The Beach And People

Day 1: Phnom Penh – Ta Keo – Kep

Start early today for the nearly 3-hour drive to Ta Keo where the first capital city of Cambodia was in the 1st century. Leave the hustle and bustle of Phnom Penh behind as you head south to Tonle Bati. Tonle Bati is a place of worship and features two ancient temples, Ta Prohm and Yeay Peov, and a pagoda, Wat Tonle Bati, which was built in 1576. Then we continue to visit Phnom Chiso, this mountain temple was built in the early 11th century by King Suryavarman I (AD 1002-1050), who practiced Brahmanism Constructed of sandstone and other stones, it is 60 meters long and 50 meters wide and sits atop a mountain. The temple is surrounded by two galleries. The first gallery is 60 meters long on each side. The second, smaller gallery is in the middle, where there is the main worship place with two doors and a wooden statue. There are beautiful sculptures on the lintel and the pillars.
Drive to Ta Keo, embark on the speedboat, and ride to Angkor Borei where the first capital city of Cambodia was, and have an organic lunch from the local restaurants that are run by the villagers. Visit the Angkor Borie Museum before we head out to visit Phnom Da. Phnom Da temple was built on the top of a small hill in the 6th century by King Rutravarman, who reigned during the Norkor Phnom period
Ride the boat back to Ta Kep and drive to Kep where located on the southeast coast of Cambodia, on the way we will stop to visit Kampong Trach Cave. Dinner at the local restaurant and overnight at a hotel in Kep

Included for the day:
Transport: Private vehicle and driver
Tour guide: English-speaking tour guide
Meals: Lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Khmer Hands Lodge or a similar standard hotel

Day 2: Kep – Kampot – Sihanouk Ville – Koh Rong Sanloem

Early morning our guide will walk you to visit the Crab Market, it is a small market where the fishermen bring their crab and fish to sell or hand over to the retailers. The guide will take you through the market to get you to taste different Cambodian snacks, desserts, fruits, and breakfast at a local restaurant in the market.
Return to the lodge for check-out and we drive to visit the Kampot pepper plantation, and salt field, visit Kampot City and proceed to have lunch at the local restaurant in Sihanouk Ville. After lunch, and then we drive around Sihanouk Ville to figure out how the city is before riding the speed board to Koh Rong Sanloem. The team from Eden Resort will come to welcome us at the boat pier upon arrival and assist us with check-in. Free at leisure
Dinner on your own

Included for the day:
Transport: Private vehicle and driver
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Eden Resort (garden view room) or a similar standard resort

Day 3: Koh Rong Sanloem

Breakfast at the resort.
Free at your own leisure
Any activities such as diving, boat trips, and hiking can be arranged on spot with the resort (on your own account). Lunch and dinner are on your own

Included for the day:
Transport: No
Tour guide: English Speaking Guide (at disposal)
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Eden Resort (garden view room) or a similar standard resort

Day 4: Koh Rong Sanloem – Sihanouk Ville – Kampong Chhnang

Breakfast at the resort.
Take the speed boat ride back to Sihanouk Ville, and transfer to Kampong Chhnang, lunch will be provided at the local restaurant on the way. The journey will take 45 minutes by boat, and 4 hours by road to reach to Kampong Chhnang town. Upon arrival, we check in at the hotel and get refreshments, At about 5 pm, the guide and driver will drive you around this small town of Kampong Chhnang, then we take the boat ride to visit the beauty of Tonle Sap River and view the sunset on board.
Kampong Chhnang, the town lies on the Tonle Sap River and also has a great riverside market where you can see typical Khmer products being sold. Another highlight here is the floating village and you can take a boat and go for a tour which can be a great experience if you have never seen anything like this before.
Dinner at the local restaurant

Included for the day:
Transport: Private vehicle and driver
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: Sovann Phum Hotel (Superior) or a similar standard hotel

Day 5: Kamopong Khnang – Battambang – Siem Reap

Breakfast at the hotel.
We leave the hotel from Kampong Chhnang early and drive to one of the local villages that produce pottery in the midst of the rice fields. Learn how the community makes pottery the traditional way and observe how sugar is collected from the sugar palm trees. Let your guide assist you with translating if you are interested to learn more about village life. Continue to drive to have lunch at the local restaurant in Battambang, after lunch we visit the Ancient House that was built 100 years ago, then we enjoy the bamboo train riding. We board the flat bamboo bed on a pair of steel axles that is definitely from a regular train. With a small motor on the back started, we set off smoothly along this single, one-way track into the dense jungle, the riding experience gives you such a great experience, and then return to our car to drive to downtown Battambang for a quick visit Phsar Nat (local market) for lunch and take a cup of local coffee or any one of soft drink that is available in the market before we drive another 2 hours, 30 minutes to arrive Siem Reap.
Drop off in Siem Reap – Thank You – End of service!
Accommodation is not included

Included for the day:
Transport: Private vehicle and driver
Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, lunch (eat like local people in the local market in Battambang)