Cambodia 9 Day Adventure Tour: Cycling, Trekking, Boating

Day 1: Arrival in Siem Reap - Welcome to Cambodia

1. Siem Reap Angkor International Airport
   2h
   Our professional tour guide and driver, they are waiting to welcome you at Siem Reap Angkor International Airport and your guide will be holding a welcome signboard with the About Cambodia travel & Tours Logo & your name and transfer you to city Siem Reap before go to hotel for check in and they will provide you more information about city with daily life of the people in the city and after check in at the hotel. Overnight at Siem Reap
2. Siem Reap
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   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Royal Crown Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Regency Angkor Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Angkor Paradise Hotel, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 2: Cycling through Angkor Ruined temples in the Jungle

1. Angkor Wat
   3h · Admission ticket included
   After Breakfast at your hotel and meet our Cycling Tour Guide at your hotel lobby with the brief presentation of the tour and the bike. Cycle to the north east of Siem Reap and heading out of town on the riverside road to explore the enormous Angkor Wat with insightful storytelling from our friendly, helpful professional tour guide. Continue the ride through the jungle, get closer to the greenery and hear the sound of nature along the path, to the city of Angkor Thom and ride through the Angkor Thom Ancient city to then Bayon temple which is one truly unforgettable experience before have a lunch break at the authentic healthy Khmer food at a local restaurant inside the Angkor Park. After enjoy lunch at local restaurant continue ride to visit the marvelous Ta Nei temple, it is hiding deeply in the jungle. Finally continue Ta Prom Temple, we ride back to town after a satisfying day of taking in the temples at the relaxed peace of cycling. Overnight at Siem Reap
2. Bayon Temple
   3m · Admission ticket included
   The Bayon is a richly decorated Khmer temple related to Buddhism at Angkor in Cambodia.
3. 2h · Admission ticket included
   The temple is referred to as the "Tomb Raider Temple" or the "Angelina Jolie Temple" due to its depiction in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). The temple was built without mortar and, after it was abandoned, trees took root in the loosened stones.
4. 30m · Admission ticket included
   It's a bit ruined but still stunning. I still I always feel like these things weren't man-made. I'm still amazed of the structures hidden in the jungle. It's a bit difficult to capture this gate without distraction since it's of the main entrances to other attractions
5. Ta Nei Temple
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Ta Nei is a late 12th century stone temple in Angkor, Cambodia. Built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, it is near the northwest corner of the East Baray, a large holy reservoir. It was dedicated to the Buddha.
6. Angkor Thom
   1h · Admission ticket included
   In short, yes it's still a spectacular archeological site and one of THE things to do in Cambodia. I just think you have to be prepared for the reality of the crowds, the trash, and the monkeys. Of course, as the only temple complex of its kind or its size, Angkor Wat is a historical and cultural marvel
7. Siem Reap
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   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Royal Crown Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Regency Angkor Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Angkor Paradise Hotel, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 3: Discover Angkor Grand Circle, Banteay Srei with watching sunset Phnom Bakheng

1. Banteay Srei
   2h · Admission ticket included
   On the morning after breakfast at the hotel transfer to visit the most beautiful temples in Angkor Archeological Park that there are more than 250 temples in this area cover by 401 km2, Preah Kahn, Neak Pean, Ta Som , East Mebon, Bantey Samre temples. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch continue to visit Banteay Srei temple that known as the crown jewel of the Khmer art that the temple was built by Rosa and pink sand stone and on the way back stop to visit the village with the traditional Khmer house and the make the palm sugar in the village and watch sunset at Phnom Bakheng before transfer to hotel. Overnight at Siem Reap
2. Phnom Bakheng
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Phnom Bakheng is a Hindu and Buddhist temple in the form of a temple mountain in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Dedicated to Shiva, it was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman.
3. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Preah Khan is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII to honor his father. It is located northeast of Angkor Thom and just west of the Jayatataka baray, with which it was associated.
4. Neak Pean
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Neak Pean at Angkor, Cambodia is an artificial island with a Hindu temple on a circular island in Jayatataka Baray, which was associated with Preah Khan temple, built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. It is the "Mebon" of the Preah Khan baray.
5. Banteay Samre
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Banteay Samré is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, located 400 metres to the east of the East Baray. Built during the reign of Suryavarman II and Yasovarman II in the early 12th century, it is a Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat style.
6. Pre Rup
   40m · Admission ticket included
   Pre Rup is a Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or early 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction.
7. Siem Reap
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   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Royal Crown Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Regency Angkor Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Angkor Paradise Hotel, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 4: Boat trip at Tonle Sap Lake - Floating village and Siem Reap city tour

