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5D THE HISTORY OF KHMER CIVILISATION
Validity: 01Jul – 30Sep 2010
Depart
Every TUESDAY/THURSDAY/SUNDAY (GV2)
Code :
GHT/NSREPNH5B
Package Includes :
Remarks :
Taxes $104 - subject to change
Day
1 Singapore/Siem
Reap
(D)
Assemble at the airport for your flight to Siem Reap.
Siem Reap – a small colonial town, charming and pleasant
enough to roam around, with some fine examples of French
colonial architecture. Upon arrival, visit the Angkor
Silk Farm which consists of 8 hectare in rural
Cambodia (16km west of Siem Reap Town). Visitors will
discover and understand the whole silk production
process, from Mulberry tree growing to silk weaving. On
the way back to town, turn to West Barray, an
enormous water reservoir 7m deep built by King
Udayadityavarman II to supply water to Angkor. It is a
supreme feat of civil engineering. It has become a local
recreational area, drawing bathers and picnickers to its
small beaches. Afternoon, visit Artisans D’Angkor
to discover the traditional Khmer techniques used for
stone and wood carving, lacquering and gilding. A
complete tour of the workshops will take you from raw
materials to splendid craft-wares. In addition, it also
highlights wood and stone carving, lacquering and
gilding crafts of sculptures and statues. The numerous
items made in the workshops are inspired by the rich
Cambodia heritage. And visit Old Market / Pub Street.
Tonight, enjoy your dinner with Khmer traditional
dance show.
Day
2 Siem
Reap
(B/L/D)
Visit the ancient fortified city of Angkor Thom
(Great Angkor or Great City), was built by Angkor’s
greatest king, Jayavarman VII (1181 – 1219). Located
within Angkor Thom and consists of 54 towers, each with
4 faces have become one of the most recognizable images
connected to classic Khmer art and architecture. Proceed
to the The Elelphants Terrace, Terrace of the Leper
King and the Phimeanakas. Next visit Ta Prohm,
a temple in its ‘natural state’ surround by jungle. Its
stone hallways is overgrown with the roots and limbs of
the massive Banyan Trees which envelope the stones like
tentacles. In the afternoon, visit the World Heritage –
Angkor Wat. The largest temple in the world with
a volumn of stones equalizing that of the Cheops Pyramid
in Egypt. The temple was built by King SUryarvarman II
from 1113 – 1150AD when the Khmer civilization was at
the height of its development, represent one of
humankind's most astonishing and enduring architectural
achievements. Angkor Wat, surrounded by a moat with an
exterior wall with distinctively rendered Apsara
carvings adorn the wall throughout the temple. The
exterior walls of the lower level that display the most
extraordinary bas-reliefs, depicting stories and
characters from Hindu mythology and the historical wars
of Suryarvarman II. In the evening, proceed to watch
sunset at Phnom Bakheng.
Day
3 Siem Reap/Phnom Penh (overland – Coach)
(B/L/D)
Today, transfer by coach to Phnom Penh (approx. 5
hours) - the capital of Cambodia, is the commercial and
political hub of Cambodia as well as home to nearly a
million of the county’s 11.4 million people. Upon
arrival, transfer to visit the Royal Palace
(proper attire) and Silver Pagoda. The Royal
Palace is the official residence of King Norodom
Sihanouk, several buildings within the gleaming yellow
walls of the compound can be visited. Next, proceed to
Independent Monument, Naga Casino and drive along
the river for a view of the city and its local life
style.
Day
4 Phnom
Penh
(B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit to Tuol Sleng Museum,
known as the Museum of Genocidal Crimes. In 1975 Tuol
Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot’s
security forces and turned into a prison known as
Security Prison 21 (S-21). It was used by the Khmer
Rouge as a detention and torture center in the late
1970. Today the building houses exhibits, paintings and
photographs of many of the victims. Visitors can see the
crude cells built in the classrooms and the torture
devices used to extract confessions. Next, visit the
Killing Field of Choeung Ek - a soccer-field-sized
area surrounded by farmland, the killing fields contain
mass graves, slightly sunken, for perhaps 20,000
Cambodians, many of whom were tortured before being
killed. A memorial building stands in the center of
the killing fields. Many of the skulls inside were
pulled from the mass graves. You will then proceed to
Russian Market for some shopping.
Day
5 Phnom Penh/Singapore
(B)
After breakfast, free at own leisure until time for
transfer to airport for your flight home.
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W/BED |
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REP : SMILING or
ANGKORLAND or MAJESTIC ANGKORE HOTEL 3*
PNH : PACIFIC
PHONM PENH or PRINCESS HOTEL 3* |
728 |
908 |
638 |
568 |
498 |
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REP : ANGKOR
RIVIERA HOTEL 4*
PNH : TAI MING or
HOTEL CASTLE 3.5* |
778 |
888 |
688 |
608 |
538 |
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REP : BOREI
ANGKOR RESORT 5*
PNH : NAGA WORLD
5* |
848 |
1018 |
758 |
658 |
568 |
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