After breakfast, free at leisure till time transfer to the airport for flight departure to Siem Reap. Upon arrival you will be met at airport by professional tour guide and transferred to the hotel. Lunch at Local Restaurant. Afternoon, visit Angkor wat, the most balanced, the most harmonious, and the most perfect Khmer temple. It shows Khmer art, which reached the height of it glory in the 12th century.
The temple was built by king Suryavrman II and dedicated to god Vishnu. Then you will visit an amazing view of Ta prohm Temple which has been deliberately left as it was discovered. At Ta Prohm kapok trees clasp the sanctuaries in their mighty roots. Climb Bakheng hill to have bird’s-eye view of sunset, Angkor Wat and western Baray.
| Day 4: BANTEAY SREI - ANGKOR THOM (B,D) |
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Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Banteay Srei Temple, a tiny temple complex consider by many visitors to be the highest achievement in art and architecture of the Classic Angkor civilization. The glory of Banteay Srei is the beauty of its sculpture and decoration. The pink sandstone used in its buildings makes this temple more beautiful. On the way back to the town you will visit Banteay Samre, Built in 12th in Angkor Wat stile. Afternoon, Visit south gate of Angkor Thom with two rows of its huge statues of demons and gods depicting the churning of the ocean of milk arranged on both sides of stone bridge and Bayon temple, a forest of heads, built in late of12th century by king Jayavarman VI as a Buddhist state temple. Then, visit terrace of elephant, which used to be a base for the king’s grand audience hall; Terrace of Leper king supposed that it was a terrace housed the royal crematory. Dinner with traditional APSARA show at local restaurant.
| Day 5: FLOATING VILLAGE - PHNOMPENH (B,L) |
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Breakfast in the hotel. Visit floating village on Tonle Sap Lake, a biggest fresh water lake in south-east Asia. Most people (90%) are fishermen living in their wooden houses built on small boats and rafts. Because of flood during rainy season they move their houses many times a year depending on water level. After lunch, transfer to Siem Reap airport for departure to Phnom Penh. You will be welcome by professional tour guide and transferred to hotel. Start a city tour of some major sights of Phnom Penh. You will visit the
National Museum, in which there is an attractive collection of ancient Khmer art: The sandstone sculptures dating from both the Angkorean and pre- Angkorean eras. You will also visit Royal Palace, the sacred Silver Pagoda, which is well known for its 5000 silver tiled floor. Heading out of this area. You will follow your trip to Wat Phnom The symbol of Phnom Penh. Dinner at local restaurant.
| Day 6: PHNOM PENH - GENOCIDES (B,D) |
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After breakfast, you will exploring the capital city with the bustling Central Market, the Independence Monument, Wat Ounalom. Then we continue our trip to the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum and the notorious “Killing Fields” of Choeung Ek, which provides a deep Insight into the painful rule of the Khmer Rouge.
| Day 7 : PHNOM PENH- LUANG PRABANG (B) |
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After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Phnom Penh airport for departure to Luang Prabang. On arrival at the Luang Prabang airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.
| Day 8 : LUANG PRABANG - FULL DAY CITY TOUR (B) |
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Your full day city tour begins after breakfast, with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. We then enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. Today, we also visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham. Following lunch, we visit the Arts and Ethnology Centre to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures before we head out of town to see the weaving villages of Ban Xiengkhong and Ban Xienglek. We then return to the city for a visit to Wat Mai.
We then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset and the Mekong River. The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Note: the Royal Palace Museum is closed on Tuesdays.
| Day 9 : LUANG PRABANG - KUANG SI WATER FALL - PAK OU CAVE (B) |
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First we visit the morning Phousi Market, where you will see such diverse offerings as dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, vegetables and hill-tribe weavings. Laos is also known for its traditional crafts, and today you will visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, a Hmong village, Ban Ou a Laoloum village and Ban Thapene, Khmu villages. This then takes us to the beautiful Khuang Si Waterfall where you can cool off with a refreshing swim in the pools or walk along the forest trails. We then return to Luang Prabang.
This afternoon, we embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine. On return, we disembark the boat to visit traditional villages, and continue taking a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village famous for its hand weaving.
| Day 10 : LUANG PRABANG - PAKSE - WAT PHU - 4000 ISLANDS (FLIGHT) |
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You will be transferred to the airport this morning for your flight to Pakse. On arrival in Pakse, we drive south to Champassak and to visit the fascinating pre Angkorian ruins of Wat Phu, one of Southeast Asia's most dramatically situated temples. We have time to explore these intriguing Khmer ruins, which are perched at the base of Mount Phu Kao. Following lunch, we continue our journey by long tail boat to Si Phan Done where you have the rest of the day to relax or to explore the island. Overnight in Si Phan Done area.
| Day 11 : 4000 ISLANDS AND SURROUNDING (B) |
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After an early morning breakfast, we head south by road and boat to Done Khone. Here we begin by re-tracing the French colonial-past at Ban Khone, where some old colonial houses still stand and glimpse the first Lao railway with its own locomotive. We continue our exploration of the area of the 4000 islands by boat and visit the beautiful Liphi waterfall, also known as the Samphamith, which forms a natural border between Lao and Cambodia. We return to Ban Nakasang and drive to the famous waterfall of Khone Phapeng - the largest waterfall in South East Asia, also known as the 'Niagara of the east'.
Day 12 : 4000 ISLANDS - PAKSE - SAIGON (B)
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After breakfast; you will be transferred back to Pakse for catching a flight to Saigon (HCMC).On arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, you are welcomed by our tour Guide and transferred to hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, it is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping area and sidewalk cafés. Check in Hotel, free leisure .
| Day 13: H0 CHI MINH CITY TOUR (B) |
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Breakfast at hotel. AM : city tour : city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, includes the Nôtre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office, a lacquerware factory, the Chinatown and Giac Lam Pagoda.
PM : free Leisure. Lunch and Dinner are at your own arrangements .
| Day 14: HO CHI MINH CITY DEPARTURE (B) |
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-Free at own leisure till transfer to Tan San Nhat airport for departure.
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