Private Tour: Cambodia Exotic - 9 days / 8 nights
In 9 days and 8 nights Merry Travel will deliver to you an overland tour which will give you some of the most interesting history, fascinating culture, exciting adventure and many more experiences for you to be amazed at. Merry travel strives to give you quality, professionalism, and uniqueness with all of our tours. We promise that for anyone who travels with us here at Merry Travel in Cambodia, will not be disappointed. This will be a journey of a lifetime for you, your family or your friends.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Siem Reap - Arrival Day 2: Siem Reap – Angkor Temples Day 3: Siem Reap – Angkor Temples Day 4: Siem Reap - Boat trip Day 5: Siem Reap – Angkor temples Day 6: Siem Reap - Kampong Thom Day 7: Kampong Thom - Kampong Cham-Phnom Penh Day 8: Phnom Penh - boat trip Day 9: Phnom Penh - Departure

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Siem Reap - Arrival Arrive at the airport in Siem Reap and check-in at hotel check (Early check-in is NOT included and subject to hotel’s availability). City tour of Siem Reap and driving a long the riverside, visit to local shrine of Preah Ang Chheck/Chhorm and have a lunch with one of the local family near Siem Reap town. Then we embark on a short cruise on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia’s biggest natural water body. The experience is wonderful as we pass by floating village, friendly children in small boats and fishermen at work. And view the Sunset on the foot of Phnom Krom Mountain. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap Day 2: Siem Reap – Angkor Temples Have breakfast at the hotel. In the Morning visit the most famous of all temples on the plain of Angkor, Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers glory on the Cambodian flag and a masterpiece of the 12th Century. Art historians describe him as a prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru, the five peaks the enclosing wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding ditches the sea. Lunch is at the hotel. Visit the South Gate with its huge statues and the ancient capital of the 12th Century, Angkor Thom. We continue to see the Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers with over 200 smiling faces of Avalokitesvara paid), the royal residence, Phimeanakas, the Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap Day 3: Siem Reap – Angkor Temples Breakfast is at the hotel. Then drive through the typical Khmer countryside to the holy Kulen Mountains. Some of the construction of the temple of Angkor stones used came from here. Our vehicle takes us on a steep dirt road, where we can admire the beautiful landscapes based on the top of the mountain. There we are Lingas carved in the riverbed of the first successive kings of the Angkor-see period. Our walk will take us further into a huge natural rock with one carved into the rock big reclining Buddha. We continue to a waterfall, do not forget your bathing suit, together with the locals to take a bath. More rock carvings in the riverbed can be found above the waterfall. The Phnom Kulen is also a very popular place for the Cambodians, who come here to enjoy the weekend at a picnic. Lunch packages are available for this tour. Then you visit Banteay Srei temple (10.-century regarded as the crown jewel of classical Khmer art and continue to visit to Banteay Samre, one of the most complete facilities in Angkor, above all, because of the restoration by the method of “Anastylosis". Samre, the name refers to an ethnic group of mountain people; the region at the base of Phnom Kulen inhabited and is probably associated with the Khmer. None Inscriptions have been found for this temple, but the style of most of the architecture corresponds to the classical art of the middle period, as well as in Angkor Wat. The proportions of Banteay Samre are enormous. A unique feature is an interior moat with lateritic paving, which is filled with water to the temple an ethereal atmosphere. Return to Siem Reap. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap Day 4: Siem Reap - Boat trip Early morning at 05:30 we drive by Tuk Tuk to visit Ta Prohm temple before other tourists. As one of the most beautiful temples in the region was, the Ta Prohm left relatively untouched since its discovery, and has retained many of its secrets. Its charm lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, which was given up to free him from the jungle. How about the first European explorers, most of the temples of Angkor must have found, when she accidentally stumbled upon them, back to hotel for breakfast at 09:00. Lunch and afternoon, visit Preah Khan. Built by the King Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is like Ta Prohm, a place of countless corridors and rooms. However, the temples of Preah Khan, Ta Prohm, are unlike in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts and to improve the situation and maintained. Built next to Neak Pean, a fountain in the middle of a swimming pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan Mountain Lake), and conclude we visit Ta Som. