CAMBODIA & LAOS
TOUR OF CAMBODIA AND LAOS
DAY 1 – ARRIVAL @ PHNOMPENH AIRPORT(CAPITAL OF CAMBODIA)
Warmest welcome to Phnompenh airport and after visa formalities
Meet local guide and then transfer hotel for check-in and relaxation
Dinner at hotel’s restaurant
Overnight in Phnom Penh
DAY 2 – PHNOM PENH SIGHTSEEING
AM. Visit to the Royal Palace, built by King Norodom in 1866 on the site of the old town, and the Silver Pagoda, Located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, the Silver Pagoda is so named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles then visit Wat Phnom which was built in 1372, and stands 27 metres (88.5 ft) above the ground. It is the tallest religious structure in the city. The pagoda was given the name of Wat Preah Chedey Borapaut
After your rest, Visit Russian Market (Psah Tuol Thom Pong), a lively outdoor market where you will find antiquities, silver and gold jewelry, gems, silk, kramas, stone and wood carvings, as well as T-Shirts, CDs and other souvenirs. Then, we end our trip at the Victory Monument.
Overnight in Phnom Penh
DAY 3 – PHNOM PENH – SIEM REAP
AM. After breakfast at hotel then transfer to Siem Reap. By the road, you will explore Spider Market at Skun. Lunch is at local restaurant. Explore Kompong Kdei Bridge; the bridge was built in the 12th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. Upon arrival Siem Reap check-in hotel and free at your own for the rest of time.
Overnight in Siem Reap
DAY 4 – THE RUIN ANGKOR
AM. Visit to the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 century) : the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
PM. Visit to the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture.Overnight in Siem Reap
DAY 5 – CITY TOUR - LOCAL CRAFTS & FLOATING VILLAGES
AM. Take a boat trip for sight-seeing on Tonle Sap Lake, the Great Lake of Cambodia. It is one of the largest lakes in Asia. Here, enjoy a brief cruise past floating villages complete with schools, restaurants, and hospitals. Leave the lake and head to downtown to visit Artisan’s D’angkor, the caving art school. Continue your visit to Wat Thmei. Wat Thmei near Charles de Gaulle Boulevard in Siem Reap, Cambodia where you will find a small memorial stupa which contains the skulls and bones of victims killed during the regime of the Khmer Rouge during 1975 – 1979.
Overnight in Siem Reap
DAY 6 – SIEM REAP – LUANG PRABANG(LAOS ANCIENT CAPITAL) by flight
AM. Have breakfast at hotel and free at your own leisure until check out hotel to transfer to the airport for flight to Luang Prabang.
On arrival, Upon arrival at the Luang Prabang airport, after visa formalities meet local guide and transferred to hotel. The royal capital of the former Lane Xang Kingdom, Luang Prabang with its gleaming temple roofs, colonial architecture and stunning mountain backdrop retains a unique charm rarely found in all Asia. Here is plenty to see, some of which are the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun, the shrine of Wat Aham and Wat Mai with five tiered roofs. We include these sights in a half day guided tour that ends with a climb to Phousi Hill for a beautiful sunset view of the town and the Mekong River.
Overnight in Luang Prabang
DAY 7 – LUANGPRABANG – MAGIC MEKONG RIVER CRUISE TO PAK BUDDHA CAVES
AM. After breakfast, we enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city's oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xieng thong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represent the classical architecture of Luang Prabang temple/wat. We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a beautiful view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes. Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the distillation of local rice wine. n return we take a short drive to Ban Xang Khong and Ban Xienglek, well known for its hand made paper.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
DAY 08 - LUANGPRABANG – IMPRESSIVE KUANGSI WATERFALL & TRIBAL VILLAGES
AM. If you wake up early and participate in the daily early morning ritual of saffron-clad monks with their black Alms-giving bowls being given offerings from the local people. After breakfast , we will visit the Former Royal Palace before heading to Phousi Market where you see many local products such as dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, vegetables and hill-tribe weavings. The afternoon we spend in relaxed atmosphere and continue to visit the Kuang Si waterfall. On the way we make some stops to visit local villages At the waterfalls you can splash around in the pools or walk along the forest paths, return to Luang Prabang by late afternoon.
Overnight in Luang Prabang
DAY 09 – LUANG PRABANG – VIENTIANE (B/D)
AM. Have breakfast at hotel and free at your own leisure until check out hotel to transfer to the airport for flight to Vientiane.
On arrival, you are welcome with the warmest atmosphere then transfer to the hotel for check in and relax
Dinner at hotel’s restaurant
Overnight in Vientiane
DAY 10 – VIENTIANE – LUNCH CRUISE AT THAGON (B/L)
We will visit attraction places of Vientiane included Sisaket temple is the only ancient temple remaining intact after the destruction of the Siamese in 1828. It’s located in the center of the old city, where it was built in 1818 by King Anouvong. The old monastery stands intact in its original form and certainly is one of the most interesting in the country. Inside the main hall, the courtyard walls house hundreds of little inches and shelves containing a total of 6,840 Buddha images.
Hor Phra Keo is once the king’s personal Buddhist temple. Although it is not actually a temple per se with monks on the premises and services being performed, today it functions as a museum of art with a very impressive collection of Laotian Buddhist artefacts. Built in the sixteenth century, the temple has many priceless Buddhist statues and antiquities on display; however, what makes this temple interesting and perhaps somewhat infamous is its controversial past, which revolves around the Emerald Buddha, one of the most sacred items in all of Southeast Asia and the symbol of Thailand.
We then travel up Lanexang Avenue you will have the opportunity to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxai Monument, which resembles its Parisian inspiration, the Arc de Triomphe. The climb to the top offers great views over Vientiane. We continue onwards down Rue Singha 23 to Laos’ National icon, and most important religious building the golden stupa of That Luang. The final visit of the morning will be the excellent COPE exhibition centre, highlighting a much overlooked aspect of Laos and a major problem many of the local people face on a day to day basis in the form of unexploded ordnance as a result of heavy bombing campaigns during the Vietnam War area before heading out of town toward Thagon for our Lunch cruise . Return back to Vientiane with stopover at fresh vegetable market of Dongmakkhai . Free for shopping at the night street market or old French quarter .
Overnight at hotel in Vientiane.
DAY 11 -VIENTIANE - FLY BACK TO ONWARD DESTINATION
Breakfast at hotel.
Free for your own leisure until transfer to Vientiance airport.
Tour ends