24 Days tour in Cambodia: Phnom Penh – Mondulkiri – Kratie-Kampong Thom-Tbeng Meanchey-Preah Vihear-Beng Mealea-Siem Reap - Battambang - Kep –Koh Kong -Phnom Penh
ITINERARY
DAY 1 BANGKOK – PHNOM PENH [-/-/-]
Arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport by evening flight and transfer with guide to hotel for check-in
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 2 PHNOM PENH [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Half day by cyclo
Phnom Penh city tour including the Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace and Wat Phnom
Lunch on own account
Afternoon visit Toul Sleng Musem and Russian market by car
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 3 PHNOM PENH [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Visit Monument Independence and assist dance class at Apsara Art Association (depend on the school’ schedule from Monday to Friday), this school is devoted to training students in the art of traditional ballet and allows visitors to observe the young dancers rehearsing classical Khmer dance (Except week-end and public holiday) and end by central market.
Lunch on own account
Visit National Museum, Quarter colonial and Wat Ounalom
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 04 PHNOM PENH - KOMPONG CHAM - MONDULKIRI [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Drive by car to Kompong Cham by national road No 6 (124 Km, approx 2h). Visit Wat Nokor with its ancient temple and modern style pagoda (12th C.).
Departure from Kampong Cham and cross a largest bridge Kizuna to reach Modolkiri province (386 Km, around 6 hours including the visit along the road)
The route to Mondolkiri follows the lightly travel Sam Leng Logging road and gradually rise from Tonle Sap basin into the hill country
Stop to visit of Chhup, a rubber plantation in the region established by the French tire maker, Michelin on the way
Lunch on own account at local restaurant
Arrive in Mondulkiri is another isolated forested province south of Ratanakiri, nestled against Cambodia’s eastern border with Vietnam
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at Mondulkiri
DAY 05 SEN MONOROM [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Travels 7 Km north of Sen Monorom by car to visit the village of Phulung, where elephant trek are organized. (The elephant are not kept in the village, so it is necessary to ask them to arrange the animal 1-day in advance)
Full exploration of the forest by Elephant
Lunch on site on own account
Return to Sen Monorom
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at Mondulkiri
DAY 06 SEN MONOROM – BU SRA – SEN MONOROM [B/-/-]
Breakfast at local restaurant
Drive on a very bumpy road along two rivers to Bu Sra. Pass through several ethnic Phnong villages. The road leads past a beautiful waterfall, one of the largest in Cambodia. Explore the countryside surrounding Bu Sra
Picnic lunch on own account
Visit traditional Phnong villages. Stop at a coffee and pepper plantation.
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at Mondulkiri
DAY 07 SEN MONOROM – KRATIE [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Departure by car Sen Monorom to Kratie (195 Km) by road in good condition (slip in rainy season as it is not tarred road yet)
Lunch on own account
Arrive in Kratie and check in at hotel
City tour on horse cart to discover Kratie, a charming ancient colonial town
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 08 KRATIES – KAMPI – KOH TRONG [B/-/-]
Breakfast at Hotel
Follow the Dolphin Discovery Trail and ride along the sealed road towards Kampi town passing spectacular river scenery and panoramic Sambok Mountain views. Buy sticky rice (Krolan) at Thmor Kreae.
NOTE:
Krolan is a local product. It's sticky rice mixed with coconut and beans and cooked in bamboo tubes. Kratie Province is famous for it, in particular Thmor Kreae Commune 10km north of Kratie. Some families have been producing Krolan for more than 50 years. Krolan is sold in roadside stalls on the way to Kampi Dolphin Pool and along the waterfront in Kratie. It is also transported to Phnom Penh markets each day, but this Krolan is cooked with more salt. The Kratie Krolan is usually sweeter, and can keep for up to two days without refrigeration. Making Krolan is good business and the families involved do very well by Cambodian standards. Importantly, about 40% of the cost of all supplies used to produce the Krolan returns directly to local families. The Krolan community-based industry therefore helps reduce poverty along the Mekong River.
Jump on a local boat to catch glimpses of Mekong River Dolphins. If you’re very lucky you may spot a dolphin tail. They spend the dry season in deep pool refuges north of Kratie. Jump on a boat that will take you closer to these shy, sensitive mammals.
