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Cambodia Discovery: Phnom Penh, Battambang and Angkor - 10 Days
▣10 days ⌖3 stops ▱Private transfers and personal discoveries
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A closer look at Cambodia’s history and everyday life
From a royal palace beside the Mekong to the roots entwining Ta Prohm, discover Cambodia’s cultural landmarks and quieter moments in the countryside.
At a glance
A private journey through Cambodia, combining Phnom Penh’s history, Battambang’s countryside and the temples of Angkor.
Best suited for: Couples and culturally curious travellers interested in history and meeting local people.
In Phnom Penh, explore the Royal Palace and learn about Cambodia’s recent history. In Battambang, discover traditional crafts and colonial-era architecture, and take a bamboo-train ride.
Around Siem Reap, explore Angkor’s temples, visit Chansar village and take a private boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake. This itinerary can be tailored to your interests.
What you will experience
- Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace and memorial sites
- Battambang’s bamboo train and bat caves
- Angkor Wat, Banteay Srei and Ta Prohm
- Village life and lunch with local hosts in Chansar
More highlights
- Private boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake
Day by day
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After breakfast, visit the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and stop at the Independence Monument. Browse the Russian Market and its local goods. In the afternoon, visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the former S-21 prison, to learn about Cambodia’s history under the Khmer Rouge. Included activities: visit to Choeung Ek; photo stop at the Independence Monument; visit …
After breakfast, visit the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and stop at the Independence Monument. Browse the Russian Market and its local goods. In the afternoon, visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the former S-21 prison, to learn about Cambodia’s history under the Khmer Rouge.
Included activities: visit to Choeung Ek; photo stop at the Independence Monument; visit to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum; visit to the Russian Market, also known as Toul Tom Poung.
Places visited: Choeung Ek, the Independence Monument, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and the Russian Market.
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After breakfast, visit the National Museum, with its collection of more than 5,000 objects from the Angkor period. Continue to the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda, home to a gold Buddha weighing around 90 kilograms and decorated with 2,086 diamonds. Visit Wat Phnom, then finish the day with a sunset boat ride on the Tonle Sap and …
After breakfast, visit the National Museum, with its collection of more than 5,000 objects from the Angkor period. Continue to the Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda, home to a gold Buddha weighing around 90 kilograms and decorated with 2,086 diamonds. Visit Wat Phnom, then finish the day with a sunset boat ride on the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers.
Included activities: visits to the National Museum, Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and Wat Phnom; sunset river cruise.
Places visited: the National Museum of Cambodia, Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and Wat Phnom.
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After breakfast, travel overland to Battambang. The journey covers around 290 kilometres and takes approximately four to five hours. Stop at a silversmithing village, visit pottery workshops in Kampong Chhnang and browse a fish market. On arrival in Battambang, explore the colonial-era architecture and central market, then enjoy a bamboo-train ride in Oudombong village. Included activities: silversmithing village, …
After breakfast, travel overland to Battambang. The journey covers around 290 kilometres and takes approximately four to five hours. Stop at a silversmithing village, visit pottery workshops in Kampong Chhnang and browse a fish market. On arrival in Battambang, explore the colonial-era architecture and central market, then enjoy a bamboo-train ride in Oudombong village.
Included activities: silversmithing village, Kampong Chhnang pottery workshops and fish market visits; a walk through Battambang’s colonial quarter; Psar Nat market visit; bamboo-train ride in Oudombong.
Places visited: the silversmithing village, Kampong Chhnang pottery workshops, Psar Nat and Oudombong.
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After breakfast, follow the Sangker River to Wat Slaket Pagoda and visit Wat Ek Phnom. Stop at a market where prahok, Cambodia’s fermented fish paste, is made. In the afternoon, explore Phnom Sampeou and its caves, including the Killing Caves associated with the Khmer Rouge period. Before returning to town, spend around five to ten minutes watching the …
After breakfast, follow the Sangker River to Wat Slaket Pagoda and visit Wat Ek Phnom. Stop at a market where prahok, Cambodia’s fermented fish paste, is made. In the afternoon, explore Phnom Sampeou and its caves, including the Killing Caves associated with the Khmer Rouge period. Before returning to town, spend around five to ten minutes watching the stream of bats emerging from the cave.
Included activities: drive along the Sangker River; visits to Wat Slaket, Wat Ek Phnom and a prahok market; exploration of Phnom Sampeou, Wat Sampeou, the Killing Caves and natural caves; bat-watching.
Places visited: Wat Slaket, Wat Ek Phnom, Phnom Sampeou and Wat Sampeou.
After breakfast, travel overland to Siem Reap, a journey of around three hours. Check in at your hotel, then visit Artisans d’Angkor to watch craftspeople working in wood and stone. Continue to Wat Thmey, a memorial to victims of the Khmer Rouge, where a glass-sided stupa contains human remains as a reminder of this difficult period in Cambodia’s …
After breakfast, travel overland to Siem Reap, a journey of around three hours. Check in at your hotel, then visit Artisans d’Angkor to watch craftspeople working in wood and stone. Continue to Wat Thmey, a memorial to victims of the Khmer Rouge, where a glass-sided stupa contains human remains as a reminder of this difficult period in Cambodia’s history.
