12-Day Cambodia Family Tour
Duration
12 Days | 11 Nights
Destinations
Cambodia
Travel Type
Private | Customizable
Places You’ll Visit
Tour Overview
If you are planning on traveling to Cambodia with your kids, this 12-day family tour is specially designed for you. Begin your tour by admiring the ancient architecture of Angkor Wat in the temple town of Siem Reap; then go boating on Tonle Sap Lake with your kids and visit floating villages; then head to an art school in Phnom Penh to learn about Cambodian culture, and prepare food for the lovely bears in the wildlife park; finally enjoy relaxing time at “Paradise Island” – Koh Rong. I am sure that you and your children will have a happy and unforgettable experience.
Highlights of This Tour
- Enjoy a helium balloon flight over Angkor Complex with your kids.
- Admire the most beautiful structures in the Angkor region – Banteay Srei Temple, and get impressed with the wonderful Phare Ponleu Selpak Circus.
- Take a tuk-tuk food tour to sample Cambodian snacks and gain insight into local eating habits.
- Hop on a bamboo train and ride a bike in the countryside around Battambang.
- Marvel at Cambodian iconic and historical Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda.
- Experience a bear care program at Phnom Tamao wildlife rescue center.
- Indulge yourself in the paradise beaches of Koh Rong Island.
Itinerary
Welcome to Siem Reap, the gateway to Angkor Wat. Upon arrival at the airport, a responsible driver will escort you to the hotel for check-in.
Meal: N/A
Accommodation: Siem Reap
At 8:00 am, take a 15-minute helium balloon to a height of 200 meters for a spectacular view of the entire ruins of Angkor Wat and its surrounding jungle. Afterwards, drive to Angkor Wat to visit the temples with intricately carved reliefs. Ta Prohm will be one of the temples that will impress you the most. Over time, the temple was invaded by tropical trees, whose python-like roots penetrated the building, causing the internal stone towers and walls to collapse.
After lunch at your own expense, we will drive you back to the hotel for a rest.
Around 3:00 pm, visit Angkor Thom City & Bayon Temple with a tour guide. As the last capital of the Khmer Empire, Angkor Thom was destroyed by war and rebuilt several times. Bayon Temple is the center and the essence of Angkor Thom City, famous for its rich and vivid reliefs. In addition, you will visit the surrounding complexes, such as Baphoun, Elephant Terrace, and Terrace of the Leper King.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Siem Reap
Drive 35km from the Angkor area to visit Banteay Srei, which is famous for its gorgeous colors and exquisite reliefs, and is known as “the Gem of Angkorian Art”. After the tour, drive back. On our way, we will stop at Butterflies Farm. It’s the largest outdoor butterfly exhibit in Southeast Asia, with thousands of free-flying butterflies, all native to Cambodia. It provides an interactive and visual environment for visitors.
After lunch, your driver will escort you back to your hotel for rest. The remaining day is free for you.
In the evening, you’ll be taken to the Phare Ponleu Selpak Circus, where you will enjoy a wonderful evening performance of traditional and modern arts combining acrobatics, drama, dance, and music to tell the unique folk stories of Cambodia.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Siem Reap
Today, drive you 1 hour to a marina, where you will take a motorboat to Kampong Khleang, one of the largest villages on Tonle Sap Lake. Here you can visit floating houses and chat with local villagers about their way of life.
Lunch will be left to you to arrange. When it’s over, you’re taken back to your hotel.
Around 5 p.m., follow your guide for a Tuk Tuk food tour. You’ll stop at each delicious spot to sample Cambodian snacks and gain insight into local eating habits. Continue your Tuk Tuk tour to Angkor Kyung Yu Road, very popular with local families. Here you can try exotic fruits, roast meats, and even fried insects. Finally, your driver will transfer you to a local restaurant for dinner for an authentic Cambodian feast.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodation: Siem Reap
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Battambang, Cambodia’s second-largest city, rich in rice and fruit. It is a riverside city with many elegant French colonial buildings.
Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. The rest of the time is yours to explore the city freely.
In the afternoon, visit Phnom Sampov Mountain on a guided tour. Every time around 6 pm, millions of bats will fly out of the cave, looking extremely spectacular. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can get a panoramic view of Battambang city.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Battambang
Ride a bike in the countryside around Battambang, breathing the fresh air. Visit local cottage industries to get a better understanding of rural life in Cambodia.
In the afternoon, visit Phnom Banan, a hill about 400 meters high that houses the best-preserved temple in Battambang from the Angkor period – Prasat Banan. Visitors need to climb 358 stone steps to get to the temple. So get ready to sweat! Later, hop on a bamboo train running through fields, across rickety bridges, and through rolling bushes.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Battambang
After breakfast, say goodbye to Battambang and head southeast for 3 hours to Kampong Chhnang. It is the fourth largest city in Cambodia located at the southern end of Tonle Sap Lake, rich in porcelain. Here you will learn how to make vases and various other types of ceramics traditionally. And get a chance to learn how sugar is harvested from sugar palm trees.
Continue your journey to Kampong Luong, renowned for silversmithing. After having lunch locally, take another 4-hour ride to Phnom Penh. Check in at the hotel and have a good relaxation.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Phnom Penh
Start your today’s trip to the capital of Cambodia. The Royal Palace is our first stop, which is a complex of traditional Khmer architectural style and religious colors, completed with splendid minarets. Silver Pagoda, reached from the south gate of the Royal Palace, is a stunning Buddhist temple known for its thousands of silver bricks.
Then move forward to the National Museum of Cambodia, where you can enjoy many artifacts from different periods of the Angkor dynasty, including stone, bronze, porcelain, and wood.
In the afternoon, take a guided tour to the Champey Academy of Arts, where you can learn about the rich Cambodian arts and culture. Afterwards, take a cyclo to explore the streets of Phnom Penh, admiring the spectacular French architecture lining the river.
If time permits, stop at a local market to admire the dazzling array of souvenirs.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Phnom Penh
Today’s activities must be deeply loved by children! We will experience a full-day bear care tour in Phnom Tamao, the largest zoo in Cambodia.
Arrive at the wildlife zoo around 9:00 am and learn the programs of the care we have to do today.
Join the educational team around 10:00 am and visit the bear sanctuary.
Around 11:00 am, we prepare a wealth of toys for the bears.
At noon, relax with a vegetarian-friendly Khmer lunch.
1:00 pm, start the wildlife tour.
At 3:00 pm, feed the bears and see the happy bears enjoying their meals.
At 4:00 pm, leave the wildlife rescue center and return to Phnom Penh at 5:30 pm.
By participating in these activities, you create a brighter future for bears. What a unique experience!
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Phnom Penh
Say goodbye to the beautiful capital of Cambodia. Then drive to Sihanoukville, where you will take a public boat to Koh Rong Island, the second largest island in Cambodia with pristine sandy beaches and warm & clear waters. Upon arrival, check in. The rest of the time is free for you to immerse yourself in this beautiful island.
There are many spectacular tourist attractions (sandy beaches, bars & nightclubs) and a wide range of activities on Koh Rong Island. You can indulge in fishing, boating, kayaking, diving, hiking, cooking lessons, quad bike tours, or just get a relaxing massage in the spa.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Koh Rong Island
Today is yours at leisure. Enjoy swimming and sunbathing during the daytime, while marveling at the glowing plankton along the beach by night.
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Koh Rong Island
Enjoy some free time after breakfast. After checking out at 12:00 noon, take a speedboat to the pier in Sihanoukville, where you will be transferred back to Phnom Penh. Finally, take a flight to your next destination or back to your hometown!
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A
What’s Included
Dates & Availability
Tuesday
15 Sep,2024
Wednesday
24 Sep,2024
Total price
$1,049
Tuesday
15 Sep,2024
Wednesday
24 Sep,2024
Total price
$1,049
