Explore the cambodia of beaten trek 15 day (gcao15d14nc)

Explore the Cambodia of Beaten Trek

15days 14nights Proposal

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Itinerary Outline

Day 1 Arrival Phnom Penh

Day 2Royal Palace, National Museum, Wat

Phnom and River Cruise

Day 3Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, Killing

Field of Cheung Ek and Local Market

Day 4 Cycling Koh Dach

Day 5 Phnom Penh – Kratie

Day 6 Kratie-Rattanakiri

Day 7 Trekking Rattanakiri



Day 10 Rattanakiri-Kampong Thom

Day 11Sambor Prei Kuk & Beng Mealea

temple-Siem Reap

Day 12Angkor Thom, Bayon, Smal circuit

temple

Day 13 Bantey Srei temple & Angkor Wat

Day 14 Trekking Kulen Mountain

Day 15 Siem Reap-Departure

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The Go Cambodia Difference Day 1: Arrival Siem Reap

Upon arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport,you will be greeted by your English speaking tourguide and transferred to your hotel in the heart ofthe city.

Overnight in Phnom Penh.Meal included on this day: None.

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Day 2: Royal Palace, National Museum, Wat Phnom, River Cruise

In the morning, you will be greeted by a driverwho will take you on a tour to the mostremarkable sights of Phnom Penh in a Cyclo, anoriginal Phnom Penh means of transportation anda very fun way to explore this lively city. First,head to the National Museum, which was built intraditional Khmer style. It houses the world'sforemost collection of ancient Khmer artistic,archaeological, and religious artifacts from the4th to the 13th centuries. Over 5,000 pieces areon display, constituting the repository of theKingdom's cultural wealth. In addition, the roofspace is home to a large bat colony! Continue tothe Royal Palace. This palace dates back to 1866and was the last palace built during the Frenchcolonial period. The same complex houses theSilver Pagoda, named for the over 5000 heavysilver tiles that cover its floors. Its original nameis WatPrakeo, meaning Temple of the EmeraldBuddha. In this temple you will view a collectionof Buddhas in gold, silver, crystal, and bronze. Asthe sun begins to set, visit the hilltop pagoda ofWat Phnom.

In the afternoon enjoy your romantic sunsetcruise at Mekong River to view Phnom Penh city.

Overnight in Phnom Penh.Meal included on this day: Breakfast


Explore the highlights of Phnom Penh byCyclo, an original Phnom Penh mean oftransportations

Biking through the countryside onMekong River Islands – experience thereal Cambodia!

Discover rural landscapes, passing smallvillages, schools and silk weaving houses.Support local life by buying handicraftproducts to take home

Spend a night on Koh Trong Island,known for its spectacular sunsets over theMekong River

Take a boat ride to spot river dolphinsfrom Mekong River

Boat trip to visit Jarai village through thenature looking a bit like to Amazon forestplus 3 hours hiking with overnight on thehammock

3 days jungle trekking is an amazingtravel experience of authentic Cambodia!

Visit the lesser known Sambor Prei Kukpre-Angkorian ruins

Take in Siem Reap’s famous templesknown by the magnificent Angkor Wat

Off the beaten tracks to rarely visitedsites on Kulen Mountain to enjoy the coolwater fall cover by the amazing jungle

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This morning, explore the recent dark historyof Cambodia on a visit to the Tuol SlengMuseum of Genocide. The museum is housedin the former school that was taken over bythe Khmer Rouge and used as its maindetention and torture centre. You will alsovisit the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek, 15kilometres outside of the city.

This afternoon, take your time to visit thelocal Cambodia and Chinese traditionalmedical shops at Orreusey Market. Our guidewill be flexible and take you around toexperience as much as traditional medicineas possible.


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The entire area of Koh Dach island covers 30square kilometers of land lying on the shores ofMekong River. The travelers, who want a breakfrom the buys and hectic life, can land to thissecluded and sleepy island. The tourists canreach the island within a minute from PhnomPenh by availing boats. The island is located onthe National Road No. 6a in KonDachCommune.

The visitors arriving at the island can haveample opportunities to have fresh air andrecreation. The riverside resort is an idealdestination for the people seeking peace andsilence. The visitors can have abundant oftraditional handicrafts like silk weaving,pottery, dyeing and wood carving. If they wantto buy these local articles, they can pay a visitto the local workshops and street shops as wellas handicraft center. The tourists can also havean insight of the local villages and the lifestyleof the villagers living near the Mekong River bytouring this part of the city. There aresatisfying arrangements for riding cruise boatand enjoy swimming. The island is also aperfect venue for excursion, day trip and picnic.After the trip at Koh Dach return to PrekBangkang Island situate along Mekong rivr toexplore the life style of peoples who live by thesilk product.


