Itinerary
- Day 1
Phnom Penh
You'll arrive in Phnom Penh and connect with your local leader at a 5 pm welcome meeting. If your flight gets in early, there's time to walk around and see the French colonial architecture scattered throughout the city before heading out for dinner. Try traditional dishes like beef lok lak or fish amok at a local restaurant to get a feel for Cambodian food right away.
Optional Activities
- Explore French architecture in Phnom Penh
- Dinner at a local restaurant
- Day 2
Phnom Penh
This morning you'll ride in a cyclo (bicycle rickshaw) through Phnom Penh, getting views of historic buildings along the riverfront that you wouldn't see from a regular vehicle. Head to the Royal Palace's private quarters and the sacred Silver Pagoda within the complex. The afternoon is yours to explore at your own pace, with suggestions from your leader if you need them.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Cyclo tour of Phnom Penh
- Visit Royal Palace private quarters and Silver Pagoda
Optional Activities
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) - USD5
- National Museum - USD10
- The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek - USD3
- Wat Phnom - USD2
Landmarks Royal Palace Silver Pagoda Wat Phnom - Day 3
Phnom Penh to Battambang
A private bus takes you to Battambang, Cambodia's second-largest city. Along the way, you'll stop at a pottery workshop in Kampong Chhnang to learn how traditional pottery is made. Once you arrive in Battambang, you can take an optional city tour if you're up for it, then spend the evening at a local's house for home-cooked dinner and a chance to meet some residents.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Home-cooked dinner at a local's house)
Included Activities
- Private bus to Battambang
- Pottery making demonstration in Kampong Chhnang
- Home-cooked dinner at a local's house
Optional Activities
- City tour of Battambang
- Phare Ponleu Selpak Centre - USD12
- Day 4
Battambang
Spend half the day biking through the countryside around Battambang, pedaling past rural areas and local cottage industries. You'll see sticky rice being cooked in bamboo, watch rice paper made by hand, taste dried bananas, and observe how fish paste gets made. After lunch, the afternoon is open for swimming at your accommodation's pool or wandering around the city on your own.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Half-day rural food by bike tour
- Visit cottage industries - sticky rice cooking, rice paper making, fish paste making demonstrations
- Day 5
Battambang to Siem Reap
After breakfast, a private minivan takes you to Siem Reap, which sits near the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Angkor Archaeological Park. You can browse Siem Reap's day and night markets, get a Khmer massage or spa treatment, or just sit at cafes and restaurants. Later, after checking into your accommodation, tuk-tuks will take you to the Rokkhak Women Handicraft centre where you can watch weavers work and try water hyacinth weaving yourself.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Private minivan to Siem Reap
- Water hyacinth weaving class at Rokkhak Women Handicraft centre
Optional Activities
- Explore Siem Reap day and night markets
- Khmer massage and spa treatments
- Cafes and restaurants
Landmarks Angkor Archaeological Park 
- Day 6
Siem Reap
Following breakfast, a guided tuk-tuk tour takes you through the Angkor temples via a local social enterprise. You'll explore the iconic Angkor Wat, the grand Bayon, and the jungle-covered Ta Prohm, all built by the Khmer Empire over a thousand years ago. There's time for family photos and spotting monkeys on the temple ruins. Tonight you'll head to Phare the Cambodian Circus, which features modern Khmer stories with theatre, music, dance, acrobatics, and contortion acts.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Angkor temples by tuk-tuk
- Angkor Wat
- Bayon temple
- Ta Prohm temple
- Phare Circus ticket
Landmarks Angkor Wat Bayon Ta Prohm 
- Day 7
Siem Reap
You'll learn to cook Cambodian food with a hands-on cooking class. Start by shopping at a local morning market for fresh ingredients, then move to the kitchen where a chef walks you through each ingredient and helps your family prepare lunch. The afternoon is free to relax or visit Banteay Srey temple, the Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre, or the Landmine Museum (best for older kids). An optional group dinner is available tonight to wrap up.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch prepared during cooking class)
Included Activities
- Cooking class with local market visit and lunch preparation
Optional Activities
- Banteay Srey (Citadel of the Women) temple
- Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre - USD5
- Landmine Museum - USD5
- Final group dinner
Landmarks Banteay Srey - Day 8
Siem Reap
No activities are scheduled after breakfast, so you're free to leave whenever you'd like. If you want to see more of Cambodia, you can arrange a trip to Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, by contacting your booking agent to set up additional accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Trip to Tonle Sap Lake (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) - requires additional booking
Landmarks Tonle Sap Lake
