25 min) and then take a boat scheduled at 10:00, 13:00, 15:00 or 17:00, depending on the flight time. The duration of the boat is approximately 15 mins (private speedboat available on request). 
 
If staying at Song Saa, be transferred to Sihanoukville pier (45 min) and take a shared speedboat ride (45 mins). The schedule of the boat’s departure departs at 10:30 and 13:30 (private speedboat available on request). 

Overnight on Koh Krabey or Song Saa.

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.

Enjoy the day at leisure, perhaps with an optional activity, such as diving, snorkelling, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding and island-hopping boat trips. Contact our Travel Consultant for more details. Supplemental charges apply.  

Overnight on Koh Krabey or Song Saa.

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.

Enjoy the day at leisure, perhaps participating in various optional activities, such as a Cooking Class, which introduces the
art of preparing Khmer dishes with local ingredients, or a signature treatment at the resort’s spa. Contact our Travel Consultant for more details. Supplemental charges apply.

Overnight on Koh Krabey or Song Saa.

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast

📍 Sihanouk Ville pier – Phnom Penh town/airport (211 km): 3 hrs via express way

Breakfast at the hotel.

Enjoy some time at leisure until the transfer back to the mainland pier around noon and then onto Phnom Penh Hotel or Airport.
Note: For a morning departure by land transfer to Phnom Penh, a supplementary charge will apply.

Recommend: Evening flight departure. 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast