10 Days 9 Nights PNH - Svay Rieng - PreyVeng - Kompong Cham - Kompong Thom - Sambor Prei Kuk - Siem Reap

Day 1: Phnom Penh arrival (-/-/-)

Upon arrival meet tour guide and driver transfer to check in hotel the free at own leisure. 
Overnight in Phnom Penh

Day 2: Phnom Penh sightseeing (B/-/-)

Our city tour starts with a visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the site is a former high school which was used as the Security Prison 21(S-21) by the communist Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. We then continue to the famous Royal Palace which was built in 1866 under the French protectorate and King Norodom and the National Museum, a treasure chest of Angkorian and pre-Angkorian artifacts. Our last stop today is the Wat Phnom pagoda before enjoy a 1-hour SunsetBoat Cruise on the Mekong River.

Overnight in Phnom Penh 

Day 3: Phnom Penh - Svay Rieng (B/L/D)

After breakfast, transfers to Svay Rieng province along the way you will pass scenic villages and rice fields also take a chance to explore the standard living of local people in each region. Upon arrival check in hotel and then free at own leisure.

Overnight in Svay Rieng 

Day 4: Svay Rieng - Prey Veng (B/L/D)

After breakfast we commence drive to Neak Luong, the intersection of the road to Phnom Penh and the road to Kompong Cham. We continue to travel through small local villages and rice fields.

Lunch today is in a local restaurant en-route to Prey Veng, the tiny village where we will spend the night. We will have opportunities to break our journey with visits to villages where we learn how the locals live and work. We will reach Prey Veng around 4.30pm. Dinner tonight will be at one of the local restaurants.

Overnight in Prey Veng

Day 5: Prey Veng - Kompong Cham (B/L/D)

oday we continue driving jeep car towards Kompong Cham, a small city on the banks of the Mekong River. We drive on quiet, roughly paved roads passing a large area of rubber plantation and numerous rice fields. 

Today we will stop for a picnic lunch on the way. We will reach Kompong Cham in the early afternoon. The rest of the day is set aside to explore the town on our jeep car and visit the ancient temple of Wat Norkor, which dates back from 11th century.

Dinner will be at a local restaurant. Overnight in Kompong Cham

Day 6: Kompong Cham - Kompong Thom (B/L/D)

After breakfast, we will continue driving to Kompong Thom the second largest province in Cambodia and It's situated about half-way between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap and thus most travelers will only rush through on there transfer between these to major attractions. Kompong Thom is starting to draw more visitors thanks to the pre-Angkorian temples of Sambor Prei Kuk and other lesser-known Angkorian sites. This is also a favorite way for locals to catch crickets for food – another local culinary delicacy! 

Overnight in Kompong Thom
 

Remark: Due to there is a road that link from Kompong Cham to Kompong Thom, therefore I would suggest no need to return to Phnom Penh by let group drive directly to Kompong Thom then we can save 01 day.

Day 7: Kompong Thom - Sambor Prei Kuk - Siem Reap (B/L/D)

Today, after breakfast we continue jeep car to Sambor Prei Kuk a collection of 7th century (600 years before Angkor Wat) temple ruins located in Kampong Thom province about 120km from Siem Reap town. 

The Hindu temple complex of Sambor Prei Kuk was established in the early 6th century AD at the city of Isanapura, the capital city of the Raja Isanavaram. The site, part of the Chenla Kingdom, includes an area of nearly 1000 acres enclosed by double walls, and over 150 temples and towers; its construction predates Ankgor Wat by several centuries. It is the ruins of the city of Isanapura, the pre- Angkor khmer Kingdom known from Chinese chronicles as Zhendla (Chenla). 

There are three main complexes: Prasat Sambor (North Group), Prasat Tor - Lion Temple (Central Group), Prasat Yeah Puon (South Group). After visiting Sambor Prei Kuk, we will drive to Siem Reap the gateway to the temples of Angkor.

Overnight in Siem Reap

Day 8: Angkor Wat Tour by Jeep Car (B/L/D)

After breakfast, continues jeep car to Southgate Angkor Thom: include Bayon, Baphoun, Phimeanakas, Elephants terrace and terrace of Leper King. Afterwards, we continue to visit Ta Prohm temple, shrouded in jungle and left just it was founded by French explorers in 1850s.

In the afternoon, visit the temple of Angkor Wat is probably the finest monument in Cambodia. It covers an area of about 2.6 square kilometres and it is the largest religious temple in the world. It was built in the 1100’s to honour the Hindu god Vishnu. Angkor Wat later became the tomb of the Cambodian King who ordered its construction. The features found in and around the site of Angkor Wat are too numerous to list but it is guaranteed that your first sightings and the experience of seeing it bathed in the soft light at sunset will leave you feeling completely overwhelmed. In the evening, enjoy the sunset view from Phnom Bakheng. Tonight we will have a special dinner at local restaurant with Traditional Apsara Dance Show. 

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 9: Jeep Car to Banteay Srey temple (B/L/D)

This morning we start out early for our largest jeep driving day to the exquisite temple of Banteay Srey: also known as the Pink Temple has some of the finest displays of carvings in the whole of Cambodia. The carvings here, many in 3D format, are said to be so delicate that only a lady could have carved them. The jeep tour driving to and from the temple takes you past some lovely lush scenery and small Khmer villages. This will be the highlight of many peoples

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Day 10: Siem Reap - Departure (B/-/-)

After breakfast, free at own leisure to do shopping for some souvenir at old market before returning home. End of service