- Sunrise tour of the temples
- The sprawling Angkor temple complex
- The highlights of the fascinating capital city, Phnom Penh

Angkor Wat Extension (start Siem Reap)
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Explore Angkor Wat, the ancient complex of temples and palaces.
'Discovered' enmeshed in jungle in 1860, Angkor, the ancient capital of the powerful Khmer empire, is one of the finest archaeological sites in the world. Built between the 9th and 13th Centuries, the wonderfully preserved sprawling complex of temples and palaces is on a par with any great monument of the world with magnificent towers, sculptures and bas-reliefs.
Highlights
Key Information
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Hotels: 2 nights in Siem Reap / 2 nights in Phnom Penh
- 2023 price from £1099
- 2023 single sup from £130 / single traveller sup from £450
- Countries visited: Cambodia
What's Included
- All breakfasts
- All accommodation
- Arrival transfer in Siem Reap included
- Internal flight from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh
- Departure transfer & International flight from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City
- Guided tours of all sites included
What's Not Included
- Lunches and dinners
- Travel insurance
- Visas & vaccinations
Itinerary
You will fly to Siem Reap and be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel (arrival transfer to hotel included). Depending on the flight schedule there may be time for an afternoon visit to Angkor temples with your local English speaking guide or, season depending, a visit to the Tonle Sap Lake (extra fee for the boat and entrance fee).
If booking this extension post MOV tour, you will fly from Hanoi to Siem Reap (included flight).
Accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel (or similar)
A full day will be spent exploring the complex. You will visit the incredible Angkor complex, the many temples inside the Royal City of Angkor Thom, including the magnificent Bayon, and other less-visited outlying temples. Particularly impressive are Banteay Kdei and Ta Prohm, which is still covered in jungle, as it was first found almost 140 years ago. There is also the opportunity to see this fantastic temple complex at sunset. A truly magical experience and a photographer's paradise.
Accommodation: Angkor Holiday Hotel (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
For those that are keen we will start the day with a sunrise tour of the temples. We then have a half day temple tour planned to enable us to get the most out of visiting this spectacular site. We will take a late afternoon flight to Phnom Penh.
Accommodation: Ohana Hotel (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
We have a full day city tour of Phnom Penh today. This will include the beautiful Royal Palace and the Tuol Sleng Museum (Museum of Genocide), which graphically displays the horrors of the 4 years when Pol Pot systematically ordered the murder of between 2 and 3 million Cambodians. Tuol Sleng was originally a school but was used as a torture and interrogation centre between 1975 and 1979. It is a sobering, depressing and enlightening place to visit. Following the visit to the museum we travel out to the 'Killing Fields' of Choeung Ek, a mass gravesite discovered after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Many of the dead were former inmates of the Tuol Sleng prison.
Phnom Penh is a city in transition and, despite its horrific recent history, it has started to find its feet. Some of its former French colonial buildings have been restored and there is a small but lively restaurant and bar scene developing along the riverfront. The Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda date back to the 19th century and were built in classic Khmer style under the French protectorate. Here you will discover a priceless collection of historical objects giving you an insight into the past achievements of the Khmer Empire.
Accommodation: Ohana Hotel (or similar)
Meals Included: Breakfast
You will fly from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City (transfer to Phnom Penh Airport and international flight included). You will join the MOV group at the hotel this evening on day 1 of the MOV tour.
If booking this extension post MOV tour, you will be transferred (transfer included) to Phnom Penh Airport where your extension will end.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Essential Info
Visa
Cambodia
Travellers from the UK, US and EU normally need a visa to enter Cambodia. Please note, visa requirements often change and it is your responsibility to obtain any required visas for this trip. Therefore, we recommend that you check with the nearest embassy or consulate of your chosen destination(s), including any countries you may be transiting or transferring through.
Some local governments provide guidance on what visas their citizens need. To help, we’ve gathered a selection of useful links below.