Day 3 : Killing Field of Cheung Ek, Toul Sleng Genocide Museum and Local Market

Day 4: Phnom Penh – Koh Dach

After breakfast star the tour by boat to KohDach and Prek Bangkang, the picturesqueisland located on the banks of Mekong River,on the upstream of Phnom Penh. Kandal isone of the provinces in Cambodia offering avast range of sightseeing places andhistorical sites. Kohdach, Kandal is one ofthe popular tourist destinations in theprovince as well as in Cambodia.


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Day 5: Phnom Penh – Kratie

Today after breakfast, your guide and driverwill be waiting for you and start yourjourney to Kratie. The traveling will give youa lot of opportunity to experience the locallive life of the local people along the ways.Up on your arrival at Kratie, continue byferry to the Koh Trung Island, and thenexplore in the beautiful peaceful island byeither, bike or horse cart. First start with theVietnamese community then continues forthe local green paddy rice fields with manykinds of delicious fruits until the end of theisland to view the sunset. (If time permitted,we enjoy the tree planting activities).

Overnight in Kratie.Meal included on this day: Breakfast

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This will be a long and dusty (or muddy) day,since we gofar East, next to the Vietnameseborder. We drive through rubber and cashewnuts plantations then we make a North turntowards AndongMeas (the Gold Well) to catchthe beautiful Se San river and take a boat tothe discovery ofJarai villages and their funeralstatues. After a one-hour-and-a-half boat ridein the heart of an amazing nature looking a bitlike the Amazon forest, we board an abandonedvillage which has a cemetery full of outstandingworks of art, these statues doomed todestruction in the jungle stand by the dead intheir last journey. Then we cross the river tostop in a small Jarai village for lunch beforestarting our hike (which should last less than 3hours) through forest, bush and rice fields.Everybody carries his or her bag and drinkingwater. The rhythm of the walk is calm, the onlydifficulty residing in the ascension of a smallplateau. Before the end of day, we arrive at abig Jarai village next to the Vietnamese border;we have a wash in the river and then spend thenight in a hammock.

Overnight in Rattanakiri.Meal included on this day: Breakfast, Lunch,dinner

Day 6 : Kratie - Rattanakiri

This morning heat out by local boat into theriver to see the river dolphin. The boat willstop the engine and be still in the river for30 minutes to 1 hour to view the dolphin.Continue your trip straight to Rattanakiri.Arrival and check into the hotel, relax at thepool.

Overnight in Rattanakiri.Meal included on this day: Breakfast

Day 7: Phnom Penh –Banlung


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Day 8: Rattanakiri – Trekkking

The next morning, we leave for the hardestpart of the trek, a 6 hours hike headingwest, which will lead us into Katchaterritory. The Katcha is one of the smallestethnic groups in Ratanakiri. Then again, wecross a number of different landscapes :mainly slash and burn fields but also bushand mixed forest. It is mostly flat as we areon a plateau and the heat can be quitetough in the day. By the end of the hike wemake a South turn through a very niceresidual Srolao forest (the Srolao is very bigtree with a greyish spotted bark). We walkby a Jarai village that displays some of thenicest statues in the area and owns a freshwater spring that is always very muchappreciated by the thirsty traveller. Onehour later we arrive in the big Katcha villagewhere we shall overnight. Once again, ourbathtub will be the nearby river. Local dinner& night in hut


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Early idleness in the village then we walk southfor about 8km toward the river. Going downslope, the hike is much easier now… thelandscapes that we cross are quite beautiful:rice fields, mountain and primary forest. Wecross the river and rally Andong Meas whereour car is waiting for us to go to Banlung. Wehave a late lunch in the village of Bokeo orTerres Rouges Lodge, then we head back toBanlung for a small trip through rubberplantations towards the nearby waterfalls, TeukCha Ong is the most impressive of them thenwe continue to Katieng waterfall.We end upwith a detour to Yaklaom Lake, a beautiful andperfectly-round stretch of water, surrounded byforest, for a late afternoon swim.


