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07 Feb 10 Phnom Penh - Arrival
Catch your flight - arriving at 07:00. Catch your connecting flight - Bangkok Airways PG933 departing at 13:40 & arriving at 14:50.
Arrive in Phnom Penh where you will be met by an air conditioned car and driver. Transfer to your hotel for check in.
Meals Included: None
Overnight at Amanjaya Hotel - 1Double Junior Suite Room
08 Feb 10 Phnom Penh - City Tour & Killing fields
Your guide will meet you at your hotel and take you on a tour of the Royal Palace, still the royal residence. See the amazing royal collection and the beautiful architecture before heading to the National Museum where pre-Angkorean pieces, as well as special pieces from the temples are housed. Take a tour of the museum with a trained museum guide.
Enjoy lunch at Friends, a restaurant benefiting at-risk street children. Head to the Tuol Sleng Prison Museum where your guide will explain the history of the Khmer Rouge and walk you through the different museum displays. After watching the movie they show every day, head out to the Killing Fields, where a memorial stupa and shallow pits remind visitors of the thousands killed under the Pol Pot Regime.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Amanjaya Hotel - 1Double Junior Suite Room
09 Feb 10 Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by Boat
Catch an early morning boat to Siem Reap. In the five hour journey you’ll pass floating villages, flooded forests and interesting bird and shore life. Arrive in Siem Reap around 1pm.You will be met by a Journeys Within representative and taken to Journeys Within Bed & Breakfast where you will meet your hosts Andrea and Brandon Ross.
You will be met by a Journeys Within representative and taken to Journeys Within Bed & Breakfast. Enjoy the afternoon on your own. In the evening head into town to enjoy a traditional buffet dinner and dance show.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Journeys Within B&B
10 Feb 10 Siem Reap - Angkor Wat
This morning head to Angkor Wat in an air conditioned car, or if you choose by bike, with your guide. Explore this majestic temple throughout the morning while it is still cool and has fewer tourists. Return to Journeys Within for lunch and a nap or refresh with a swim.
In the afternoon head to Angkor Thom, the famous walled city and see the many temples within its borders, including the fascinating Bayon temple with its many magnificent faces smiling out. There are several beautiful spots from which to watch the sunset. Discuss with your guide where you would like to be and then relax and enjoy a memorable end to your day at the temples.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Journeys Within B&B
11 Feb 10 Siem Reap - Banteay Srei & Other Temples and Village Tour
This morning set off with your guide to Banteay Srei, the intricately carved temple just 30 km beyond Angkor Wat. Then head back to the temples where you will visit Banteay Kdei and Ta Prohm, two of the prettiest temples in the complex.
Set out for our Journeys Within Village Tour. Our village guide will take you to his village showing you rice paddies and typical homes along the way. At his village enjoy a fresh coconut drink and meet his family and neighbors. Walk from here to West Baray Lake where you can take a local boat to an island with some picturesque ancient Khmer ruins. Return to shore where your car will be waiting for you. From here head to Pua District and visit the Artisans de Angkor silk farm where many local women are trained in the art of silk weaving.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Journeys Within B&B
12 Feb 10 Siem Reap - Exploring on Your Own
Today you will have a car and driver so that you can return to the temples and explore them on your own and at your own speed. It is wonderful to have a guide initially but to return on your own allows you time to really absorb the atmosphere and find previously unexplored corners and pathways.
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight at Journeys Within B&B
13 Feb 10 Luang Prabang - Arrival and Orientation Tour
Transfer to the airport in time to catch your flight - Laos Airlines QV523 departing at 15:00 & arriving at 18:15. After your arrival in Luang Prabang you’ll be picked up from the airport and driven to the main part of town for a quick orientation tour. Your guide will give you an introduction to the city, showing you the main roads, some restaurants and the night market area, before dropping you off at your hotel to check in.
Meals included: Breakfast
Overnight at Lotus Villa - 1Double Frangipani Room
14 Feb 10 Luang Prabang - Visit JWOC projects with Nicole
Wake up at sunrise to give monks morning alms. You’ll be accompanied by your guide who can demonstrate the proper method of alms giving and explain this daily Buddhist ceremony. Return to your hotel for breakfast.
Meet Nicole Long, the Journeys Within Our Community Laos director. She will take you on a tour of the JWOC projects in Laos, which will include lunch with some of the scholarship students and a visit to the community school JWOC sponsors. Depending on current projects your day will vary, but you will be able to see how your donation is being used as well as interact with those benefitting from it.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Lotus Villa - 1Double Frangipani Room
15 Feb 10 Luang Prabang - Life on the Mekong
Today you’ll escape the tourist hubs in town and see Luang Prabang through local eyes. First, you will drive up the Mekong to the village of Pak Ou. From here board a small boat and take a tour of the local fishing area, checking traps with the fisherman along the way and collecting any fish you might find. You will then cross the Mekong by small boat to visit the small village of Ban Mueng Keo, known for its production of Lao whiskey. Here you will receive a demonstration of the whiskey-making process by a local Lao Lao producer. And if you’re up for it, sample the finished product for an early morning punch!. Then travel downstream to visit the Pak Ou Caves, famous for the thousands of Buddha statues left inside by passerby.
Return to Ban Pak Ou, where the former village chief and his family will cook you a Lao-style lunch and you’ll learn about dining customs and etiquette. After lunch, board a long tail boat and travel along the Mekong for a scenic ride until you reach the small weaving village of Ban Phone Xay, where you’ll receive a weaving demonstration and have a chance to purchase handmade items directly from the source. Learn the story behind who really makes the beautiful textiles sold at the night market! You’ll be the only tourist in town who knows the real story behind the bottles of Lao Lao, the grilled Mekong fish and the night market stalls.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Lotus Villa - 1Double Frangipani Room
16 Feb 10 Luang Prabang - Day to the Waterfall
Take a scenic drive to the gorgeous Kuang Si Waterfall, stopping along the way to visit local villages and see traditional Laos communities. Once at the waterfall have lunch before hiking up the waterfall or just a relaxing afternoon dip in the serene pool. Head back to town in the late afternoon.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Lotus Villa - 1Double Frangipani Room
17 Feb 10 Luang Prabang - Departure
Transfer to Luang Prabang airport from your hotel in time for your flight - Laos Airlines QV633 departs 8:00 & arriving 9:40
Meals included: Breakfast
Tour Rate: $ 1,790.00 per person based on 2 people traveling.
Price includes:
- Air tickets Bangkok - Phnom Penh/ Siem Reap - Luang Prabang - Bangkok
- Boat tickets as specified above
- Accommodation as specified above
- Air-conditioned car/van with driver
- Licensed English speaking guides
- Tours and admission fees as mentioned above
- Meals as specified in itinerary, including water
Price excludes:
- Personal expenses
- Visa fees
- Airport tax
- Drinks (except water) and meals not mentioned in itinerary
- Tips
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