DAY 1: Siem Reap ( Meals:D)
Arrive at Siem Reap International Airport, please go to custom desk as your first point of entry to get visa-on-arrival into the country and pay stamping fees directly by cash to custom office there
Transfer to hotel with a private vehicle and your guide. The driving distance is approximately 30 minutes. On the way, visit Wat Thmie The Killing field of Siem Reap. Welcome dinner at local restaurant
DAY 2: Full Day Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat (Meals:B)
Today, visit to the antique capital of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th 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.
After a short your rest, you will visit 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. This masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond. End of day take a relaxing stopover at Prasat Chrung visiting Tadev Hole and temple with the best Sunset. Return to your hotel and end of the tour
DAY 3: Siem Reap - Kampong Luong - Kampong Chhnangsiem Reap - Kampong Luong - Kampong Chhnang (Meals:L,D)
07:00 Meeting in front of FCC hotel in Siem Reap. You’re transferred to Phnom Krom boat-pier where you take another local boat to the Toum Tiou.
08:00 Check-in at the boat docked near Phnom Krom in Siem Reap then you embark, listen security briefing. Departure for a relaxing half day by crossing the Tonlé Sap Lake before lunch on board.
15:30 Arrive at Kampong Luong. From here, local boats are coming along the Toum Tiou and picking you for the visit. Almost totally overlooked by tourists because of its remoteness and difficult access, the village is completely self-sufficient. A floating school, factories to make ice for fish preservation, church, service stations, pagoda, pigsty, stores, boat or television repair shops, karaoke bar, video club, police station... everything is on the water. All trades are represented and everybody from children to grandparents goes by boat through the network of canals that cross this little town.
18:00 you’ll re-embark. The Toum Tiou stays overnight under the protection of the flooded forest.
19:00 Welcome drink and info meeting about cruise, crew introduction then enjoy welcome dinner.
DAY 4: Kampong Chhnang - Kampong Tralach Kampong Chhnang - Kampong Tralach (Meals:B,L,D)
07:00 Departure of the Toum Tiou early in the morning then start sailing to Kampong Chnang by passing near Chnok Tru, the first big village after the River meets the Great Lake of Tonlé Sap. Breakfast during navigation
09:00 Arrival to Kampong Chnang. Located some 56 miles from Phnom Penh, the town of Kampong Chnang is one of the largest fishing ports on the Tonlé Sap. Fish farming is also widely practiced in the area. The area is famous for its pottery ware, unchanged in style for centuries, which is produced in sufficient quantities to supply the entire country. And not to be overlooked are the products of the Thnot tree (sugar palm – a real national symbol) that abounds in the area: a mellow tasting, caramel-colored sugar sold in large cakes and palm wine.
11:30 Passengers re-embark the Toum Tiou. Lunch on board on the way to Kampong Tralach
15:30 Arrival at Kampong Tralach, you will visit its wonderful Vihara belonging to Wat Kampong Tralach Leu pagoda. To get into it, we cross Kampong Tralach Krom village along a small road perpendicular to the river, crossing some gorgeous stretches of emerald rice paddy as we leave the river behind. The Vihara dates back to early last century. It was probably built on an older site, as indicated by the latérite foundations, and is home to some outstanding mural paintings. These, however, are starting to suffer from weathering. They remain one of the last survivors of cultural destruction that continues unabated due to widespread indifference. Standing by itself in the middle of rice fields, it is a modest pagoda that receives very few visitors. Its isolation may well be its undoing, as was the case last May for Wat Tani Pagoda in the province of Kampot.
17:30 you’ll re-embark. The Toum Tiou drops anchor few miles away.
19:00 Farewell cocktail (1 glass of local liquor or juice) with Master of Ship & Cruise Manager will be arranged. Captain’s farewell dinner include enriched menu and 1 glass of wine
DAY 5: Kompong Tralach - Phnom Penhkompong Tralach - Phnom Penh (Meals:B, Brunch)
07:00 Departure of the Toum Tiou early in the morning then sail to Kôh Chen (Chinese Island)
08:30 we will arrive at Kôh Chen, small village of whose inhabitants specialize in silver and copper smiting. They make ornamental items, including delicately engraved tropical fruits, used in traditional ceremonies at the pagoda or for marriages. The distant hills of Cambodia's old capital, Oudong, and its royal stupas can be seen a few kilometers away from the ferry. At the top of the hill, the ruins of Anthareu temple.
11:30 Passengers re-embark the Toum Tiou. Lunch on board on the way to Phnom Penh.
13:00 Arrival in Phnom Penh
DAY 6: Phnom Penh City Tour – Departure (Meals:B)
Breakfast at Hotel then your guide will pick you up from your hotel for Phnom Penh city tour. Visit to 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. Then continue to the National Museum, This is one of Phnom Penh's true architectural gems. Then, back to the hotel, free at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight...
