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2025-11 Cambodia

Day 1 – November 20

Hotel: King Grand Boutique Hotel

Morning

  • Walk through Wat Botum Park while it’s still cool.
  • Visit the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda right after opening
    Duration: ~1.5–2 hours.
  • Walk to the National Museum for the Angkor sculpture collection
    Duration: ~1–1.5 hours.

Lunch

  • Lunch TBD

Afternoon

  • Rest at the hotel.
  • Later, tuk tuk to the riverside and walk from Wat Ounalom down Sisowath Quay.

Evening

  • Dinner: KIRI Southeast Asian Cuisine

Day 2 – November 21

The heavy emotional/history day.

Morning

  • Tuol Sleng (S-21) right at opening with audio guide
    Duration: ~1.5–2 hours.
  • Continue to Choeung Ek
    Travel: ~45 minutes each way
    Duration: ~1.5–2 hours.

Lunch

  • Eleven One Kitchen (quiet, reliable).

Afternoon

  • Rest at the hotel.
  • Optional light outing: short walk around Wat Botum and the Independence Monument.

Evening

  • Keep it calm.
  • Dinner: Khéma Pasteur, L’Orangerie, Malis (refined Khmer), or Cuisine Wat Damnak (tasting menu)

Day 3 — Nov 22

Phnom Penh → Siem Reap

Morning

  • 7:45am: Bus (Giant Ibis) to Siem Reap.

Evening

  • Check-in
  • Dinner
  • Chill

Day 4 — Nov 23

Siem Reap

Morning

  • TBD (Museums and stuff in town?)

Lunch

  • Tevy’s Place or Banlle for something light.

Afternoon

  • Walk or bike around town.
  • Do not visit temples today. Save energy.

Evening

  • Early dinner. Tomorrow starts early.

Day 5 — Nov 24

Angkor Day 1: Guided Tour

Before sunrise

  • Tour pickup 4:00-4:20am.
  • Sunrise at Angkor Wat.

Afternoon

  • Rest.
  • Optional short walk to the river area.

Evening

  • Early night.

Day 6 — Nov 25

Angkor Day 2 - Guided Tour Day 2

Afternoon

  • Long rest.
  • Visit Ta Prohm late in the day once crowds drop.

Evening

  • Dinner at Haven.

Day 7 — Nov 26

Angkor Day 3: The Quiet Loop

Morning

  • Preah Khan.
  • Neak Pean.
  • Ta Som.
  • East Mebon.

Lunch

  • Return to town. Eat at your hotel or a nearby cafe.

Afternoon

  • Read or roam a bit.
  • Optional: massage.

Evening

  • Dinner at a street stall or a simple spot in Kandal Village.

Day 8 — Nov 27

Angkor Day 4: Banteay Srei or Kulen

Morning

  • Waterfalls, forest, and fewer tourists.

Lunch

  • If Kulen, your driver will point out the better food stops.

Afternoon

  • Return to Siem Reap.

Evening

  • Early finish. You have a transfer tomorrow.

Day 9 — Nov 28

Siem Reap → Bangkok

Afternoon

  • Fly to Bangkok.
  • End of Cambodia segment.

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