NOTES:
DO NOT DISTURB. Make sure your river guide turns off the motor when you get within 100m of the dolphins – they will appreciate the quiet. If you listen carefully you might hear a dolphin breathe through the blowhole on the top of its head.
Lunch on own account
Back in Kraties hire a bicycle and ride on a relaxing and shady trail (9km circuit) through rural life to Koh Trong Island.
Take a local ferry from Kratie waterfront. After arriving at Koh Trong cross the sand and turn north onto dirt road. Continue round island and take the southern spur to the floating village enjoying friendly people, tropical fruits and vegetable corps on the way.
Return to ferry landing.
The narrow roads are perfectly designed for cycling with plenty of shade while simultaneously allowing visitors to pass close to people’s homes without intruding too much on their privacy. This allows visitors a more in-depth look into the lives of the local people of Koh Trong. Although some villagers are shy, plenty of children and even adults will offer friendly smiles and “hellos” welcoming tourists to their island home.
Renowned throughout the region for its pomelos (a type of citrus fruit), Koh Trong is a self-sustaining community that produces a variety of fruits and agricultural products such as rice, soy beans, milk fruit, coconuts and a range of vegetables for sale in the town of
Kratie. Outgoing and patient visitors are often rewarded with the opportunity to share in the eating local fruits or garden produce with the village people.
Koh Trong is surrounded by white sandy beaches which are easily accessible from the boat landing and main trail and are a good option for relaxing and enjoying a refreshing swim.
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
Option: Homestay at Koh Trong Island
A very personal way to experience the home life and daily rituals of Khmer villages is to stay in homes. – no supplement -
DAY 9 KRATIE – KAMPONG THOM VIA MEKONG BANK [B/-/-]
Breakfast at local restaurant
Option homestay: After breakfast at your home stay, horse cart or cycling tour on the island and visit the floating village and on the way, taste some local fruits (depend on season) before transfer back to Kratie by local ferry
Depart to Chlong and on the way stop for visit Wat Roka Kandal, then cross the wide river on a small local ferry at Kampong Kor village. Continue driving on the other side following the Mekong downstream through picturesque village on the River bank.
Picnic lunch box on own account
Mingle with the villagers and learn how they live between the Mekong River and the paddy fields
Arrive in Preak Barang after passing a mountain with rubber plantations on the top Mingle with the villagers and learn how they live between the Mekong River and the paddy fields. Take road 222 to Chamkar Leu and turn off and take road 71 through picturesque scenery to reach national road No 6 and continue until Kompong Thom.
Arrive in Kompong Thom late afternoon.
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
Note: During the rainy season, if the road along the Mekong bank can’t be accessed because of any reason, the transfer will be by national road instead.
DAY 10 KAMPONG THOM – SAMBOR PREI KUK - TBENG MEANCHEY [B/-/-]
Breakfast at local restaurant
Departure for visit of Prasat Sambor Prei Kuk, site pre-angkorien (7th C), the complex of Ishanapura is composed of 4 groups of temples. These are among the most ancient surviving examples of Khmer architecture
Picnic on own account
Rough road to Tbeng Meanchey and arrival around 6 pm
If we have time, we would like to suggest to visit the temple ruined along the road named Krapom Chouk in Krapom Chouk village and Preah Kleang at Preah Kleang Village.
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at guesthouse
DAY 11 TBENG MEACHEY - PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE – ANLONG VENG [B/-/-]
Breakfast at local restaurant
Departure by car around 0700 to reach Preah Vihear temple at 10h30
Start to climb-up to reach the majestic Preah Vihear Temple located near the Thai border and explore the Preah Vihear Temple (or Prasat Phra Viharn), which dates from the beginning of the 11th century but was added to by Suryavarman II. It dominates the plain from its prominent position in the Dangrek Mountains at an altitude of more than 700m and was only returned to Cambodia by a ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague in 1963 (previously occupied by the Thais)
Picnic lunch on site on own account
Descend Dangrek Mountain and return to Anlong Veng
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at guesthouse
DAY 12 ANLONG VENG – KOH KER/BENG MEALEA [B/-/-]
Breakfast at local restaurant
Before departure, the clients can visit the Khmer Rouge house, TA MOK.