1. Tonle Sap Lake
   2h · Admission ticket included
   On the morning after breakfast at the hotel transfer to visit Tone Sap Lake, it is largest lake in South East Asia and floating village the most beautiful floating village at the Tonle Sap Lake, go by boat to visit the traditional and daily life of the people that they live on the water and they are fisherman, most of the houses they build on the boats or bamboo raft. Tonle Sap it is the unique lake in the world that water in the lake feed by the Mekong River and it is only one way of the water flow in and out , in the wet season the water from Mekong River flow into the lake and in the dry season the water in the lake flow back to Mekong River and after visit the floating village at Tonle Sap continue to visit Wat Prom Rath , Artisans Angkor and then continue to restaurant for lunch after lunch continue to visit Royal Garden and then go to enjoy the view of the manmade water reservoir at West Baray and Wat Svay Lmeat Monastery before transfer to Siem Reap. Overnight at Siem Reap
2. Kampong Phluk Floating Village
   2h · Admission ticket included
   It is definitely worth the visit to see how these people live and seeing the insight into different cultures. It is better to visit this place Siem Reap. It is a bit far from Siem Reap, and in Siem Reap you have other things to do. We took a boat trip all the way to the Tonle lake and back.
3. Wat Preah Prom Rath
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Wat Preah Prom Rath is one of the oldest pagodas in Siem Reap, Cambodia and has a number of well-preserved wall paintings from the 17th century. Although it is a Buddhist temple some of the wall paintings describe the famous ancient love story of Rama and Shita, the strongest man and the most beautiful women of all times.
4. Artisans Angkor
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Artisans Angkor is a Cambodian social business creating job opportunities for young people in rural areas, while reviving traditional Khmer craftsmanship. The organisation, founded in 1992, is located on Stung Thmey Street, 2 minutes walk from the Old Market in Siem Reap Centre, Cambodia
5. West Baray
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The West Baray is a vast man-made lake, surrounded by an earthen levee which forms a dyke. According to legend, the young daughter of a ruler of Angkor was grabbled by an enormous crocodile, which made a large opening in the south dyke of the West Baray that can still be seen today. The crocodile was capture and killed. The princess, still living in its stomach, was rescued.
6. 1h
   The Svay Romiet Pagoda is located directly on the banks of the West Baray.
7. Siem Reap
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   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Royal Crown Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Regency Angkor Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Angkor Paradise Hotel, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 5: Phnom Kulen National Park - Rainforest Jungle Trekking Tour

1. Phnom Kulen National Park
   2h · Admission ticket included
   On the morning after breakfast at hotel transfer to foot of the Phnom Kuken Mountain and trekking through the sacred site of National Phnom Kulen with a private guide, It would take you about 3 hours to hike the mountain range and up to a day to tour the entire place. Your trek will start from the bottom of the Kulen mountain at Preah Ang Jub, the foot of Mountain Kulen where you will see a Buddhist temple here right before you continue with the trek up the Kulen mountains. As you continue to go ahead, you’ll reach the Valley of Thousand Lingas with river water flowing over the lingams. Continue trekking and you’ll reach the Preah Ang Thom, a Buddhist temple that is home to a 15m statue of a Buddha that was carved out of a huge sandstone block and then continue to waterfall for swim and relaxing there and enjoy views in jungle. . Overnight at Siem Reap
2. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Also known as “Amazing Cliff”, located atop Kulen Mountain it’s an easy-to-reach site offering impressive views across the canyon below in between the mountain ranges. It is reached off the main road across the top of the mountain where there is a small parking bay and foot trail leading to the site. Around 150 m or so of the cliff edge is cleared.
3. 1h · Admission ticket included
   At the summit of the hill you can see Buddhist pagoda and a large reclining Buddha statue 8 meters length carved into a sandstone bock in 16th century.
4. Preah Ang Thom pagoda
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Also often referred to as the Reclining Buddha, Preah Ang Thom is an 8 meters (26 ft) tall statue of the reclining Buddha reaching nirvana. The statue is carved into a huge natural sandstone boulder to which a modern staircase has been added along with a shelter over the Buddha. It is a very sacred and special site for all Cambodians and there are always patrons visiting the site and at times becoming quite busy.
5. 30m · Admission ticket included
   Along a stretch of the riverbed for around 500 m there are carvings of linga, several big and small yoni, and a large carving of Vishnu. Along the walls of the riverbed, a small carving is also seen in the bedrock.
6. Phnom Kulen Waterfall
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Most people come to swim in the river which forms the Kulen Waterfall. There are two waterfalls here. The first is around 25m wide and 5m tall. The second is about 15m tall and 15m wide. The sizes of the waterfalls will change depending on the season. There will be much more water during the rainy season, but it’s still worth visiting in the dry season.
7. 1h · Admission ticket included
   We start to trek from Preah Ang Choub Pagoda through the rainforest in the national park
8. Siem Reap
   Pass by
   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Royal Crown Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Regency Angkor Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Angkor Paradise Hotel, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 6: Departure from Siem Reap to Battambang with Sightseeing