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap Day 5: Siem Reap – Angkor temples Breakfast at hotel, we will visit to local village of Peam which is located 12km from Siem Reap town north of West Baray (By Tuk Tuk). You will have a lot of opportunities for pictures of Khmer Traditional houses, Buffalos, cows, and interaction with local family. Picnic lunch at West Baray and return town stop to visit to "Les Artisans d'Angkor Chantiers Ecoles" of Siem Reap and time at leisure at a local market or relaxation at hotel for swimming, massage…. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Siem Reap Day 6: Siem Reap - Kampong Thom Breakfast is at the hotel. We will departure Siem Reap to Kampong Thom (147 km, 2 ˝ hours). On the way visit traditional villages and stop at the ancient Naga Bridge (Spean Pratpo) is located 40 km from Siem Reap. Arrive in Kampong Thom and transfer to your hotel. Lunch is at a local restaurant. In the afternoon you drive from Kampong Thom for Sambor Prei Kuk, located 35 km northeast of Kampong Thom. Visit the ancient capital of Chenla with its 100 temples from the pre-Angkor period. Return to Kampong Thom. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Hotel in Kampong Thom Day 7: Kampong Thom - Kampong Cham-Phnom Penh Have breakfast at the hotel and we will departure to Kompong Cham (260 km, 3 hours). On the way we are stop in Phum Prasat, with its single ancient temple. Then go continuing to Kampong Cham. Continuing on our way to visit Wat Kohear Nokor, from the 11th Century, and then you will visit Wat Nokhor with its ancient temple and the pagoda from the 12th Century. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Have a short tour in Kampong Cham to view examples of colonial architecture. Drive to Chhup, a rubber plantation, the first in the region and by the French tire manufacturer Michelin founded. Late afternoon arrive in Phnom Penh. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh Day 8: Phnom Penh - boat trip Breakfast is at the hotel and then Phnom Penh city tour. Visit the Victory Monument, and the National Museum, also known as the Museum of Fine Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in 1917 in the Khmer style. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art, especially sculpture from all eras. Visit the Royal Palace of King Norodom built in 1866 on the grounds of the old city, and the Silver Pagoda. It is located in the royal palace, called the Silver Pagoda, because there is a floor of 5000 silver tiles. Other treasures, which you will see are a Buddha made of solid gold and weighing 90 kilograms and a small emerald Buddha from the 17th Century, and baccarat crystal Buddha. Lunch is at the hotel. Then visit the infamous Tuol Sleng museum. In 1975, the Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot's security forces and used as a prison known as Security Prison 21 (S-21) become. It soon became apparent as the largest such centre of detention and torture in the country. More than 17,000 people were being housed in the S-21 to later in the extermination camps in Choeung Ek brought. Prisoners died during the torture and were buried in mass graves in the prison floor. The museum displays include room after room photos of these men, women and children. On the walls from floor to ceiling are virtually represented all the people who were later killed. Then visit the Russian market (Psah Tuol Thom Pong), in a lively outdoor market where you will find antiquities, silver and gold jewellery, gems, silk, cameras, stone and wood carvings, and find T-shirts, CDs and other souvenirs . Late afternoon enjoy a community ride on the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, to enjoy the sunset. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Hotel in Phnom Penh Day 9: Phnom Penh - Departure Breakfast is at the hotel. Pursue free day for own interests, to transfer to the airport for your return home. Meals: Breakfast End of services

Tour inclusions

* Private tours with English speaking guide for the entire trip except leisure time * Entrance fee to any applicable tourist sites * All transportation and transfers with air-conditioning vehicle * Boat trip to Tonle Sap Lake * Meals as stated per itinerary * Government tax and services charge * Could water and towel during the tour * Accommodation in twin/double share rooms with air-condition and private bath room

Tour Exclusions

* International airfare & airport taxes (Airport tax from Cambodia now is include in airfare) * Travel insurance * Visa and visa arrangement * Surcharges for compulsory gala dinners during festive seasons and * Peak season surcharges (which will be advised at time of booking) , * Personal expenses * Tips & gratuities