Then road to Kulen and stop to visit Koh Ker temple, head northeast from the west of Kulen National Park. From there it’s 85 km to the small village of Seong, passing through some remote villages and a beautiful forest populated by deer. Also know as Chok Gargyar, this single pyramid temple dates from the late 9th to mid 12th centuries. Established between 918 and 921AD, it was built by Jayavarman IV who had feuded with family and as a result, constructed this unusual temple and moved the capital to here from 921 to 945AD. It was a short-lived pre-angkorian capital. This monument consists of five brick towers in a row - a very unusual style. This area is covered with over 80 ruined temples, this being the most impressive. Simple in structure, it lacks the extreme sophistication of later twelfth and thirteenth-century. It is a stunning temple but, of course, getting there is most of the fun.
Picnic lunch on site on own account
Continue to visit Beng Mealea temple (11th C.) . The sprawling jungle temple covering over one square kilometer is largely overrun by vegetation. Constructed in a distinctly Angkor Wat style, Beng Melea preceded and may have served as a prototype of sorts for Angkor Wat.
Dinner on own account and overnight in the village at Dam Dek house
DAY 13 Damdek – SIEM REAP [B/-/-]
After breakfast at local restaurant, drive to Siem
Visit Cambodian Landmine Museum on your way
The Landmine Museum tells the terrible story of landmines und UXO (unexploded ordnance) in Cambodia. Cambodia has been scarred by years of conflict and some of the deepest scars lie just inches beneath the surface. These invisible enemies within the soil of the land have killed and maimed many thousands of Cambodian in the past few decades. Landmines continue to pose a threat to innocent civilians trying to get on with their lives.
Arrive in Siem Reap and transfer to hotel
Lunch on own account
Visit the Angkor National Museum
It will take visitors through the journey back in time from the creation to the highest point of civilization. Through the use of interactive exhibitions, visitors will develop a deeper understanding of customs, traditions and different beliefs of the ancient empire. All artifacts will be divided into 8 galleries in chronicle order of the evolution which are enhanced by a realistic atmosphere. Through out the whole experience Angkor National Museum will allow this legend to slowly reveal before your eyes. After visit, enjoy complimentary drink. Website: www.angkornationalmuseum.com
Dinner on own account and accommodation at hotel
DAY 14 SIEM REAP [B/-/-]
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon temple, Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King
Lunch on own account
Visit Ta Prohm and Angkor Wat until sunset
Option: A GREEN DAY IN ANGKOR
With climate change and other environmental issues looming large, Asian Trails points the way and seeks to limit the travel’s impact on the environment. To reduce carbon emission and to help to turn travel green we encourage you to leave your petrol-driven vehicle behind for just one day and visit the Angkor Archaeological Park with a battery car instead. These new electric cars are not dependent on gasoline and significantly reduce the amount of noise and CO2 released into the atmosphere. You will be picked up and dropped off again at your hotel.
Make your contribution to environmental protection and book a Green Day in Angkor. Leave footprints not waste!
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 15 SIEM REAP [B/-/-]
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit Preah Khan, Ta Som and Neak Pean temples
Lunch on own account
Visit Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei, Eastern Mebon and Pre Rup temples until sunset
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 16 SIEM REAP [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Early departure to visit Kbal Spean (The River of Thousand Linga)
Lunch on own account
Visit Banteay Srei and en route stop at a village to observe how to do the rice field and how to collect sugar palm and continue to visit Banteay Samrè temple.
Option: Visit the Angkor Butterfly Center (See supplement price)
Angkor Butterfly Centre (ABC) is an interactive butterfly exhibit located 25 km north of Siem Reap, on the road to the Landmine Museum and Bantey Srei temple. The exhibit consists of a netted tropical garden with hundreds of free-flying butterflies, all of which are native species to Cambodia. The enclosure is South East Asia's largest butterfly exhibit and provides residents and tourists with an interactive and visual environment to learn about butterflies. At ABC it is possible to experience butterflies feeding and flying very close at hand and to witness the complete life cycle of many species. The butterflies (in pupae form) are farmed sustainably by people from villages in the Siem Reap Province.
