Siem Reap & Phnom Penh, 5 Nights

You land at Siem Reap airport, where you are met and driven to your hotel in Siem Reap. Rooms are available from the hotel's standard check-in time. The rest of the day is free. You stay overnight in Siem Reap. No meals are included today.

A shared guided day, with pick-up at about 7:40 and return at about 18:30. The morning is inside the walled city of Angkor Thom, at the Bayon with its carved stone faces, and at Ta Prohm, the temple left among the tree roots. The afternoon is at Angkor Wat, the largest temple of the complex. The day ends on Phnom Bakheng for the sunset; numbers on the hilltop are limited to 300 at a time. You stay overnight in Siem Reap. Meals included today: breakfast.

A shared guided day, with pick-up at about 7:40 and return at about 17:00. The road climbs Phnom Kulen, a mountain sacred to Cambodians, to the waterfall, where you can swim. At the River of a Thousand Lingas you see the carvings cut into the riverbed and can receive a traditional blessing with its water. A short walk leads to the hilltop pagoda and its large reclining Buddha. Bring swimwear, sunscreen, insect repellent and shoes for a 10 to 20 minute walk on a narrow trail. You stay overnight in Siem Reap. Meals included today: breakfast.

After breakfast and check-out a driver takes you to the bus station for the scheduled bus to Phnom Penh; the ticket is included. On arrival you are met and driven to your hotel. You stay overnight in Phnom Penh. Meals included today: breakfast.

A private day with your guide and driver. The morning is given to the Khmer Rouge years: the memorial at Choeung Ek, the killing field 15 kilometres south-west of the city, and the Tuol Sleng Museum, the former school that became the S-21 prison. If time allows there is a quick stop at the Russian Market. The afternoon covers the Royal Palace, the residence of the King of Cambodia; the National Museum, with one of the great collections of Khmer sculpture, ceramics and bronzes; and Wat Phnom, the hilltop temple that gives the city its name, where local people come to pray and watch the sunset. You stay overnight in Phnom Penh. Meals included today: breakfast.

After breakfast and check-out the time is your own until a driver takes you to Phnom Penh airport for your flight home. The package services end at the airport. Meals included today: breakfast.