4 Days Upstream Phnom Penh Siem Reap on RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise: We will travel to the Wat Nokor Bachey dating back to the Jayarvaman VII period. The temple is built completely from Black Sandstone which makes it stand out from other temples built during this period. There are many legends surrounding this complex, including that it was built by a king who accidentally killed his father and then married his mother. This temple was built in penance for his crime.
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Day 1: Phnom Penh
Activities: Embarking the ship in the afternoon, spending the afternoon at leisure.
We will be able to embark on the ship between 14.00 and 18.30. Rest of day at leisure. We will Stay overnight in Phnom Penh city port with its lively bars, restaurants, and nightlife.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise Ship
Day 2: Koh Oknha Tey
Activities: Visiting Silk island
We will Sail up the Tonle River to board our expedition ship, the Pandaw Explorer, to visit Koh Okhna Tey, or ‘silk island’ to study the entire silk-making process from worms to weavers. There will be a demonstration of the ancient Khmer martial art of Bokator. We will return to the ship and return down the Tonle River to turn up the Mekong at the confluence. In the evening, we will get to listen to the lecture on Angkor and Khmer culture.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise Ship
Day 3: Wat Hanchey – OBT Chiro Village – Wat Nokor Bachey
Activities: Having a morning visit to Koh Trong Island a small Mekong River hamlet and then observing the elusive Irrawaddy Dolphins in a national park protected area
Having a sunrise cruise to Wat Hanchey an important center of worship during the Chenla period located on top of a hill above the mighty Mekong River with some of the best Mekong views in Cambodia.
Visiting 8th-century structures some destroyed by American bombings during the Vietnam War. Well noted for its bizarre Fruit and Animal statues.
We will cruise back downstream to Kampong Cham where after lunch we will travel by Bus to the local OBT Chiro Village where the education of local children is high on the agenda. We will then travel to the Wat Nokor Bachey dating back to the Jayarvaman VII period. The temple is built completely from Black Sandstone which makes it stand out from other temples built during this period. There are many legends surrounding this complex, including that it was built by a king who accidentally killed his father and then married his mother. This temple was built in penance for his crime.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight: RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise Ship
Day 4: Kampong Cham – Siem Reap
Activities: disembarking in Kampong Cham, transferring to Siem Reap by road
We will sail downstream to moor at Kampong Cham for disembarkation and transfer to Siem Reap by road.
In the early morning, we will take a coach to transfer to the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa in Siem Reap, arriving mid-afternoon. We will transfer by coach from Kampong Cham to Siem Reap takes approx 5 hours, and the arrival time is around 13.30. End of service.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: RV Tonle Pandaw Cruise Ship
