IN5-CEXP: PHNOM PENH DAILY TOUR

PHNOM CHISOR-PHNOM DA-TONLE BATI

Depart from Phnom Penh to Phnom Chisor Mountain. Climb the 100-meter hill to enjoy the spectacular view of the surrounding plains and a visit to the 11th century Brahman temple. Visit a silk weaving village before proceeding to Takeo. Take a boat from Takeo to Phnom Da (please note that the speedboat does not have a cover or any shade – hat and sun tan cream essential). Visit Phnom Da temple, a pre-Angkorian laterite tower (6th century) and Asram Maharosei (6th century), an Indian-style sandstone temple constructed in a style unlike any other temple in Cambodia (the climb up is easy as this particular Phnom ‘hill’ is not very high. The path up to the temple is steep, over some big rocks).Enjoy a picnic lunch at the site.
Return to Takeo by boat and drive back to Phnom Penh. En route, visit the Prasat Neang Khmao, the temple of the Black Virgin (10th century). Stop at Tonle Bati and visit Ta Prohm temple (12-13th century) and Yeay Peau temple (12th century). Return to Phnom Penh. Visit the Russian Market (Psah Tuol Thom Pong), a lively outdoor market where you will find antiquities, silver and gold jewelry, gems, silk, kramas, stone and wood carvings, as well as T-Shirts, CDs and other souvenirs.

TONLE BATI & CHISOR MOUNTAIN

Tour code: PHNF2
Tour departure: Daily
Duration (approximate):08:00-18:00 hrs
Transfer from/to hotel included
Meals included: Picnic Lunch
Private tour: Minimum 1 person
Language: All major foreign languages

Depart from Phnom Penh to Phnom Chisor Mountain. Climb the 100-meter hill to enjoy the spectacular view of the surrounding plains and a visit to the 11th century Brahman temple. Constructed of laterite and brick with carved lintels of sandstone, the complex is surrounded by the partially ruined wall of a 2.5m-wide gallery with windows. Inscriptions found here date from the 11th century, when this site was known as Suryagiri. The wooden doors to the sanctuary in the center of the complex, which open to the east, are decorated with carvings of figures standing on pigs. Inside the sanctuary are statues of the Buddha. There is a spectacular view of the temples and plains from the roofless gallery opposite the wooden doors to the central shrine. Near the main temple is a modern Buddhist Vihara used by resident monks
Visit a silk weaving village. Picnic lunch provided at the site.
Visit the Prasat Neang Khmao, the temple of the Black Virgin (10th century). Visit Ta Prohm temple (12-13th century) and Yeay Peau temple (12th century), and stroll near the lake. Return to Phnom Penh.

UDONG STUPAS

Depart Phnom Penh for Udong. Visit the various temples and the three large stupas where the ashes of three former kings are preserved. Next, visit the most impressive structure of the site, the "Vihara of the 18-Cubit Buddha".
Picnic lunch will be served on the site. En route back to Phnom Penh, stop to visit the silversmith village of Kampong Luong.

KOMPONG CHAM-CHHUP

Depart from Phnom Penh by road to Kompong Cham (124 km. The drive takes around two hours). Visit Wat Nokhor with its ancient temple and modern style pagoda (12th century). A short tour of Kompong Cham includes examples of colonial architecture.
Lunch at local restaurant.Drive to Chhup, a rubber plantation established in the region by the French tyre maker, Michelin. Return to Phnom Penh.