Siem Reap Private Guided Tour - 5D4N Angkor Discovery (KA)

Hong Kong/Siem Reap

Arrival into Siem Reap International Airport. A private transfer will bring you directly to your hotel for check-in. Enjoy your first taste of the Angkor temples at Banteay Kdei concluding with picturesque sunset drinks on the moat of Angkor Thom.

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After breakfast you will start your morning visit the Temples of the Forest. Travel by tuk-tuk towards Ta Prohm Temple and Srah Srang. This jungle-clad temple with overgrown trees exudes a haunting and exotic atmosphere. The magnificent roots of a tree push between the temple's huge stone blocks in a strange embrace. Nearby Ta Prohm is the temple ruins of Ta Nei, we will pause for a light breakfast at the temples of fresh croissants, seasonal fruit, juice, TWG tea and coffee in a quiet and beautiful spot.
Afternoon we’ll explore to the South Gate of Angkor Thom and the Temples of Bayon, Baphoun, Phimean Akas, The Royal Enclosure, the Terraces of Elephants and the Leper King.

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This morning you will discover subsistence fishing lifestyles of the Tonle Sap Lake with a picnic lunch. After breakfast drive to Kampong Kleang village. Imagine wooden houses on 10 meter tall stilts, surrounded by water in the wet season and on the flood plains of the lake in the dry season.  You will drive on the dirt road to the village along the way you will see many wooden houses and traditional fishing equipment as well as small children wave their hands and say hello to you.  Upon arrival at the stilt house the family welcomes you with some tea and coffee before you start walking around the village. This community of Kampong Kleang knows many inventive ways to catch fish. We learn about the village life while visiting a local school, see the smoking of catfish, and speaking to a fisherman while he is making reparations on his net.  Take a boat trip on a boat and enjoy lunch onbord.
In the afternoon, your guide, driver and transportation are at disposal for touring in Angkor Archaeological Park or in town.

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This morning before sunrise, depart the hotel for Angkor Wat, the largest and most breathtaking monument at Angkor. Built as the funerary temple for Suryavarman II, who ruled from 1112 to 1152, Angkor never fails to reward the first time or repeat visitor with its grand scale, surreal bas reliefs and unbelievable attention to detail. Here, you will spend the morning exploring one of man's most magnificent creations before returning to the hotel for a late breakfast.
In the afternoon let us lead you on a journey of discovery to the heart of the authentic Cambodian countryside. Begin at a contemporary pagoda learning Buddhism and seeking blessing from the monks, easy walk about 20 minutes reaching the man-made reservoir, then cross reservoir by boat and continue the journey to rice paddies and villages, can buy seasonal fruits from the tree and speak to families who have specialized in baking sticky rice in bamboo. Then reach private villa with sunset drink.

Siem Reap/Hong Kong

Breakfast at the hotel. Explore the old markets for souvenir shopping or Psa Leu for an untouristic experience, then continue on to visit Artisans d'Angkor or Theam's House for high quality artisan crafts. Transfer to airport for your departure flight back to Hong Kong.