Day 1: Pakse – Champasak – Wat Phou – Don Khong (L)
On arrival to Pakse, our guide will meet you at theairport. Our breakfast is followed by a brief of our itinerary. We then embark on a motor boat for one and half hour ride to Champasak. From here, we take a tuktuk to Wat Phou. Wat Phou is a pre – angkorian temple complex occupying a dramatic mountainside site over looking the Mekong valley. The wat is divided into lower and upper parts and is joined by a steepstairway. We return to Champasak and continue our boat cruise.
Khong Island for overnight. Khong Island is the largest island of 4000 Island (Si Phan Don), one of nature’s marvels. Here the Mekong suddenly fans out, forming an intricate, beautiful network of channels, rocks and sandbars and island of 14km wide.
Day 2: Don Khong - Don Khone - Khone Phapheng - Boat to see dolphin – Veun Kham (B, L)
We are excited about islands discover by boat today. We take a boat cruise to Done Khone for 3 hours. A lunch stop is made in this island. We’ll visit the old railway and Sompamit Waterfall. Afterward we cruise to Don Det and continue to Ban Nakasang. Here, we take a short tuk tuk drive to Veunkham. We stop at Khone Phapheng Waterfall for a drink before continuing on boat cruise to see dolphin. Si Phan Don is home to the rare Irrawady dolphins, which can often be spotted at the southern tip of Don Khon, along with tow impressive waterfalls. We spend the night at Khone Phapheng Resort.
Day 3: Vern Kham-Stung Treng-Kompong Cham (B/L)
After a short transfer, we arrive at the border. You will meet our guide from Cambodia Pick up clients at Dong Kalor (land border between Lao & Cambodia) at early morning around 8.00am, take boat to Stung Treng. Continue on boat to Kompong Cham province. Overnight stay at Kompong Cham province. We will see the daily people life along the Mekong River, from Vern Kham – Laos border to Phnom Penh need to go through three provinces. Stung Treng province, Kratie provice, and Kompong Cham province where we will spend one night stay overnight at hotel.
Stung Treng province, a real out post town on the bank of the San and Mekong River, is the first province that meets Mekong River in Cambodia. Kratie province is a charming town taking off as a strategic stop on the over land route to Laos. Kompong Cham province is set on the banks of the Mekong River and within easy reach of both Phnom Penh and Vietnam.
Day 4: Kompong Cham - Phnom Penh (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel, early morning leave Kompong Cham banks to Phnom Penh we will spend about 5 hours. Up on arrival we will have lunch at local restaurant then check in hotel. In noon we will visit Royal Palace; Silver Pagoda named because of its floor, which is made up of 5000 silver tiles, the treasures are a solid gold Buddha encrusted and weighing 90 kilos and a small 17th century emerald and baccarat crystal Buddha; and National Museum also called Musee des Beaux-Arts. A French archaeologist and painter, Georges Groslier, designed it in Khmer style in 1920. The museum contains a collection of Khmer art – notably sculptures, most of the exhibits dating from Angkor period and pre-Angkor era. Overnight stay in Phnom Penh.
Day 5: Phnom Penh-Siem Reap (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel, early morning take public boat from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. Along the way we will cross Kompong Chhnang Province, Kompong Thom, Pursat, and Battambang. After few hours we will arrive at Siem Reap. Lunch at local restaurant and check in hotel. Noon visit floating village and les artisan D’Angkor. Kompong Chhnang situate along Tonle Sap lake which is fish resource both domestic and international supply. This province very famed for it skilled potters. Kompong Thom often called the centre of Cambodia. Pursat is located in western Cambodia, sites astride the Pursat River in the shadow of Phnom Kravanh mountain and near Tonle Sap lake. Battambang known as the rice bowl of Cambodia, is located in the northwest, bordering Thailand. Siem Reap is the gateway to the temples of Angkor, Cambodia’s spiritual and cultural heartland. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 6: Siem Reap-Angkor (B/L)
Today, we spend the whole day to visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12th century); the South Gate; the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara; the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King; Phimeanakas, the king’s temple during Angkorian times and once crowned with a golden tower or spire. The lack of surviving carvings leaves it artistically uninteresting, but it is the tallest scalable temple in Angkor Thom, providing a niece view from the top. The western staircase (at the back) is the most easily ascended. This temple is also connected with the related legend that the tower was inhabited by a serpent which would transform into a woman. The kings of Angkor had to make love with the serpent every night, lest disaster befall him or the kingdom; and Ta Prohm Temple one of the most beautiful temples in the area, as it has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. After a lunch break at local restaurant, we’ll continue to visit Angkor Wat Temple and experience sunset from Bakheng Hill. We return to Siem Reap for staying another night.
Day 7: Siem Reap-Departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel, free and own leisure till time transfer to airport |