Day 9: Rattanakiri – Trekkking


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Day 10: Rattanakiri-Kampong Thom

This morning take your time to visit the localmarkets or Yaklom Lake then our guide willpick you up and transfer you to Kampongthom. Upon your arrival at Kampong Thom,we enjoy to rest and relax at the hotel pool

Overnight in Kampong Thom.Meal included on this day: Breakfast

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Continue to Siem Reap. We’re off to BengMealea. Due to its location outside the maintemple area, Beng Mealea is rarely visited bytourists; however, it is one of the mostspectacular of all Angkor temples. Its towersand walls are completely collapsed and thetemple is dominated by jungle with trees andvines covering the buildings and emerging fromdoorways. As you explore Beng Mealea, youget a sense of what early explorers to Angkorencountered, not to mention the awe inspiringrealization that mother nature does, in fact,“win” when all is said and done.Continue toyour hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap.

Overnight in Siem Reap.Meal included on this day: Breakfast

Day 11: Kampong Thom – Sambor Preikok – Beng Mealea

Today at 07:30 AM, you set off towards therarely visited jungle temples of SamborPreiKuk, one of the most important pre-Angkorian sites in the country, located nearKampong Thom. These monuments were builtin the Chenla period between the 6th and 7thcentury and pre-date Angkor Wat. Over 100well preserved temples are scattered aroundin the forest. The three main sites are linkedby small and shady tracks. Enjoy a beautifulbike riding through the jungle withbreathtaking views. The seven villagesaround the temple complex still practice theancient art of craft making, using materialssuch as bamboo and rattan. The communityruns the Isanborei Craft Hut next to thetemples and sells their products there. Youwill have the chance to visit and contribute tothe sustainability of the people’s livelihood.


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Day 12: Angkor Thom, Bayon, Smalcircuit temple

After breakfast, our cycling guide will takeyou around to visit the ancient city ofAngkor Thom in an ecofriendly electricvehicle. Angkor Thom was the last capital ofthe Great Khmer Empire under the reign ofJayavarman VII. This city is surrounded byan 8 m high wall, with each side of the citybeing 4 km long, drawing a perfect square.Enter the city through the ancient SouthGate, an impressive stone gate carved withElephants and four giant faces. On each sideof the entrance path a row of 54 gods ordemons is holding the sacred Naga snake.From here, continue to Bayon Temple in theexact center of the city. The particularity ofthis monument is the 54 towers with fourfaces representing the 54 provinces of thethen Great Khmer Empire. The Terrace ofthe Elephants and the Terrace of the LeperKing are also must-visits as they are bothknown for their intricate bas-reliefs.Thisafternoon, explore the highlights of theSmall Circuit. Start your tour with a visit toTa Prohm temple, built in the mid-12h toearly 13th centuries. Ta Prohm is unique inthat it has been left largely as it was found:overgrown by jungle trees and vines, withmany parts of the temple crumbling to theground.

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This makes Ta Prohm one of the mostpicturesque and memorable of the Angkortemples. Your visit will also include BanteayKdei, a Buddhist monastery from the late 12thCentury, and Srah Srang, also known as the“pool of ablutions”. From here, it is only a shorthop to the most beautiful temples of the GrandCircuit, like the overgrown Preah Khan Templeand Neak Pean with its artificial lakes.Experience the sunset view at pre Rup temple.Enjoy your most wonderful dinner with Khmertraditional dance show.

Overnight in Siem Reap.Meal included on this day: Breakfast, dinner


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Day 13: Bantey Srei & Angkor Wat

Early today, travel to the “gem” of theAngkor area, the pretty temple of BanteaySrey, which is best viewed in the warmmorning light. The so-called “Citadel of theWomen” was built between the 11th and13th century and remains the bestpreserved temple in Cambodia. It displayssome of the finest examples of classicalKhmer art as this small temple is noted forits truly remarkable fine bas-reliefs,depicting Hindu god Shiva. Banteay Srey isunique in that it is constructed of pinksandstone, which is seen nowhere else inAngkor.

