Day 1: Siem Reap – Angkor, Ride: 25 Km (L)
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Arrival in Siem Reap, our guide will greet you at the airport then transfer to the hotel for check in and relaxation. This afternoon we will start our riding, pass villages to reach some oldest temple built during Angkor period dated in the late 9th century. We will enjoy the Rolous Group to visit Bakong, Preash Kok and Lo Lei temples then head back to hotel for leisurely time.
Overnight in Siem Reap
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Day 2: Siem Reap – Angkor, Ride: 45 km (B, L, D)
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Our day starts early as we head to the famous area of Angkor Wat. We will use a small circuit that has been laid out for tourists. First we pass the Prasat kravan, Banteay Kdei and the Ta Prohm sites. Next, we will see the Ta Keo and Thommanon temples. We will then enter the east side of the city through the Victory Gate and head towards the Terrace of the Leper King and of the Elephants. We will also visit Bayon. Upon leaving Angkor Thom, we ride back towards Angkor Wat temple and then return to the hotel. Today we will serve lunch in front of Angkor wat temple.
Overnight in Siem Reap
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Day 3: Siem Reap – Bantey Srey temple, Ride: 75 Km (B, L, D)
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Breakfast at the hotel. Our journey takes us along small roads without traffic, through charming villages in the countryside around Siem Reap. First we stop at the Bantey Samre temple, which is an ‘off-the-beaten track’ gem. Next, we travel along unpaved roads while we head towards Bantey Srey, a temple built from pink sand stone. Following lunch, our guide will lead you into small villages so that we can experience the local lifestyle. There are also opportunities to sample the local produce, such as palm juice and palm sugar. We will sleep another night in Siem Reap
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Day 4: Siem Reap - Phnom Penh by boat (B)
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Today we will leave early from Siem Reap to the dock for departure to Phnom Penh. The boat cruise takes approximately 6hours through the giant lake in South-East Asia. We can enjoy a lovely floating villages and the beautiful nature surround this lake. Upon arrival our guide will transfer to the hotel for relaxing of the day. Late afternoon you can enjoy yourself along the Mekong River bank with a plenty of the restaurants and bar, you can have a nice drink with a nice view on the rooftop of FCC restaurant.
Overnight in Phnom Penh
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Day 5: Phnom Penh, Ride: 45 Km (B, L, D)
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After breakfast we will start our riding to Cheong EK killing field and the Toul Sleng genocide Museum. When the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975 they converted a former high school in the suburbs of Phnom Penh into detention and torture centre known as Toul Sleng, or S21, a genocide museum was established at Toul Sleng after 1979. Today it remains as it looked when abandoned by the Khmer Rouge. Hundreds of faces of those tortured line the walls inside the old school, most of the 17,000 people detained at Toul Sleng were eventually transported to Choeung Ek, a mass grave site known to the locals as the Killing fields after the popular movie, Choeung Ek also serves as a memorial to those killed under the Khmer Rouge rule.
Return to Phnom Penh for lunch at Friends restaurant.
Overnight in Phnom Penh
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Day 6: Phnom Penh Departure (B)
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Today you will be free at leisure to explore the capital of Cambodia before transfer to the airport for flight out of Phnom Penh.
End of services by Indochina Travel Service
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