Siem Reap and Phnom Penh Highlights in 5 days from Angkor Wat (5 Days – 4 Nights)

June 28, 2023By Lan13 Anh13Posted in Cambodia Tour, Tour

Experience the best of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh in 5 days and 4 nights with a small group and professional guide. Marvel at the vastness and complexity of Angkor Wat Archaeological Park, World heritage site listed by UNESCO. Enjoy Angkor sunset and its rich culture. Pay respect and understand Cambodia’s tragic past in Phnom Penh at Genocide Museum and Killing Fields and move on to see its present-day beauty of Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace, and independence monument. Small group with a max of 10 people, with accommodation, transports and entrance fees.  

Highlights

  • See the highlights of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh on this 5-day tour
  • Watch the sun set over the UNESCO-listed Angkor Wat complex
  • Learn about Cambodia’s tragic past at the Killing Fields
  • All transportation, accommodations, and breakfasts included 
Angkor Wat at sunrise, Siem Reap

Day 01: Siem Reap Arrival – Includes: 1 night at hotel, airport pickup, Local guide
Arrival at Siem Reap International Airport or bus station, meet and greet by a professional tour guide and transfer to check in hotel, rest time free on own leisure. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 02: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat Full Day Tour
Includes: 1 night at hotel and breakfast, 1 day Angkor Guided tour, Local English Speaking guide, Air-conditioned vehicle, 1 ticket to Angkor, Cold bottled waters. Start with a visit to the walled city of Angkor Thom. Enter by the South Gate and be greeted by fascinating symbolic statues of demons and gods, lined up on either side of the walkway. Then, move to the Bayon temple, was built in 12th century, famous for its various intriguing smiling heads glaring down from every angle.  Continue to the Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper Kings.  Then, prepare to be enchanted with Ta Prohm’s ruins taken over by the jungle trees. You will explore the most expansive of all Angkor temples, the famous and awe-inspiring Angkor Wat.  Finish with enthralling sunset views from Phnom Bakheng.  Return to your hotel and overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 03: Siem Reap – Phnom Penh by public bus to Phnom Penh (7 hours)
Includes: 1 night at hotel, half-day guided tour to Tonle Sap Lake, boat trip, hotel pick up, breakfast, cold bottle water, bus ticket to Phnom Penh, pick up from the bus station in Phnom Penh.

Drive 45-minutes to Kompong Phluk, you’ll travel by car (February to July) or by car and boat (August to January). Transfer to a small boat and set sail along the lake, passing stilted houses and schools, floating markets, pagodas, and fishing boats as your guide tells you more about local life, customs, and traditions. Have lunch at a local restaurant on your own account and continue in the afternoon transfer to Siem Reap Airport to take flight (optional) to Phnom Penh. 

Day 04: Phnom Penh Full day City Tour 
Includes: 1night at hotel, breakfast in the hotel, 1 day guided city tour, all entrance fees, Local English Speaking Guide, Air conditioned vehicle.

Breakfast at the hotel, then, head to the gleaming Royal Palace, Phnom Penh’s most stunning spectacle. Within the Royal Palace is the Silver Pagoda or The Emerald Buddha temple, where you’ll see a lavish display of Buddha statues embellished with diamonds, emerald, gold, and silver.  You will then visit the National Museum and Wat Phnom. Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant on your own account.

Learn the sobering but important part of Khmer history in The Choeung Ek Killing Field and Toul Sleng, a high school building converted into the S-21 prison.   

Day 05: Phnom Penh – Free till departure – Includes: breakfast at hotel and airport transfer.

Important Information

Departure Point

• Siem Reap International Airport 

Departure Time

8:00 AM

Duration

5 days

Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Inclusions

  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • All activities
  • Bottled water
  • Breakfast
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • 4 nights accommodation
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Entry/Admission – Angkor Wat
  • Entry/Admission – Royal Palace
  • Entry/Admission – National Museum
  • Entry/Admission – Tonle Sap Lake
  • Entry/Admission – Angkor Thom
  • Entry/Admission – Ta Prohm
  • Entry/Admission – Wat Phnom
  • Entry/Admission – Banteay Srei
  • Entry/Admission – Silver Pagoda
  • Entry/Admission – Phnom Bakheng
  • Entry/Admission – Bayon Temple
  • Entry/Admission – Terrace of the Elephants
  • Entry/Admission – Terrace of the Leper King
  • Entry/Admission – Angkor Thom South Gate

Exclusions

  • Food and drinks (available for purchase)
  • Air ticket from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh
  • Gratuities
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Other not mentioned
  • Compulsory gala dinner at the hotel on 24 Dec & 31 Dec at 4 star & 5-star hotels options
  • Compulsory gala dinner on 24 & 31 Dec with 55US$ per person
  • Angkor Holiday in Siem Reap peak season surcharge from 23 Jan-2 Feb is 20$ per room per night
  • Victoria Angkor compulsory gala dinner on 24 Dec is 105$ per person and 125$ per person on 31 Dec.
  • Victoria Angkor peak season surcharge 23 Dec-04 Jan and 15-24 Feb is 30$ per room per night

Pickup Time

8AM

Pickup Point

From your hotel