On the way back to Siem Reap, stop at theLandmine Museum which promotes mineawareness and education. Mr. Aki Ra, themuseum founder, was a child soldier duringthe Khmer Rouge regime and is workingtoday as a de-miner. The museum servesalso as a rescue center for a number oflandmine amputee children that Aki Ra hasbrought off Phnom Penh’s streets or fromimpoverished rural communities. This lateafternoon visit the famous Angkor Wat bylocal tuk tuk. Built during the reign of KingSuryavarman II in the early 12th century

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it is constructed following the model of thetemple mountain symbolizing the Mount Meru,home of the gods. The divine residence ofVishnu, the King himself was to reside hereafter his death. Inside the temple, the wallsare covered with stone carvings and bas-reliefs depicting Hindu mythology and thewars Suryavarman II fought during his reign.Moreover, Angkor Wat is well known for themore than 2,000 Apsara dancers decoratingthe temple. Construction is thought to havetaken around thirty years of intensive labor.Today, Angkor Wat is figured on Cambodia'snational flag as the temple symbolizes thesoul of the Khmer people.

Overnight in Siem Reap.Meal included on this day: Breakfast, Lunch


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Day 14: Full Day Trekking Kulen

This morning, our trekking guide will meetyou at hotel then we heat out to KulenMountain. Arrive at the mountain foot thenyou will hike up to the mountain for 1-2hours straight to the Kulen Mountain waterfall. Phnom Kulen, an impressive sandstoneplateau in this otherwise flat area. Themountain is considered the birthplace of theKhmer empire and a sacred place for theKhmer who come in droves on theweekends. Upon arrival at the top of PhnomKulen, Picnic lunch will be prepared asyou will discover stone carvings in ariverbed and visit several hiddenpagodas. One of the main attractions is awaterfall where you can take a refreshingbath. Enjoy the stunning view of the plainsbefore descending and returning to SiemReap

Overnight in Siem Reap.Meal included on this day: Breakfast, Lunch

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A private vehicle will take you through thecountryside around the Western Baray whereyou can spot water buffalos in swampy ponds,kids in school uniforms on their bicycles andoxcarts. Visit the Angkor Silk Farm 15 kmwest of Siem Reap, where you can witness theentire process of silk creation from growingand harvesting mulberry as food for the silkworms, the breeding process and life cycle ofthe silk worm to the spinning the silk, thedying process and the creation of beautiful silkweavings on wooden hand looms. Children willget the opportunity to feed the silk worms – afun experience! Return to Siem Reap in theafternoon and visit the boutique of LesArtisans d’Angkor for the opportunity to viewand purchase the end product of refined silkdesign if you like. Transfer to airport for yourdeparture flight back home

Meal included on this day: Breakfast

Day 15: Siem Reap – Departure



Timezone: GMT +7

Population: 15 Million

Religion: Theravada Buddhism

Currency: US$ and Khmer Riel. Credit cards

are accepted in the main cities however not in

the countryside.

Electricity: 220V. We recommend bringing a

universal plug adaptor.

Climate: Dry from November – May and

monsoon June - October through rain comes

in short bursts. Temperatures are fairly steady

at 28-35˚ C.

Mobile Phones: 3G and SIM cards are widely

available and an inexpensive way to make local

and international calls. Note high charges may

apply if using roaming services.

Clothing & What to Pack: Comfortable, casual

lightweight clothing in natural fabrics such as

cotton is suitable for travelling in Cambodia. Dress

modestly and don’t wear shorts, mini skirts or

tank tops when visiting religious buildings, and

shoes should be removed before entering a

private home.

Cuisine: Unique blend of sweet, sour, salty and

bitter flavored dishes that are mildly spicy and

usually shared family style. Fish and rice are the

staple food. Try the Fish Amok, the curry textured

national dish and our Cambodian favorite!

Health: Travellers should be inoculated against

typhoid, cholera, hepatitis A & B, tetanus and

polio. Malaria and Dengue Fever are present in

Cambodia and it is advisable to take precautions.

It is essential to have a good medical insurance

that covers the cost of an evacuation flight.

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Most visitors to Cambodia can obtain a visa onarrival at international airports and most bordercheck points, valid for 30 days or with a visaissued at Cambodian embassies.

Your passport must be valid for 6 months and1 passport photos is required. E-Visas areavailable.

CAMBODIA USEFUL INFORMATION

Safety: Cambodia is a safe country to visit though

never leave your belongings unattended.

Tipping: Not expected but always appreciated,

and it’s customary to tip tour guides and drivers.

Water: Don’t drink tap water and ice cubes should

not be consumed in simple street stalls.

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My Most Amazing Travel Experience:Sunrise from 4 Rivers Floating Lodge in Cambodia. The world

was still asleep and the scenery was so peaceful.

My Dream Trip:A jungle expedition to Laos’ Phongsali province.

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