Cambodia

The Magic of Cambodia: Angkor, Battambang, Kampot and Kep

The complete tour, from the temples of Angkor to the pepper plantations and Rabbit Island

Cambodia

The Magic of Cambodia: Angkor, Battambang, Kampot and Kep

The whole of Cambodia, in a group of 16 at most: Sambor Prei Kuk, Tonlé Sap lake and its stilt villages, two days at Angkor (Ta Prohm, Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Banteay Srei), the colonial town of Battambang, Phnom Penh and its Royal Palace, then the south with a Kampot pepper plantation, the salt fields and a day by fishing boat to Rabbit Island, off Kep. Beach extensions in Kep (from €2,339 per person), Sihanoukville (€2,461) or Koh Rong Samloem (€2,463); private version from €3,052.

When

Nov to March

Price

From 1 915€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

11 nights

Ideal length

Phnom Penh, Sambor Prei Kuk and Tonlé Sap

Days 1-4

From the capital to the pre-Angkorian temples, then the great lake.

Day 1

Flight to Cambodia

Flight to Phnom Penh. Dinner and night on board.

Day 2

Arrival in Phnom Penh

Welcome at Phnom Penh airport and transfer to the hotel. In the early evening, dinner in a local restaurant.

Day 3

Skun and Phnom Santuk – Kampong Thom

A stop at Skun market, known for its unusual speciality, fried tarantula, then up to the pagoda on Phnom Santuk hill. In the afternoon, the pre-Angkorian temples of Sambor Prei Kuk, a UNESCO site.

Day 4

Tonlé Sap and Kampong Khleang – Siem Reap

Drive to the Tonlé Sap, the largest lake in Southeast Asia, and the village of Kampong Khleang, with its stilt houses, still away from mass tourism. A walk, then a local boat on the lake, before Siem Reap.

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Angkor

Days 5-6

Two days in the temples, from Ta Prohm to Banteay Srei.

Day 5

Angkor: Preah Khan, Ta Prohm and Angkor Thom

By tuk-tuk to Preah Khan temple, then Ta Prohm, where stone and the roots of century-old silk-cotton trees intertwine. In the afternoon, the great royal city of Angkor Thom and the faces of the Bayon, then Angkor Wat.

Day 6

Banteay Samre, silk and Banteay Srei

Across the countryside, among traditional houses and coconut palms, to the temple of Banteay Samre, then the Golden Silk Pheach silk farm and its Khmer weaving workshop, and the temple of Banteay Srei, the 'citadel of women', known for the finesse of its carvings.

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Battambang and Phnom Penh

Days 7-9

The countryside and the colonial town of Battambang, then the Royal Palace.

Day 7

Villages and basketry – Battambang

Drive to a small village among the fields to see basket-weaving and local life, with a fresh coconut, then through countryside lined with sugar palms to Battambang.

Day 8

Battambang by tuk-tuk

By tuk-tuk through the colonial centre of Battambang: Psah Nat market, the former governor's residence, Damrei Sos pagoda, then local workshops, including a family of blacksmiths.