CAMBODIA

 SIEM REAP + PHNOM PENH

 5D HISTORY OF KHMER CIVILISATION

  Validity:  Till  30 September 2010

  Code : GHT/NSREPPMH5B

Package Includes :

• Return air ticket on SilkAir SIN/REP-PNH/SIN on “M” class, YE 30
• 4 nights accommodation at your choice
• Tour as per itinerary

Remarks : 

• Taxes $104 - subject to change
• Land tour without air ticket, less $360 (adult) / $270 (child)

Day 1             Singapore/Siem Reap                                                                          (D)      

Assemble at the airport for your flight to Siem Reap. Siem Reap – a small colonial town, charming and pleasant enough to roam around, with some fine examples of French colonial architecture. Upon arrival, visit the Angkor Silk Farm which consists of 8 hectare in rural Cambodia (16km west of Siem Reap Town). Visitors will discover and understand the whole silk production process, from Mulberry tree growing to silk weaving. On the way back to town, turn to West Barray, an enormous water reservoir 7m deep built by King Udayadityavarman II to supply water to Angkor. It is a supreme feat of civil engineering. It has become a local recreational area, drawing bathers and picnickers to its small beaches. Afternoon, visit Artisans D’Angkor to discover the traditional Khmer techniques used for stone and wood carving, lacquering and gilding. A complete tour of the workshops will take you from raw materials to splendid craft-wares. In addition, it also highlights wood and stone carving, lacquering and gilding crafts of sculptures and statues. The numerous items made in the workshops are inspired by the rich Cambodia heritage. And visit Old Market / Pub Street. Tonight, enjoy your dinner with Khmer traditional dance show.

Day 2             Siem Reap                                                                                                  (B/L/D)

Visit the ancient fortified city of Angkor Thom (Great Angkor or Great City), was built by Angkor’s greatest king, Jayavarman VII (1181 – 1219).  Located within Angkor Thom and consists of 54 towers, each with 4 faces have become one of the most recognizable images connected to classic Khmer art and architecture. Proceed to the The Elelphants Terrace, Terrace of the Leper King and the Phimeanakas. Next visit Ta Prohm, a temple in its ‘natural state’ surround by jungle. Its stone hallways is overgrown with the roots and limbs of the massive Banyan Trees which envelope the stones like tentacles. In the afternoon, visit the World Heritage – Angkor Wat. The largest temple in the world with a volumn of stones equalizing that of the Cheops Pyramid in Egypt. The temple was built by King SUryarvarman II from 1113 – 1150AD when the Khmer civilization was at the height of its development, represent one of humankind's most astonishing and enduring architectural achievements.  Angkor Wat, surrounded by a moat with an exterior wall with distinctively rendered Apsara carvings adorn the wall throughout the temple. The exterior walls of the lower level that display the most extraordinary bas-reliefs, depicting stories and characters from Hindu mythology and the historical wars of Suryarvarman II. In the evening, proceed to watch sunset at Phnom Bakheng.

Day 3             Siem Reap/Phnom Penh  (overland – Coach)                                              (B/L/D)

Today, transfer by coach to Phnom Penh (approx. 5 hours) - the capital of Cambodia, is the commercial and political hub of Cambodia as well as home to nearly a million of the county’s 11.4 million people.  Upon arrival, transfer to visit the Royal Palace (proper attire) and Silver Pagoda.  The Royal Palace is the official residence of King Norodom Sihanouk, several buildings within the gleaming yellow walls of the compound can be visited.  Next, proceed to Independent Monument, Naga Casino and drive along the river for a view of the city and its local life style.

Day 4             Phnom Penh                                                                                                          (B/L/D)

After breakfast, visit to Tuol Sleng Museum, known as the Museum of Genocidal Crimes.  In 1975 Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot’s security forces and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21  (S-21).  It was used by the Khmer Rouge as a detention and torture center in the late 1970. Today the building houses exhibits, paintings and photographs of many of the victims. Visitors can see the crude cells built in the classrooms and the torture devices used to extract confessions.  Next, visit the Killing Field of Choeung Ek - a soccer-field-sized area surrounded by farmland, the killing fields contain mass graves, slightly sunken, for perhaps 20,000 Cambodians, many of whom were tortured before being killed.   A memorial building stands in the center of the killing fields. Many of the skulls inside were pulled from the mass graves.  You will then proceed to Russian Market for some shopping.

Day 5             Phnom Penh/Singapore                                                                           (B)

After breakfast, free at own leisure until time for transfer to airport for your flight home.

Tour fare per person in Singapore Dollars (Taxes not included)

Updated: 140810 / NS