1. Battambang
   2h
   On the morning after breakfast at the hotel departure from Siem Reap to Battambang and arrival in Battambang and check in at the hotel and then exploring Battambang’s attractions. It is the second largest city in Cambodia with the beautiful decoration in the city with colonial building and the traditional Cambodian house, some wooden houses are more than 100 years ago that they pass from one generation to next generation. In this province there many popular site like the 12th century temple Phnom Banan and continue to ride Bamboo train and you will get more fun to ride the Bamboo train and then continue to visit Phnom Sampov and the famous natural bat carve in Phnom Sampov that every day at the evening there are more the million bats fly out the carve and they come back early on the morning and you will feel so amazing to see the long line flying of the bats and after that transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Battambang
2. 2h · Admission ticket included
   Old track offering open bamboo platform rides through the jungle, with souvenir shops at the end.
3. 1h · Admission ticket included
   The Royal Bungalow on the compound of the Provincial Residence was built in the 1960s by famous Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann. Its architectural design is a fusion of traditional Khmer architecture and contemporary features (“New Khmer Architecture”). It accommodates the Royal Family whenever they visit Battambang. His Majesty, King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni, was last seen there in 2007.
4. 40m · Admission ticket included
   Damrey Sor Pagoda (White Elephant Pagoda), Battambang is one of the frequently accessed tourist spots that is situated in the city center area. This famous temple is located in one of the busy districts of the city which can be convenient to access making this temple one of the prime Battambang attractions. Wat Tahm-rai-saw (White Elephant Pagoda), Battambang is a temple which is known for its elaborate architectural structure. If you are to visit this popular tourism destination, you are to take one of the roads known to be Road 2 or Road 3. Road 2 is comparatively busier than Road 3. There are road side shops and eateries that you will be getting as you take one of the two roads.
5. Killing Caves Of Phnom Sampeau
   45m · Admission ticket included
   The killing caves of Phnom Sampeau are a Khmer Rouge execution site on Phnom Sampeau, a hill southwest of Battambang in western Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge killed their victims on top of the cave at the rim of a daylight shaft or ceiling hole and then threw the dead body into the cave. Men and women were placed in separate caves and clothes in another. There are a number of caves at Phnom Sampeau that have traditionally served as Buddhist temples. Today there is a large glass memorial in the cave next to the skulls and bones and a golden reclining Buddha that can be reached via a staircase. A memorial, assembled from cyclone fencing and chicken wire contains human bones at the base of the stairway
6. Battambang Bat Caves
   1h · Admission ticket included
   It's something of a spectacle sitting at the foot of Battambang's Phnom Sampeou, the sun sinking into the horizon as a stream of millions of bats pour from caves and zoom into the sky. Here's all you need to know about Cambodia's bat caves.
7. 1h · Admission ticket included
   On the top of Sam Puoy mountain, there are temple and three natural wells, namely Pkar Slar, Lo Khuon and Ak So Pheak. Next to Sam Puoy mountain, there are some main mountains, the natural site like Phnom Trung Moan, Phnom Trung Tea and Phnom Neang Rum Say Sork. These mountains related to the Cambodia folk legend of Reach Kol Neang Rum Say Sork.
8. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Phnom Banan is the best-preserved of the Khmer temples in Battambang Province. The distinctive five towers of the temple are similar to the much larger and more famous temple in Battambang. At the base of the mountain, is a step laterite staircase flanked by Nagas.
9. Battambang
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   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Classy Hotel & Spa, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Cambana La Riviere Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Maisons Wat Kor, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 7: Departure from Battambang to Phnom Pehn via Hiking at Oudong Mountain

