Program: VARANASI EXTENSION TOUR
Itinerary:
Number of days: 03 NIGHTS / 04 DAYS
Arrive Phnom Penh around noon, transfer to lunch at Local Restaurant. Afternoon visit Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, National Museum and Independence monument.
In the evening, we will take you to attend the evening Aarti on the banks of sacred river Ganges. (If time permits, otherwise we will do it the next day)
Overnight at the Hotel. Meal Plan (B/-/-)
Breakfast at hotel, our tour start to visit Wat Phnom and Toul Sleng Genocide museum. Free shopping at Russian Market/central market.
After lunch transfer to Siem Reap by private vehicle. From Phnom Penh to Siem Reap is around 320Km and it take around 6-7 hours depend on road condition.
Breakfast at hotel, visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th c.), See the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), Ta Prohm Temple of similar design to the Jayavarman VII temples, this quiet sprawling monastic complex is only partially cleared of jungle overgrowth. Lunch at restaurant, afternoon visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.
Lunch & Dinner local restaurant; Overnight in Siem Reap.
Breakfast at hotel, then continue to visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a traditional wooden boat for a ride on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. If time permit we will visit Artisan D Angkor. After lunch free at leisure until time transfer for departure.
Namaste! Our services ends here, we look forward to welcoming you again!