Day 1 PHNOM PENH ARRIVAL, TRAVEL TO KAMPOT
Upon arrival on flight, you will be met by your guide at the airport and transfer you to your transportation going to Kampot Province.
Please note that hotel check in time is from 1400. Early check in is subject to hotel availability and with extra fee.
The rest of the day is at your leisure to relax, enjoy your hotel’s facilities, and explore the city. Your guide will make arrangements for the following day.
In the evening your guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel lobby and proceed to a well known restaurant, famous for its fresh seafood and the region’s renowned black pepper. In addition to it’s food offering, the ambience often reflects the laid-back, the riverside charm of Kampot making it a great spot to enjoy a meal while taking in the scenic views.
(Lunch not included in tour price)
Day 2 KAMPOT CITY TOUR & KEP BEACH
Breakfast in hotel. Meet your guide at the hotel lobby at 8am for short tour briefing. Proceed to a short city tour and see all the French colonial-era architecture. Some have been restored and turned into boutique hotels, cozy restaurants and while others remain in a dilapidated state of disrepair. The center of town, just behind the modernist-looking market, is the best hunting ground if you want to see these buildings for yourself and it is worth taking a stroll both early morning and late afternoon as the light on the buildings is often different at both times of the day. Proceed to the next destination, Phnom Chhngok Cave Temple.
Chhngok Cave Temple. Located around 12 km from Kampot, 25 km from Kep, and 140 km from Phnom Penh, Phnom Chhngok is a small mountain featuring a Buddhist temple on one side and on its western side a cave featuring an ancient temple dating to the 5th century Funan Era.
From the site entrance on the western side follow the staircase that leads up and past a Buddhist shrine to a viewpoint over the fields and then, down into the cave, passing a small monolith that’s shaped like an elephant. You can see the temple the moment you start to head down. The cave is quite cavernous and lets in a little lighter than the nearby cave temples, although, you will still need extra lighting if you want clear photos. The temple is built up against the wall and around a stalactite. Inside, you can see the stalactite hanging down, dripping water onto the linga-stalagmite.
La Plantation Pepper Farm. Created in 2013, La Plantation is a family-owned, farm-to-table project that is committed to grow and deliver the best sustainable spices in Cambodia. In their flagship farm in Kampot, their head farmer, a 5th generation of pepper growers, respects centuries-old traditions to preserve the taste of the finest pepper in the world. Their production model respects fair trade principles: as soon as they are harvested, their peppercorns and spices are immediately processed on site. This freshness preserves the quality and aroma of their products.
Lunch at Kep Beach Front (Included in the price)
Kep National Park. Kep National Park is a national park in Cambodia‘s Kep Province that was established in 1993 and covers an area of 11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi). The nearest town lies at Kep. The park includes a small mountain range and a number of hiking trails. The trails offer views of Phu Quoc and the Bokor Ranges on the south and west sides, and also views across islands of the Vietnamese marine reserve in Kiên Giang to the east side.
Back to Kampot
Back to hotel and take a short freshen up, meet your guide at the hotel lobby and proceed to restaurant known for its charming atmosphere and emphasis on art and artisans craft. Focuses on fresh, locally sourced ingredients, offering sa blend of traditional Cambodian cuisine and Western dishes.
Back to hotel and enjoy the rest of the night. City beaches often have a lively atmosphere and many amenities, such as cafes and bars.
Day 3 KAMPOT DEPARTURE, BOKOR MOUNTAIL, PHNOM PENH
Breakfast in hotel. Prepare for check out. Next destination Bokor Mountain then proceed to Phnom Penh.
Preah Monivong Bokor National Park. A 32-kilometre road takes you up 1,101 meters up from road 3 near Kampot. At the top is the Bokor Mountain Hill Station, in Bokor National Park. Originally a small resort town, and one of the King’s residences, it is now a tourist destination and National Park. Except for the many tourists and Park personnel, and a few hundred construction workers, hotel staff, monks, farmers (hydroponic) and a few private residences, that is. Most famous for the abandoned Casino (now a luxury hotel) at the top of the mountain, there is also an abandoned church, buildings for the former King, a big hydroponics greenhouse farm, a waterfall, Buddhist Wat, and either a view of fog or a view of Southern Cambodia’s Islands and Vietnam’s island Phu Quoc.
(Lunch not included in tour price)
Phnom Arrival. Straight to hotel check in. The rest is free at leisure, enjoy the hotel facilities or city tour.
In the evening, meet your guide at the hotel lobby and indulge in a delightful dining experience where cozy elegance meets the rich traditions of Cambodian culture. Step into an enchanting atmosphere adorned with beautiful Cambodian decor that transports you to a world of warmth and hospitality. Savor an array of authentic dishes that showcase the vibrant flavors and culinary heritage of Cambodia. Each bite tells a story, inviting you to immerse yourself in the unique blend of spices and influences that define this captivating cuisine. (Included in the price)
Day 4 Phnom Penh (City Tour with Sunset Boat Cruise)
Breakfast in the hotel. Your guide will pick you up at 8am and brief you about the whole day tour. Then go to the Independent Monument where you can stop to capture some photos, this monument was built in 1958 to memorialized Cambodia’s independence from France in 1953. It is in the form of a lotus-shaped stupa, of the style seen at the temple at Banteay Srei and other Khmer historical sites.
Choeung Ek – Killing Fields known as the Killing fields is the site of a former orchard and mass graves of victim of the Khmer rouge, killed between 1975 and 1979 about 17 kilometers south of Phnom Penh city. This grave containing 8, 895 bodies were discovered after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Today, Choeung Ek is a memorial marked by a Buddhist stupa, this stupa has acrylic glass sides and is filled with over 5,000 human skulls.
Lunch at Phnom Penh City proper (Included in the price)
Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. Toul Sleng meaning “Hill of the Poisonous Tree” is a museum describes the Cambodian Genocide. This site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979. Estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Toul Sleng, the buildings were enclosed in electrified barbed wire, the classroom converted into tiny prison and torture chambers and all windows were covered with iron bars and barbed wire to prevent escapes and suicides. At any one time, the prison held between 1, 000 and 1,500 prisoners. They were repeatedly tortured and coerced into naming family members and close associates, who were in turn arrested, tortured and killed. Today, the buildings at Toul Sleng are preserve, with some rooms still appearing just as they were when the Khmer Rouge were driven out in 1979. The regime kept extensive records, including thousands of photographs.
Russian Market or Phsar Toul Tompoung. The Russian Market is the hippest market in town and one of the largest in Phnom Penh. Stalls selling wooden handicrafts, antiquities, miniature Buddhas, fruits and veggies, jewelry, etc, occupy this market. You’ll see plenty of knock-off products with various brand tags. The market is also famous for Khmer iced coffee, elephant pants, grilled bananas, and bargaining.
Royal Palace “The King’s Palace”. The palace was constructed between 1866 and 1870, after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh. The complex is divided by walls into four main compounds, the Silver Pagoda, the Khemarin Palace, the Throne Hall and the Inner court.
Sunset Boat Cruise. Evening, we head to Phnom Penh’s Riverside where get on board with a welcome cocktail while the boat cruise is slowly gliding along Mekong & Tonle Sap, watch the sunset fading at horizon, immerse yourself with golden color of Phnom Penh skyline. Disembark around 6.20pm and return hotel.
Back to hotel
(Dinner not included in tour price)
Day 5 Phnom Penh Departure
Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure. Your guide and private car will meet you at the hotel and transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.
Please note that hotel check-out time is by noon 1200. Luggage can be deposited at hotel after check-out. Hotel late check-out is subject to hotel availability and with extra fee.
