4-day Highlight Phnom Penh Silk Island Shopping

Day 1: Phnom Penh arrival

1. Phnom Penh
   30m
   Phnom Penh – the city retains its traditional Khmer and colonial styles with French villas and large tree-line sidewalk
2. Royal Palace
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Visit the impressive colorful Khmer-style royal palace complex build in 1866 by the Predecessors of King Norodom
3. Silver Pagoda
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Silver pagoda (the emerald Buddha temple), where contain plenty of Buddha Statues decorated and made by gold, diamond, gemstone and silver
4. Independence Monument
   Pass by
   Independence Monument, or Vimean Ekareach as it is referred to in Khmer, is a majestic structure that dominates Phnom Penh city centre. Independence Monument was primarily erected to mark the liberation of the country from the French, who ruled Cambodia for almost a century from 1863 to 1953.
5. National Museum
   45m · Admission ticket included
   the National museum; a beautiful Khmer architecture building contains more than 5000 art antiques made by bronze, wood, gold, silver, copper, sandstone and others
6. Wat Phnom
   45m · Admission ticket included
   Walk up to sacred hill Phnom Daun Penh – also the name of a pagoda and name of the capital nowadays
7. Central Market
   30m
   Central Market, a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. Initial design and layouts are from French architect Louis Chauchon

Day 2: Phnom Penh Full day city tour

1. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Choeung Ek museum, where between 1975 and 1978 about 17,000 men, women, children and infants detained and tortured at S-21 were transported for the extermination
2. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
   45m · Admission ticket included
   to Tuol Sleng prison now is Genocide Museum, the most secret part of the Khmer Rouge regime. It’s also called S-21 (abbreviated for Security Office 21), a Khmer Rouge's premier security camp, specifically designed for the interrogation and extermination of anti-Angkor elements
3. Russian Market
   30m
   Going shopping around Russian market, enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals

Day 3: Phnom Penh – Silk Island & Shopping

1. Koh Dach
   2h
   we proceed for Silk Island tour. We cruise along the Phnom Penh riverfront, enjoy the view from the upper deck or down on the main deck for a more cozy experience near the bar. Passing the Royal Palace, see the junction of the Tonle Sap, Mekong, and Bassac Rivers. Up the Mekong River we will see floating villages and fishing families living on their boats. The trip to Silk Island takes about 1 hour. After docking on the island, visit the temples, silk plantations and villages, then learn about the island’s silk production as you tour a silk farm
2. Central Market
   45m
   Central Market, a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. Initial design and layouts are from French architect Louis Chauchon
3. Russian Market
   30m
   Last shopping around Russian market; enjoy the bustling daily activities of the locals

Day 4: Phnom Penh departure

1. Phnom Penh
   30m
   Morning after breakfast, transfer to airport for flight to airport for flight departure.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Public transportation options are available nearby