Please check out http://www.angkorbutterfly.com for further information.
Dinner on own account and accommodation at hotel
DAY 17 SIEM REAP [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Morning visit of Wat Bo, founded in the 18th century. A large, highly respected pagoda
Then visit of Artisan D’Angkor
Lunch on own account
Afternoon free at leisure at swimming pool (car and guide at disposal)
OR set aside a couple of hours to visit the National Silk Farm and Workshop at Puok. On the way back stop for visit of the National Center for Khmer Ceramic Revival
Dinner on own account and accommodation at hotel
DAY 18 SIEM REAP - BATTAMBANG [B/L/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer from Battambang to Siem Reap by boat (6-7 hours)
NOTES:
The transfer from Siem Reap to Battambang by our wooden boat takes about 6 to 7 hours from August to March. During the dry season-from April to July the transfer can take up 10 hours due to the low level of water. If the water level is to low, we will operate the journey by road.
Embark on a private Asian Trails boat. Cruise the Sangker river and cross the Tonle Sap lake. Admire the wonderful landscape and the daily life along the river.
Picnic lunch on board.
On arrival in Siem Reap in the afternoon transfer to check in at hotel
inner on own account and accommodation at hotel
DAY 19 BATTAMBANG [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer by tuk tuk to the Bamboo Train station. The Bamboo train has been set up by the villagers to facilitate the transportation of goods and persons. The train in itself is very basic. One platform on 4 wheels activated by a small motor. Sitting on the platform (Asian trails will provide some cushions for your comfort) you will travel the 8 km to the next station through beautiful landscape and rice paddies. On arrival, visit the village and discover the daily life of the Cambodian countryside. Continue to the local NGO (non governmental organization) “La Maison de Coco” and visit the city center with its beautiful houses dating from the colonial time.
Lunch on own account
Drive to Phnom Bannon Hill. Climb the 337 steps to reach Prasat Bannon temple dating from the 12th century and enjoy the breathtaking view over the surrounding plains.
Dinner on own account and accommodation at hotel
Option: EVERY THURSDAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: CIRCUS SHOW FROM PHARE PONLEU SELPAK
Enjoy a special kind of entertainment: The amazing, talented and unexpected circus show in Battambang that will take your breath away and for sure leave a mark.
For the past 11 years, the circus school in Battambang has welcomed kids and teenagers to train all day long in several circus disciplines: acrobatics, juggling, balancing, contortion, trapeze and clowning. Twenty of those kids are now young adults who have become outstanding professional artists performing in Cambodia and all around the world.
For some years Asian Trails has been supporting the organization and became a partner of Phare Ponleu Selpak, a non profitable association with the aim to give the opportunity to young Khmer children from poor or disabled families to have access to the Culture.
For groups with more than 10 participants we offer the visit of PHARE PONLEU SELPAK, a local non govermental organisation giving circus, drawing and music classes to children from poor families. The visit is followed by a circus performance by the students.
DAY 20 BATTAMBANG – PHNOM PENH – KEP [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Phnom Penh by road (291 Km, approx 5 hours excluding the visit along the road)
Lunch on own account
Continue by road to Kep (around 3 hours). And direct transfer to hotel upon arrival
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 21 KEP [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Depart from hotel to pier to take boat to visit Rabbit Island
Picnic lunch on site on own account
Excursion on Rabbit Island (Koh Tunsay): An easily visited island near Kep – about 20-40 minutes fro Kep by located boat. White sand beaches and coconut trees. Relatively clear water. Snorkel around the rocks. No coral but lots of fish.
Afternoon transfer back by boat and transfer to Kampong Trach cave
Drive from Kep to Kompong Trach cave located in Kampot (Phnom Bak, Groh Pea Neak, Roung Srae Muayroy) (72 km from Ang Tasom good road, some parts even paved and 500m To reach Kompong Trach mountain on read soil road).
Kompong Trach is located in Damnak Kantuot commune, Kompong Trach district. The road has recently been improved and is at time of printing (in the dry season) is in good condition. It may deteriorate during the wet season. These mountain areas of Kompong Trach were one of the last Khmer Rouge holdouts. The area’s main attraction is series of limestone caves and tubes that have been carved into a nearly mountain. This mountain also has many attractive caves inside which are showing in different histories.
