Angkor Family Holiday

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

Welcome to Siem Reap, the charming gateway to the famed temples of Angkor. You will be greeted by your local English speaking guide who will accompany you to your hotel for check in. 
Take a rest from your flight or discover Siem Reap town on your own. 

Overnight in Siem Reap

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📍 Siem Reap – Tonle Sap Lake (20 km): 30 mins

This morning experience the authentic rural lifestyles. Drive to the outskirts of Siem Reap through local villages where rice and fish can frequently be spotted drying alongside the road. You will stop at a small but vibrant local market along the way. 

Hop on a local wooden boat for a private journey through a canal, all the way to Tonle Sap Lake. As you cruise along the canal you will see houses on either side: depending on the time of the visit, the houses will either have immediate access to the water or stand perched on stilts high above the ground. A phenomena caused by the annual rising and receding waters of the Tonle Sap Lake. Along the way, gain a better understanding of the local lifestyle with lunch in a family house. This is a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the way of life of the local people- sitting inside a stilted house while watching the boats pass outside. 

Note: Due to fluctuating water levels on the lake and canals, the village visited will depend on the date and water levels at that time. As it’s a local community experience, the boats are older wooden boats.

Return to Siem Reap in the afternoon. 

In the evening, attend a performance of ‘Phare, the Cambodian Circus’. Professional artists of Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS) will perform an inspiring show suitable for people of all ages.  Set up in Battambang in 1994 by young returnee Cambodians from the refugee camps, 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 stories about Cambodian lives and society.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch

📍 Siem Reap – Angkor temples (8 km): 10 mins

This morning, embark on an adventure unlike any other! Head to the ancient city of Angkor Thom for a photography scavenger hunt. Upon arrival, receive a map and a set of clues. Armed with these items and a camera, set off into the sprawling complex in a quest to capture a dozen unique pictures. Start with a visit to the South Gate, where remarkable statues depicting mythological demons and gods line the fifty-metre walkway. Start unlocking the answers to the clues, being led past other smaller monuments and into the heart of Angkor Thom.

During the game, discover interesting facts about sites such as the historic Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King. Explore ancient Bayon Temple and admire the enigmatic faces that cover the temple’s 54 towers. Finish with an exploration of the forested temple complex of Preah Pithu in search of hidden statues, carvings, and chambers! After collecting all the photos, meet up with the guide. Discuss the answers to the quiz and share the picture clues with the group of participants, receiving a magnificent prize for completing the scavenger hunt successfully. 

To conclude the day, visit the legendary Angkor Wat.

Enjoy the afternoon free at leisure, or if you are up for more adventure, you can add any of the following activities:

Optional 1: Zip Line Eco-Adventure
Enjoy a Zip line Eco-Adventure Tour at the Angkor Archeological Park by Zipline adventure share transportation. Offering 9 zip lines at different heights, suspended sky bridges and the chance to abseil from a tree this is an excursion for those with a sense of adventure who want to soar over the jungle canopy like a gibbon!
Transfer to the zipline site before receiving a safety briefing and being outfitted. After the adventure begins: start with the easiest zip lines before proceeding to the highest and most exhilarating. The highest zip lines are at 50 meters above the canopy and the longest 350 meters. From the last zip line the final adventure is to abseil down before a soft trek through the forest takes you back to the starting point.

Note: max 9 people in a single group, latest start time is 12pm, excursion lasts 2 - 2.5 hrs, maximum weight 125kg, not suitable for children under 5 yrs old or 1m height, no sandals permitted.

Optional 2: Horseback-Riding at Happy Ranch (3 hrs)
Head to the outskirts of Siem Reap to the Happy Ranch, a western style horse ranch. There, you will get acquainted with your horse of pure Cambodian breed, a descendant of Mongolian wild horses, and then enjoy the countryside on horseback! During the two-hour trail ride you will visit places far outside the tourist areas, through the rice fields and local villages to the rarely visited temple of Wat Atvea. Explore the peaceful temple ruins of the Angkor-era: a truly authentic experience.

Note: Happy Ranch can arrange lead rides on gentle ponies for young children. Their experienced staff will walk alongside and lead them or just assist them when necessary. 

Optional 3: A Visit with Hero-Rats at Apopo Visitors Center (Join with Public)
Offering a different perspective on the tragic history and current status of landmines in Cambodia, the APOPO visitors centre provides an opportunity to meet giant African rats who have been trained to find explosives for the benefit of many rural communities.

Optional 4: Child Friendly Street Food Discovery (Private)
The Cambodian culinary experience can be fun, exotic, and incredibly unique, especially with local knowledge. Eat as the locals do, sampling local delicacies at local markets, street food stalls, and hidden restaurants. These carefully selected venues are a comfortable way of experiencing ‘street-eats’ with a local expert!

Note: This food tour is not vegetarian friendly. 
Time : 17:00 – 20:30

Overnight in Siem Reap

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast

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

Enjoy some time at leisure until the transfer to the airport for your individual departure flight. 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast