Cambodia, Essential Angkor

Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Dinner at the hotel and accommodation.  

Note: If your flight arrives before 2pm, in the afternoon you will visit the Angkor National Museum and then the Senteurs d'Angkor workshops to discover the production of organic products from perfumes and essential oils, herbs and spices from local cultures.

Breakfast. Visit to the Great City of Angkor Thom, including the famous temples of Bayon and Baphuon, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Afterwards, visit the Ta Prohm temple, the most photographed temple, built between the middle of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century. This temple was left as it was found: covered in trees and roots and with parts of the temple still scattered on the ground, making it one of the most picturesque temples in the whole of Angkor. Lunch at a local restaurant. Departure by Tuk-Tuk to visit the largest temple in the region, Angkor Wat. This temple covers more than 210 hectares and includes galleries, columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards, lakes, and offers beautiful bas-reliefs that tell the story of the Ramayana and daily life at the time of Angkor's construction. Visit to the Temple of Pre Rup, known as the temple of the mountain. Accommodation.

Breakfast. Visit to Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater reservoir in Southeast Asia, whose water level has the particularity of rising several meters every year during the rainy season, quadrupling its original volume according to the flooding of the Mekong River. Boat trip to the village of Chong Kneas to get a glimpse of fishing village life in this area. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, a visit to the Roluos temples and a ride in an ox cart. Dinner with a traditional dance show at a local restaurant. Accommodation.

Note: during the dry season in Cambodia, from March to July, the water level can be very low and the village of Chong Kneas may not be accessible. If this happens, this visit will be replaced by a visit to the village of Kampong Khleang, located about 55km by car from Siem Reap, made up of authentic and original stilt houses that are exposed due to the low water level of the river.

Breakfast. At a time to be arranged locally, transfer to the airport to board your flight to a destination of your choosing.