1. Oudong Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   On the morning after breakfast at the hotel departure from Battambang to Phnom Penh the capital city of Cambodia and on the way we stop to visit the most beautiful places as City Pusat at stone carving village and city of province Kampong Chhnag at pottery village and continue to visit Oudong mountain and hiking to top of mountain, it was the capital city before Phnom Pehn in 16th century and then continue to Phnom Pehn. Overnight in Phnom Pehn
2. Pursat
   2h
   Itinerary Briefing On the morning after breakfast at the hotel departure from Battambang the second largest city of Cambodia to Phnom Penh the capital city of Cambodia and on the way we stop to visit the most beautiful places stop to visit Pursat city at the marble stone carving village and the jar pottery village in the Kampong Chhnang city after that continue to visit Odong, it was the capital city before Phnom Pehn in 16th century and after that continue to Phnom Penh.
3. 2m · Admission ticket included
   The creation of pottery and other decorative items from red clay is an ancestral tradition for the local people of Kampong Chhnang province, especially those in the Andong Russey, Kdei Tnaot and Trapeang Sbov villages of Rolea Ba'ier district's Sre Thmey commune, who have maintained this legacy of skilled craftsmanship
4. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Phnom Preah Reach Troap, is a sacred mountain that features relics from settlements in ancient times
5. Phnom Penh
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   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Ohana Phnom Penh Palace Hotel, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Sun & Moon Urban Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Sun & Moon Riverside, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 8: Explore Highlight of the Capital City Phnom Penh

1. Phnom Penh
   1h
   On the morning after breakfast at the hotel transfer to explore the capital city Phnom Pehn and this area now is top economic zone of Cambodia with commercial and politic with many tourists attraction sites and we go to see first the historical site around the city at Killing field at Cheung Ek Genocide Center and Toul Sleng Genocide Museum and after that transfer to restaurant for lunch before continue to visit the home of the royal family in Cambodia is the Royal Palace with the Silver Pagoda and after that go to visit Wat Phnom, it was place of birth of the capital city Phnom Penh, then continue to visit Wat Odnalom, it is the largest monastery in Phnom Penh, Visit Independent Monument and the Statue of the king father before continue to visit the Central Market, this is market was built during the colonial period and it is the nice place for shopping before transfer back to hotel and overnight in Phnom Penh
2. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
   2h · Admission ticket included
   The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum or simply Tuol Sleng is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979
3. Royal Palace
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The Royal Palace is one of Phnom Penh’s most iconic landmarks. The construction began in 1886 after King Norodom relocated the royal capital to Phnom Penh and was completed before World War I. Up until today, the palace is the primary residence of The King of Cambodia. While parts of the palace with its golden roofs are closed to the public others like the elegant Throne Hall can be visited.
4. Silver Pagoda
   1h · Admission ticket included
   The beautiful Silver Pagoda is located next to the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. With its beautiful garden, it is a perfect get away from the busy streets of Cambodia's capital. The inside of the pagoda is equally stunning as countless handcrafted silver tiles are covering the floor. The pagoda is also known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha because the primary Buddha statue is made of emerald or baccarat crystal.
5. Wat Phnom
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Wat Phnom : Set on top of a tree-covered knoll 27m high, Wat Phnom is the only hill in town. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1373 to house four statues of Buddha deposited here by the waters of the Mekong and discovered by a woman name Penh. The main entrance to Wat Phnom is via the grand eastern staircase, which is guarded by lions and naga (snake) balustrades.
6. Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The Norodom Sihanouk Memorial is a monument commemorating former King Norodom Sihanouk located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The bronze statue is 4.5 meters tall and is housed under a 27 meter high stupa in the park east of the Independence Monument. The statue depicting the late king wearing a business suit cost about US$1.2 million and took about 8 months to complete.
7. Wat Ounalom
   40m · Admission ticket included
   Wat Ounalom is another of Phnom Penh's five original monasteries (1422). it housed the Institute Bouddhique and library. On the riverfront about 250 meters north of the Royal Palace, facing the Tonle Sap River near the Royal Palace, this pagoda serves as the headquarters for one of Cambodia‘s most revered Buddhist patriarchs.
8. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge killed between 1975 and 1979 about 17 kilometers south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the sites known as The Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center and in other Cambodian detention centers.
9. Phnom Penh
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   Hotel Accommodation in option below :
   - Ohana Phnom Penh Palace Hotel, a 3 stars hotel or similar
   - Sun & Moon Urban Hotel, a 4 stars hotel or similar
   - Sun & Moon Riverside, a 5 stars hotel or similar

Day 9: Departure from Phnom Penh - Farwell Cambodia

1. 3h
   On the morning after breakfast at the hotel free time leisure until your driver meet you at your hotel in the lobby and transfer ( Without Guide ) to Techo International Airport for the next flight and say goodbye to Cambodia. End of services

Pickup details

Pick up at Siem Reap international Airport, please provide us your flight detail as airline company, flight number and arrival time at Siem Reap International airport

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness