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From there, an unmade road takes you to Kampong Pluk floating village, about 13km or so ahead. On the way, you’ll see the daily life of Cambodian people living a cyclical existence of annual floods and droughts, rice fields, buffalos and simple dwellings. On arrival at the pier, your guide will help you to pack your car onto the boat to head to Kampong Pluk. It’ll take about an hour to reach the village where lunch will waiting on floating house. After lunch and relaxation, you’ll try your hand at paddling a small canoe through flooded mangrove forests and its variety of indigenous wildlife and birds.
Later in the afternoon you’ll return to Siem Reap via Chong Kneas, another floating village en-route. Hopefully the weather will allow you enjoy a view of the sunset across Tonle Sap, the ‘Great Lake’ and Asia’s largest freshwater lake. You will spend the night in Siem Reap.
Day 3: Siem Reap (B, L, G)
After breakfast, you'll begin with a visit to Angkor Thom, starting with the Bayon, a bizarre structure of several architectural changes reflecting a switch from Hinduism (the foundations) to Buddhism (the superstructure). Your next visit will be to the Elephant and Leper Emperor Terraces, followed by the Baphoun Temple, which is now nearing the end of an eight-year multi-million dollar restoration program. You'll then visit Ta Prohm, strangled by massive tree roots and typical of the condition of the whole complex when it was discovered in 1860 by French naturalist Henri Mouhot, and Neak Pean, a Himalayan-style lake and sanctuary, Preah Khan who the name of sword. Your overnight accommodation will be in Siem Reap.
Day 4: Siem Reap/Phnom Penh (B, G)
After breakfast, you'll be driven to Siem Reap town. There, you'll transfer to visit the "Chantiers Ecoles - Les Artisans d'Angkor" which provides training to young Cambodians in an effort to revive the ancient Khmer traditions of stone carving and wood sculpting. After that, you will be driven to the airport to board your flight to Phnom Penh. You will spend the night in Phnom Penh.
Day 5: Phnom Penh/the 'Killing Fields' (B, G)
In the morning, you'll be picked up and driven to the so-called 'Killing Fields'. In the afternoon, you'll visit the National Museum and the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. Your overnight accommodation will be in Phnom Penh.
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