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Angkor Wat, after the sunrise crowd
We enter the galleries once the sunrise visitors have left for breakfast, and walk the bas-reliefs with an archaeologist-trained guide.
To be honoured
Cambodia, from Angkor to the river: a journey to remember
Eight days through Cambodia: the temples of Angkor at the best hours, the easy pace of Battambang and the royal capital of Phnom Penh.
At a glance
- Duration
- 8 days, 7 nights
- Places
- Siem Reap · Battambang · Phnom Penh
- Best season
- November to March
- Ideal for
- Couples, teams celebrating a milestone
About the journey
Cambodia is a fitting journey to mark a milestone, an anniversary, a retirement, a team's successful year. We spend three days at Angkor, timing each temple to avoid the crowds, travel by road and river to Battambang for a glimpse of rural life and a new generation of artists, and finish in Phnom Penh with its palace, its museum and its riverfront.
Three moments
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An evening with the circus school
In Battambang, the students of Phare Ponleu Selpak perform circus, music and theatre; we arrange a meeting with the artists afterwards.
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The Royal Palace and the Silver Pagoda
In Phnom Penh, a historian guides us through the palace compound, the Silver Pagoda and the National Museum's Khmer sculpture.
Guest voices and notes
Note from the journey designer
For groups celebrating a milestone, we can arrange a private dinner within the Angkor area, with traditional Apsara dance, subject to the authorities' permission.
Tailored for you
Pace
Early starts at Angkor with long midday breaks; easier days afterwards.
You could add
Banteay Srei and the Kbal Spean riverbed carvings, or a boat to the Tonle Sap stilt villages.
You could swap
Exchange Battambang for two nights at a beach resort on the Cambodian coast.
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Before you go
Day by day
- Arrive in Siem Reap; evening in the old market quarter
- Angkor Wat after sunrise; Ta Prohm in the afternoon light
- Angkor Thom and the Bayon; Banteay Srei
- Tonle Sap lake by boat; free afternoon
- Drive to Battambang; bicycle ride through the countryside
- Phnom Sampeau and the bat cave at dusk; circus in the evening
- Drive to Phnom Penh; Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda; sunset river cruise
- National Museum in the morning; transfer for your onward flight
We take care of
- Private vehicles with driver and an English-speaking guide throughout
- Temple passes and visits timed to avoid the busiest hours
- Hotels chosen for comfort and calm, with a pool in Siem Reap
- Celebration dinners arranged on request
Good to know
- Shoulders and knees must be covered to enter the main temples at Angkor.
- The Khmer Rouge memorials can be emotional; we plan a quieter afternoon after the visit.
Departure
On your own dates
