Luxury Cambodia

Your driver will be waiting at the airport with a Wide-Eyed Tours sign bearing your name on it ready to transfer you effortlessly to the comfort of your hotel, which will take approximately 50 minutes. 

Known as the "Pearl of Asia" Phnom Penh was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s. Imposingly located at the confluence of the Mekong, Bassac and Tonlé Sap rivers. This bustling city still retains a colonial feel with fine French architecture, wide boulevards and riverside promenade, boasting a heady mix of Restaurants and shops.

Overnight at Palace Gate Hotel & Resort.

After breakfast, we will tour around the Royal Palace, home to the Silver Pagoda, named for the over 5,000 heavy silver tiles that cover its floors, where you can marvel at the collection of Buddha in gold, silver, crystal, and bronze. Next visit Wat Phnom the legend of how the city got its name.

After lunch (own expense) visit the infamous Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum as you tour the museum, you’ll discover the brutality of the Khmer Rouge documented in the photos and memorabilia, including torture instruments, and will have the opportunity to meet one the few survivors of the regime. 

Continue to Choeung Ek Killing Fields, the final destination for prisoners from Tuol Sleng. A large stupa (shrine) filled with over 8,000 human skulls acts as a memorial and grim reminder of the atrocities, finished back to the hotel for relaxing.

Overnight at Palace Gate Hotel & Resort

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Venture out of Phnom Penh and travel through the Cambodian countryside stopping at Skuon market, for the adventurous try the ‘ch’ngain’ (deep fried Tarantula), a local speciality. Resume the journey to Kampong Thom where you can enjoy a local lunch (own cost) before continuing to Siem Reap, stopping en route near Kampong Kdei at the 12th century Angkorian era ‘Spean Praptos’ bridge, marvel at this architectural feat as you take a walk in the past across its ancient arches. 

Siem Reap is a bustling little town, bursting with a vast range of delicious restaurants to suit every taste, boutique shops and day and night markets, a true shoppers paradise and a surprising party town that really heats up later in the lively bars and clubs around the famous and suitably named Pub Street.

Overnight at Shinta Mani Angkor

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After breakfast at the hotel start your temple exploration of the UNESCO world heritage complex inside the stunning walled city of Angkor Thom with Gates, flanked by the stone statues of gods and demons, you find yourself in an ancient world of massive stone faces and evocatively striking temples. We'll take in the enigmatic Bayon, the mighty Baphoun Temple, Phimeanakas and the royal Palace enclosure, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King.

Next stop is Ta Prohm, easily the most atmospheric and a highlight for anyone visiting Angkor, a haven for any photography enthusiasts.  A temple where you will love to linger, swallowed by the jungle looks very much in the same state as when the French explorers stumbled upon it more than a century ago.

As you enter the main causeway of Angkor Wat and start the long walk to the main temple, feast your eyes on the sight of this imposing structure.  Discover its many galleries, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water, carved bas-reliefs that tell the ancient Hindu legends of Ramayana and victorious Khmer battles.   Climb to the holiest sanctuary at the summit of the temple, where you are rewarded with fantastic views across the entire complex and beyond.

The temple tour itinerary is flexible and may be adjusted by your local guide after consultation with you.  Weather, festivals, your interests and energy levels all have a bearing on which temples to visit and in what order.

Overnight Shinta Mani Angkor

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This morning, we explore the mysterious ruins of Beng Mealea, thought to be a blueprint for Angkor Wat, not only the most interactive temple, with crumbling stone blocks acting as stairs to the temple’s many subterranean chambers, but it is also the most fun temple to explore. This nearly thousand-year-old temple covers several acres of jungle terrain and is made up of a handful of libraries and a courtyard where you can experience a true Indiana Jones moment.

In the afternoon head East of Siem Reap on the northern edge of Tonle Sap Lake lies the village of Kampong Khleang, where locals live on stilted houses rising from the ground. Travel by traditional boat through this authentic village gives you the chance to observe the daily life up close, heading out to the vast expanse of Tonle Sap where you will appreciate the immensity of this fascinating waterway. 

Overnight at Shinta Mani Angkor

(B)

Your driver will collect you from your Siem Reap hotel and transfer you to the airport for the short flight to Phnom Penh.

The Shinta Wild team will be waiting for you at the Phnom Penh airport with a sign bearing your name on it ready to transfer you effortlessly to the comfort of your hotel for the 3 hours journey from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville.

Sihanoukville, named after King Norodom Sihanouk, and lies along a beautiful peninsula overlooking the Gulf of Thailand with white sandy beaches and tropical islands off its south and west coast. After check in at the hotel you are free to relax and enjoy all the stunning facilities of this property.  

Spend 3 nights at Shinta Mani Wild.

Your Shinta Mani Wild Inclusions:

• All-inclusive luxurious accommodation for 2 guests
• Round-trip private transfers from Phnom Penh or Sihhanoukville (1.5 to 3-hour drive)
• All meals and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic
• All Spa treatments by Khmer Tonics Spa
• Rejuvenating yoga, meditation and wellness activities
• A well-stocked in-room mini bar with delightful snacks and beverages
• Your private Bensley Adventure Butler
• All private guided excursions and activities
• Memorable Pop-up sunset drinks
• Complimentary laundry service (please note that dry cleaning is not available)

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Our driver will meet you at the hotel where you will be transferred to the airport in plenty of time for your onward departure flight.

B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner