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Day 1: Siem Reap – Arrival (L/D):
Morning: Arrival at Siem Reap airport and meet our local guide and transfer to hotel. Start your visit of Angkor by an elephant trekking from the South Gate of Angkor Thom to Preah Pithu temples by passing the Bayon temple. Visit the Bayon, Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, Elephant Terrace and the terrace of Leper King.
Afternoon: visit Angkor Wat till sunset. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: whole day Angkor sightseeing (B/L/D):
Morning: after breakfast visit with the Grand Circuit: The Prasat Kravan, Eastern Mebon, Ta Som, Neak Pean and the Preah Khan temple
Afternoon: visit of the Petit Circuit: Visit of Chao Say Tevoda, Thommanon, Takeo, Banteay Kdei and sunset at Pre Rup temple. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: whole day Angkor sightseeing (B/L/D):
Morning: Breakfast at hotel visit Banteay Srey & Banteay Samre.
Afternoon: Trekking in the countryside and on the Old Royal Route to discover the lost temple of Chao Srei Vibol and its pagoda. We continue journey to the Rolous Group temple across the village; visit Ba Kong temple, Preah ko & Lo Lei. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: floating Village (B/L/D):
Morning: After breakfast Visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. We walk along the Siem Reap river to discover the daily life of villagers and ox cart ride. We continue to the floating village and take a boat trip in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the great Lake of Cambodia, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, cyclically swelling from 2500km2 to more than 12,00km2 in the wet season.
Afternoon: Visit Artisans d`Angkor, Angkor Silk farm, is located 16km from Siem Reap. A guide will show you the different steps involved, from mulberry tree planting to silk weaving, silkworm breeding and yarn transformation. Overnight at hotel.
Day 5: Siem Reap- Beng Melea – Kulen Mountain (B/L/D):
Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Beng Melea temple which still caught in the deep jungle. Transfer to the Phnom Kulen, trekking along the pilgrim path up to the summit of the hill, the sacred mountain of Cambodian. Lunch and taking a bath at the waterfall.
Afternoon: We are trekking across the forest and the village. Bivouac in a village with the inhabitants or in the pagoda.
Day 6: Kulen mountain – Kbal Spean – Siem Reap (B/L/D):
Trekking across the jungle with high grasses to discover the jungle site of Srah Damrei, imposing monoliths (Elephant & Tiger) of 6 meters height (10th Century). We leave the mountain for Kbal Spean, the sculptured river of the “Thousand Lingas”. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Siem Reap – Kampong Thom:
After breakfast at hotel departure to Kampong Thom by road. Check-in at hotel and short city tour. Excursion to the Phnom Sontuk. Climb the 980 steps to reach the pagoda which combines different architectural styles.
Day 8: Kampong Thom – Sambor Preikuk – Kampong Cham (B/L/D):
Breakfast at local restaurant and departure for the visit of Sambor Prei Kuk, pre-angkorian site (7th C.) The complex of Ishanapura is composed of 4 groups of temples. These are among the most ancient surviving examples of Khmer architecture. En-route to Kampong Cham visit the Wat Kohear Nokor and the Phum Prasat. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9: Kampong Cham – Mondol Kiri (B/L/D):
Morning: drive to Sen Monorom (provincial town of Mondolkiri).
Afternoon: visit the village and its surrounding. Overnight at Sen Monorom.
Day 10: Mondolkiri (B/L/D):
Breakfast and continue our trip by trekking and elephant ride to explore this wild region to admire its many waterfalls. We travel across the jungle pass over the hills and see the Phnong, a minority ethnic population. We watch the way how they grow rice on the dry ground and how they weaving. Lunch is taken near a waterfall. We continue trekking and ride an elephant back and spend night with villagers.
Day 11: Mondolkiri (B/L/D):
Trekking starts early morning in this wild animal region. We cross forests and hills stopping and relax at a waterfall. Journey goes on to Bou Sra waterfall with some stop in the Phnong village minority. Afternoon we climb up the hill of Sen Monorom to visit pagoda and enjoy the panoramic views. Overnight at Sen Monorom.
Day 12: Sen Monorom – Banlung (B/L/D):
After breakfast drive to Banlung (provincial town of Ratanakiri) check in hotel and lunch. afternoon visit Yeak Laom lake in its extinct volcano and time to enjoy the beauty of that place surrounded by the jungle. Overnight at Banlung.
Day 13: Balung (B/L/D):
Breakfast at hotel. Departure by road to reach Ou Choum and Thmo Da waterfalls. Visit the caves and continue by road on the San River. See some of the hill-tribes leaving along the river. Picnic lunch in the jungle. Drive back to Banlung for dinner and overnight.
Day 14: Balung – Kratie (B/L/D):
After breakfast departure to Kratie, old colonial town of the Kekong. Visit the Kampi waterfall by canoe which we cruise along Mekong river to watch the Irrawady dolphins. Overnight at Kratie.
Day 15: Kratie – Phnom Penh (B/L/D):
Early morning we cruise down the Mekong river and see Cham villages. We walk though this villages and drive back to Phnom Penh. Overnight at Phnom Penh.
Day 16: Phnom Penh – Departure (B/L):
Morning: After breakfast visit Wat Phnom, National Museum, Silver Pagoda & Royal Palace.
Afternoon: At leisure till time transfer to Airport for flight departure.
Quotation will be provided upon requesting"
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