Transfer back to hotel in Kep
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 22 KEP – KAMPOT - KOH KONG [B/-/-]
Breakfast at hotel
Visit the pepper farm, crocodile & durian farm in Kampot.
Transfer from Kep to Koh Kong (around 259Km around 4-5hrs)
Lunch on the way at local restaurant on own account
Arrive in Koh Kong and transfer to hotel or the lodge
Dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 23 KOH KONG [B/-/-]
Breakfast at local restaurant
Free at leisure with car and guide at disposal
Lunch and dinner on own account
Accommodation at hotel
DAY 24 KOH KONG – PHNOM PENH – DEPARTURE [B/-/-]
Breakfast at local restaurant
Day free at leisure at the lodge
Transfer back on National Road No. 4 to Koh Kong (280km/4h)
Arrive in Phnom penh and transfer direct to airport for flight to another destination.
*** Happy Tour ***
ACCOMMODATION:
Category A:
Phnom Penh: Himawari hotel, 2 bedroom executive with ABF or similar
Villa Langka (VLK) Hotel, Mid size room with ABF or similar
Cambodiana hotel (CAM), deluxe room with ABF
Siem Reap: Lotus Lodge, deluxe room with ABF or similar
Royal Bay Inn (RBI) Angkor Hotel, deluxe room with ABF or similar
Hotel in province:
Battambang: Stung Sangker Hotel, Standard room with ABF or similar
Beng Mealea: Home stay
Tbeng Meanchey: Guesthouse
Koh Kong: Oasis hotel, Bungalow room without ABF (see supplement for 4 Rivers Eco-Lodge
Mondulkiri: Mondulkiri Hotel, Standard Air-con room with ABF or similar
Kratie: Oudomsambath Hotel, Standard room with ABF or similar
PACKAGE TOUR RATE – USDOLLARS - BASED ON :
23 DAYS IN CAMBODIA
HOTEL 3-5 PAX SGL. SUPPLEMENT
VILLA LANGKA /ROYAL BAY INN 1984.00 371.00
HIMAWARI/LOTUS LODGE 2163.00 559.00
Validity: 20 Jul – 12 Aug, 2010
Price is nett per person in twin sharing basis
SUP ACCOMMODATION AT CAMBODIANA
INSTEAD OF VILLA LANGKA SGL/DBL
CAMBODIANA 18.00
Prices are net per person
Price is net per person in twin sharing basis
SUP ACCOMMODATION AT 4 RIVERS INSTEAD OF OASIS
Twin Single
Surcharge per room/night 71.00 39.00
OPTIONAL TOURS:
Phare Ponleu Selpak per person (Every Thursday only) 8.00
A Green day in Angkor 5.00
Angkor Butterfly Center 4.00
Prices are net per person
WHAT’S INCLUDED
• Accommodation at hotel with daily breakfast mentioned or similar
• Transfers, entrance fees, and tours by air-conditioned car/mini-bus with English speaking guide
• Private transfer by boat from Battambang to Siem Reap during high level
• Excursion by road from Phnom Penh – Mondulkiri – Kratie-Kampong Thom-Preah Vihear-Koh Ker-Beng Mealea-Siem Reap-Kep-Koh Kong
• Half day tour by cyclo in Phnom Penh
• Boat to see dauphins in Kratie
• Water and fresh towels during the tour
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
• Optional tours (see supplement price)
• All meals per whole program
• International flights
• International airport tax 25 USD per person
• Expenses of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry etc
• Other tours & meals that not mentioned in the program
CANCELLATION POLICY
• Tours & Tour Packages Reservations
• No Show 100 % charge
• 7-1 days 50 % of the tour price
• 14-8 days 30 % of the tour price
• 21-15 days up 10 % of the tour price
• 22 days up no charge
REMARKS
• Itinerary is subject to change depending on the confirmed flights, road conditions, and rooms availability.
• Specific foreign speaking guides are subject to availability.
• Prices are subject to change in case of VAT or other tax increases
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