- Australia: www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/cambodia
- Canada: www.travel.gc.ca/destinations/cambodia
- United Kingdom: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia/entry-requirements
- USA: www.travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Cambodia.html
E-Visas
An electronic visa (e-Visa) is available for US$36 at www.evisa.gov.kh. Please note, e-Visas are not accepted at all border checkpoints when travelling overland. This applies to the following trips/borders:
- Thai Indochina Explorer (Trip Code AOX): Tinh Bien, Vietnam/Phnom Den, Takeo, Cambodia
- South East Asia Adventure (Trip Code FIJ): Xa Xia, Vietnam/Prek Chak, Cambodia (Ha Tien crossing)
You can only purchase a tourist visa on arrival at these borders; they cost US$30, although an additional express fee of US$5-US$6 may be incurred. You may also need passport photos. More information can be found at www.evisa.gov.kh.
Vaccination
Cambodia
There are no required vaccinations. However, recommended vaccinations include hepatitis A, tetanus, typhoid, cholera, hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis, rabies and tuberculosis. You will also need a yellow fever vaccination certificate if you're arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission or transiting for more than 12 hours through a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. Please confirm your vaccine recommendations and requirements with your doctor or travel clinic.
Dengue fever, a tropical viral disease spread by daytime biting mosquitoes, is a known risk in places visited. There is currently no vaccine or prophylaxis available, so take the usual precautions to avoid mosquito bites.
Eating and Drinking
Food is cheap in Cambodia and you can generally avoid the spicier food if you wish. Cambodia's food is all about the contrasts—sweet and bitter, salty and sour, fresh and cooked. It shares many dishes with its neighbors, and you'll find noodle soup similar to Vietnamese pho, Thailand's refreshing salads and sour soups, Indian-inspired curries, and noodles and stir fries handed down from years of Chinese migration. From Cambodia's days as a French Indochina colony, there's a national love of coffee, pate, and good bread. Baguettes are served with soup, made into sandwiches, and sold by men riding bicycles carrying baskets of long loaves. Western food is also available in most of the places visited.
Weather
The weather will be hot and humid throughout with temperatures during the day usually between 28ºC and 34ºC. It is only a little cooler at nights. The dry season is late October to May and the monsoon is normally between May and October; though there is an obvious transitional time between those settled periods. The dry season is as it sounds, with hot days and generally clear skies, though you can expect the odd shower.
Is this trip for you?
This extension is possible before or after our Cycling in Vietnam trip (MOV).
Please note that although itinerary listed in the trip notes usually is the exact itinerary we will stick to, there have been incidents of very last minute flight schedule changes between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. Although rare, you should be aware that there is a slight possibility of this. We have however ensured that there is enough free time built into the itinerary so that you are guaranteed a full day and a half seeing the Angkor sites as well as a full day in Phnom Penh to explore this fascinating city.
If you are doing this extension before the MOV tour commences in Ho Chi Minh City, this extension starts in Siem Reap and ends in Ho Chi Minh City. The flight from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City is included in the extension.
If you are doing this extension after the MOV tours finishes in Hanoi, the extension includes a flight from Hanoi to Siem Reap where the extension starts and it will end in Phnom Penh.
Following a review of all our trips we have categorised this trip as generally not suitable for persons of reduced mobility. However if you are a regular traveller on such trips, please contact customer services to discuss the trip and your personal condition.
Hotels
You will spend four nights in comfortable hotels with en suite facilities.
Reviews
Add your own reviewJulie & Owain Lister
Reviewed January 2019
Angkor Wat Extension
A great trip seeing a lot in a short space of time. Two very knowledgeable local guides.
Most Inspirational Moment
The Tomb Raider temple. The floating village. Sunrise at Angkor Wat.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Both were very good but Chester in Phenom Pen was outstanding. Her family experience during the Khmer Rouge time was sobering.
Advice for Potential Travellers
This is a very worthwhile extension to the trip..
Covid-19 refund commitment
You will get a refund if you have to cancel your trip due to COVID-19.
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