Phnom Penh: 4-Day Guided Tour with Hotel Pickups – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

EXPERIENCE

Day 1: Royal Palace, Genocidal Museum, Killing Field & Wat Phnom
Start your tour with a hotel pickup and transfer to the Royal Palace, home to the Cambodian royal family and a symbol of the nation. Inside are some of the country’s most cherished treasures, including a life-size gold Buddha studded with 9584 diamonds, the largest weighing 25 carats.

Then, visit Wat Phnom, founded by Daun Penh, a wealthy widow who in 1372. After that, visit the Genocidal Museum S21 Prison, a former high school that the Khmer Rouge turned into a center for interrogation, torture, and death.

At the end, visit the Killing Field, where an old Chinese cemetery was turned into an extermination camp for political prisoners. The remains of 8985 people were exhumed from mass graves and are kept in a memorial stupa here. Return to your hotel and drop off.

Day 2: Buddha Kiri & Phnom Tamao Zoological Park
Start your day with a pickup from your hotel and transfer to Buddha Kiri, founded in 2017 by four monks, located atop a low-rise mountain, and surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges. There are currently tens of thousands of small golden statues that cover the hillside, which makes for a surreal sight.

After that, visit Phnom Tamao Zoological Park, a protected forest and arboretum. There are more than 102 species including some endangered and vulnerable species of mammals, reptiles, and birds. Return to your hotel and drop off.

Day 3: Phnom Reap, Udong Hill & Long Vek
Start your day with a pickup from your hotel and transfer to visit Phnom Reap Temple, which is alternatively known as Prasat Vihear Suor.

Then, visit Udong, which was the royal capital between 1618 and 1866 before the capital was moved to Phnom Penh. The walk up the hill over 500 steps provides an excellent exercise especially the view countryside view. After that, keep going to visit Long Vek, a city in ancient Cambodia.

It was the second capital city during the Cambodia’s Middle Ages which began after the Khmer Empire’s Angkor Era. The city was known to early European traders as “Cambodia”.

Day 4: Phnom Da, Phnom Chiso, Neang Khmao & Ta Prohm
Start your day with a pickup from your hotel and transfer to Phnom Da, built on the top of a small hill with about 100 steps to reach in the 5-6th century by King Rutravarman, who reigned during the Norkor Phnom period.

You’ll see the main sanctuary which consists of five chambers, each with a lingam inside, and marvel at the tree that grows on and around the temple structure. Visit a temple surrounded by legend, Yeay Peau temple, named after King Ta Prohm’s mother.

After that, head to Prasat Neang Khmao, the temple of the Black Virgin. Finally, keep going to visit Phnom Chisor, a popular ancient temple and contemporary monastery site located around 50 km south of Phnom. Return to Phnom Penh and drop off.

HIGHLIGHTS

Explore the Royal Palace, home to the Cambodian royal family.
Visit the Genocidal Museum S21 Prison, a former high school.
See the remains of 8985 people exhumed from mass graves at the Killing Field
Visit the Phnom Tamao Zoological Park, a protected forest and arboretum
See the a relatively new structure based on the architectural style of Angkor.

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