Included activities: visits to Artisans d’Angkor and Wat Thmey.
Places visited: Artisans d’Angkor and Wat Thmey.
After breakfast, drive to Banteay Srei to admire its intricate carvings. Stop in Preah Dark village, then visit Banteay Samre, whose reliefs tell stories of Vishnu and Krishna. In the afternoon, explore Angkor Wat, the vast temple complex surrounded by walls and a moat. Included activities: visits to Banteay Srei, Preah Dark village, Banteay Samre and Angkor Wat. …
After breakfast, drive to Banteay Srei to admire its intricate carvings. Stop in Preah Dark village, then visit Banteay Samre, whose reliefs tell stories of Vishnu and Krishna. In the afternoon, explore Angkor Wat, the vast temple complex surrounded by walls and a moat.
Included activities: visits to Banteay Srei, Preah Dark village, Banteay Samre and Angkor Wat.
Places visited: Banteay Srei, Preah Dark, Banteay Samre and Angkor Wat.
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After breakfast, explore Angkor Thom. Enter through the South Gate and discover Bayon’s carved towers, the former royal enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Visit Preah Khan, a large complex that once served as a Buddhist monastery and place of learning. In the afternoon, explore Ta Prohm, where huge trees …
After breakfast, explore Angkor Thom. Enter through the South Gate and discover Bayon’s carved towers, the former royal enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Visit Preah Khan, a large complex that once served as a Buddhist monastery and place of learning. In the afternoon, explore Ta Prohm, where huge trees wind their roots through the ancient stonework. End the day with sunset from Phnom Bakheng.
Included activities: visits to Angkor Thom’s South Gate, Bayon, the royal enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Terrace of the Elephants, the Terrace of the Leper King, Preah Khan and Ta Prohm; sunset at Phnom Bakheng.
Places visited: Angkor Thom, Bayon, Phimeanakas, the Terrace of the Elephants, the Terrace of the Leper King, Preah Khan, Ta Prohm and Phnom Bakheng.
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After breakfast, travel to Chansar for a closer look at rural life. Take an ox-cart ride through the village, then visit a family who will show you how to make traditional brooms and invite you to try. Walk through the village with your guide, join in with fishing and seasonal farming activities, and share a simple lunch with …
After breakfast, travel to Chansar for a closer look at rural life. Take an ox-cart ride through the village, then visit a family who will show you how to make traditional brooms and invite you to try. Walk through the village with your guide, join in with fishing and seasonal farming activities, and share a simple lunch with a local family. On the way back, receive a blessing from a Buddhist monk at a local temple.
Included activities: ox-cart ride; broom-making with a local family; guided village walk; fishing and farming activities; lunch with a local family; a monk’s blessing.
Places visited: Chansar village.
After breakfast, travel to Tonle Sap Lake for a private boat ride on Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake. Visit a floating fishing village, with schools, a police station and homes that move as the water level changes. Afterwards, transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Included activities: private boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake and a floating-village …
After breakfast, travel to Tonle Sap Lake for a private boat ride on Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake. Visit a floating fishing village, with schools, a police station and homes that move as the water level changes. Afterwards, transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Included activities: private boat trip on Tonle Sap Lake and a floating-village visit.
Places visited: Tonle Sap Lake.
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| Destination | 3 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh |
LCS or similar
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Anik Palace or similar
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Palace Gate Resort or similar
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| Battambang |
Classy Hotel or similar
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Battambang Resort or similar
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Maison Wat Kor or similar
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| Siem Reap |
Royal Crown or similar
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Saem Siem Reap or similar
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Borei Angkor or similar
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Check-in is from 2 pm and check-out is by noon, unless early check-in or late check-out is expressly included in your itinerary. The selection follows the accommodation section of your proposal; hotel examples within individual days may differ. Final accommodation is confirmed when you book.
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From USD 1,559 / personInternational arrival and departure flights excluded
Included services
- Experienced English-speaking guide. German-, French-, Spanish- or Dutch-speaking guides are available on request for a supplement.✓
- Meals as listed in the itinerary: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner. Vegetarian and vegan meals are available on request; please tell Vietnam Tour Fun about your requirements.✓
- Private door-to-door collection and drop-off.✓
- Air-conditioned vehicles for excursions and all transfers.✓
- All sightseeing and admission tickets listed in the itinerary.✓
- Tissues and drinking water in the vehicle.✓
- Service charges and government taxes.✓
- 24/7 assistance through our hotline.✓
- Boat trips as described in the itinerary.✓
- A visit to the Chansor village community, with cold water and towels during the trip.✓
- Other services expressly included in the itinerary.✓
Additional costs
- All international and domestic flights, and departure taxes. Child airfares follow the airline’s conditions at booking; contact us for a quote if travelling with more than one child.×
- Travel insurance, which you can arrange with an insurer of your choice.×
- Drinks, personal expenses and tips.×
- Early check-in and late check-out unless expressly included.×
- Compulsory gala dinners on 24 and 31 December.×
- Holiday surcharges at Christmas, New Year and Khmer New Year.×
- Airport-transfer surcharges between midnight and 5 am.×
- Visa-on-arrival fees: the programme lists USD 30 per person; the fee applicable when you enter the country takes precedence.×
- Laundry services.×
- Services not expressly included.×
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