Best Food & Drink

1. Bai Sach Chrouk

Bai Sach Chrouk: Grilled pork served with rice and pickled vegetables.

2. Amok

Amok: A traditional Cambodian curry made with fish or chicken, seasoned with a blend of spices and coconut milk, and steamed in a banana leaf.

3. Kuy Teav

Kuy Teav: A Cambodian noodle soup made with rice noodles and a variety of ingredients, including meats, seafood, and vegetables.

Day 1 – Siem Reap arrival

A short walk along the road in front of the King’s Residence to see the Main Shrine, where the local people usually worship.

Visit Artisans D’Angkor where young Cambodians are trained to learn how to do the carving.

Go see the city’s lively open market, Psar Chars also called the “Old Market”, where anything and everything is for sale!

Overnight at a hotel in Siem Reap

Day 2 – Angkor Wat tour

Visit Angkor Wat – the temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing

We continue to

• The South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century)
• Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara)
• The Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, and the Terrace of the Leper King.
• Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples

Late afternoon, you will enjoy a Remork ride (Tuktuk) around the city

Overnight at a hotel in Siem Reap

Day 4 – Phnom Penh city tour

This morning we will visit the Independence Monument. From here we enjoy a cyclo ride to the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda.

Afternoon, we visit the National Museum, also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1917.

Then, stop by the Russian Market.

Heading to enjoy a one-hour sunset cruise on the Mekong River.

Overnight at a hotel in Phnom Penh

Day 5 – Phnom Penh – The Killing Field

Visit the Toul Sleng Prison Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek-both grim reminders of Cambodia’s bloody past under Pol Pot.

It is almost inconceivable to confront the nature of true evil here in this gentle land, but the Buddhist memorial at Choeung Ek commemorates the 1.7 million victims of the 1975-79 Pol Pot regime.

This excursion may prove distressing for some. It is, however, an important piece of this country’s historical and cultural puzzle.

The rest of the day is on your personal options. Free time at your own leisure till departure transfer to the airport.