8-Day Cambodia Private Tour with Angkor Complex

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrival in Siem Reap; Airport Pick-up⌄

   Welcome to Cambodia! Upon arrival in Siem Reap, your private guide and driver will meet you at the airport and escort you to our handpicked downtown hotel by private car. The rest of the day is free for you to relax or explore the city at your own pace.

   Overnight: Tara Angkor Hotel (4 stars) upgradable to 5-star hotel on request

2. 2Siem Reap: Angkor Wat Sunrise, Bayon, Ta Prohm, Bakheng Temple Sunset, Apsara Dance Show⌄

   Your guide and driver will pick you up early from your hotel for a sunrise at Angkor Wat. Afterward, you may return to the hotel for breakfast, or we can prepare a breakfast box for you to enjoy a picnic. Later, continue with your guide to explore Angkor Thom. Nestled at the heart of Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple welcomes us. Next, we’ll visit the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King, both of which were once key sites for royal ceremonies.

   In the afternoon, you will first visit the Tomb Raider temple of Ta Prohm, which is entirely covered by trees and looks mysterious and solemn.

   Then, head for the Bakheng Temple on top of a hill to overlook the full view of the Angkor Wat complex as well as to admire the stunning sunset under golden sunlight.

   Tonight, you will enjoy an Apsara Dance Show along with traditional Cambodian dishes at a famous restaurant.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner: Apsara Dinner Show

   Overnight: Tara Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap - Superior Room (4 stars) upgradable to 5-star hotel on request

3. 3Siem Reap: Biking Trip to Roluos Village & Temples, Visit Banteay Srei & Preah Khan⌄

   Today, your guide will meet you at your hotel and accompany you on a bike tour or car tour to Roluos Village based on your preference. Your guide will lead you to enjoy fresh coconut juice at a host family’s home. Leaving the village, let’s continue by bicycle to the Roluos Group, which consist of Bakong Temple, Preah Ko Temple, and Lolei Temple.

   After lunch, take a private car with your guide to Banteay Srei Temple. Unlike most temples in the Angkor region built at a king’s order, this one was constructed by Yajnavaraha (10th century), the teacher of King Jayavarman V.

   In the afternoon, we will reach Preah Khan Temple, featuring Mediterranean-style architecture. Finally, your guide and driver will return you to your hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Tara Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap - Superior Room (4 stars) upgradable to 5-star hotel on request

4. 4Siem Reap: Tonle Sap Lake Cruise to See Floating Villages; Fly to Phnom Penh⌄

   After breakfast and check-out, join your guide for a boat tour of Tonle Sap Lake, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater body and a natural reservoir of the Mekong River. You will encounter floating villages inhabited by indigenous Khmer fishermen and many Vietnamese descendants who were abandoned after the war.

   In the afternoon, your guide and driver will see you off at Siem Reap Airport for a 50-minute flight to Phnom Penh. After the local guide and driver escort you to the hotel, you can relax or take a tuk-tuk to explore the nightlife at Central Market on your own.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Chaiya Palace Hotel, Phnom Penh - Deluxe Room (4 stars) upgradable to 5-star hotel on request

5. 5Phnom Penh: Royal Palace, National Museum, Wat Phnom Temple, Tuol Sleng & Choeung Ek⌄

   Today, your guide and driver will pick you up you from your hotel for an engaging tour of Phnom Penh. The Royal Palace makes an excellent starting point, showcasing a blend of regal authority, spiritual devotion, and historical significance.

   Next, you will visit the National Museum, where the historic relics of the Khmer Empire are on display.

   Then, visit the Temple of Wat Phnom, which was built in 1373 to house the statues of Buddha found in the floating river of Mekong. People now come here praying for good luck, fortune, health, success in exam or business.

   This afternoon, you will have a chance to visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, where the so-called Security Prison 21 (S-21) once operated.

   Then, we will visit Killing Fields of Choeung EK. Don’t be afraid by this. Cambodia government did lots of work, making it a more memorial site than horrible scenes. In the end, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Chaiya Palace Hotel, Phnom Penh - Deluxe Room (4 stars) upgradable to 5-star hotel on request

6. 6Phnom Penh - Phnom Chisor Temple - Takeo Temples - Kep⌄

   Today, set out on a road trip with your guide and driver toward the coastal city of Kep, making several stops en route. After a 1.5-hour drive from your hotel, we will arrive at Phnom Chisor Temple, one of four key temples commissioned by King Suryavarman I in the 11th century to establish his realm.

   Another 1-hour drive will bring us to Angkor Borei Town in Takeo Province, with a visit to Phnom Da Temple, a surviving remnant of the mysterious Funan Kingdom dating from the 6th or 7th century. The Ashram Maha Rosei Temple on the hillside mimics early Indian temple design, featuring a small, elegant square stone structure with Indian-style bull’s-eye windows.

   Afterward, we’ll drive for 3 hours to Kep, where your guide and driver will help with check-in at our handpicked resort.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Veranda Kep Resort - Cliff Residence (4 stars) upgradable to other 4-star hotel on request

7. 7Kep Round Trip to Kampot Town & Pepper Farm⌄

   This morning, your guide and driver will accompany you on a 30-minute trip to Kampot. This coastal town, reminiscent of southern France, has a more relaxed atmosphere than Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. Then, follow your guide to a pepper farm. Since the French colonial era, Kampot pepper has been popular in Paris’s top restaurants for its rich aroma and subtle, multi-layered spiciness. At noon, enjoy a tasty meal prepared with Kampot pepper.

   Return to Kep after lunch and enjoy your own leisure time in the resort.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Veranda Kep Resort - Cliff Residence (4 stars) upgradable to other 4-star hotel on request

8. 8Drive back to Phnom Penh; Airport See-off⌄

   After breakfast and check-out, your guide and driver will accompany you on a 3.5-hour journey from Kep to Phnom Penh Airport. Please refer to this schedule to select a suitable return flight.

   Meals: Breakfast