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D1–4 Siem Reap → D5–8 Phnom Penh
Before booking
The days below are suggestions, not guaranteed departures. Confirm opening and departure times and allow for meals, breaks and journeys.
This programme starts with a full day locally. Arrive before day 1; include that extra night and flights in your budget. If you arrive on day 1, reduce sightseeing and skip sunrise.
- Visa and entry formalities for your passport.
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- Before adding a border crossing, check the official travel advice. Do not assume a land crossing with Thailand is open.
Buy the ticket appropriate for your visiting days through Angkor Enterprise. Check outlying-site tickets and validity separately; visiting days and the overall validity period are different.
For an airport transfer, compare the total price, meeting point and waiting conditions: check a route with Welcome Pickups. Confirm that your SAI or KTI airport and address are offered.
Day-by-day programme
Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm
If you slept locally, leave before dawn for Angkor Wat; otherwise start later. Continue to Bayon and the terraces at Angkor Thom. After a proper break, add Ta Prohm if you have the energy. Access times and open areas can change: follow the site's instructions.
Where to stay · Siem Reap
Grand circuit: Preah Khan, Neak Pean and Pre Rup
Agree a loop with your driver around Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som and Pre Rup. The grand circuit offers a different view of Angkor through monasteries, pools and temple mountains. Reduce the number of stops if the heat or stairs become tiring. Phare is an optional evening outing, subject to its programme and ticket availability.
Banteay Srei; optional Tonlé Sap visit
Spend the morning with Banteay Srei's pink sandstone carvings and allow for the drive. In the afternoon, choose between rest, a museum or a trip to Kampong Phluk. The village stands on stilts: boat routes and flooded-forest access depend on water levels. Do not add Kbal Spean to this already full day.
Museum, crafts and free time
The Angkor National Museum helps place temples and sculpture in context. Add craft workshops or shops after checking their opening hours, then keep the afternoon flexible. This is a recovery day rather than another race between monuments.
Where to stay · Siem Reap · ALL Accor
Siem Reap → Phnom Penh: travel and check-in
Book daytime transport and check departure and arrival points. Treat the road journey as the main activity of the day. In Phnom Penh, check in and explore Riverside.
Where to stay · Phnom Penh
Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek: a day of remembrance
Allow time for Tuol Sleng, then the journey to Choeung Ek if you want to visit both. Check admission, audio guides and transport separately. These visits can be emotionally demanding; leave the rest of the day flexible and adapt the plan for children. The Kanika dinner cruise is an optional river evening for those who feel like it.
Heritage Tour and the Royal Palace, at your pace
The electric-bus Heritage Tour provides an introduction to the capital. Choose an available departure, then leave a separate slot for the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. Exterior stops on the tour do not replace admission to monuments. To add Tuol Sleng or the National Museum, replace another visit rather than overloading the day.
Final morning and departure from KTI
Keep shopping or the SOSORO museum optional, depending on your flight and opening days. Confirm your transfer to Techo airport (KTI), allowing for traffic and check-in. A quoted journey time is not a guarantee: avoid a distant excursion on the last morning.
Where to stay · Phnom Penh · ALL Accor
Choose accommodation
Book around the programme’s overnight stops and compare total price, location, cancellation terms and access to your next departure. Platform selections are not a list of hotels we claim to have personally tested.
Build your budget
Calculate the total for your dates: nights, intercity travel, local transport, admission, meals and optional activities. Distinguish room prices from per-person prices and avoid counting services already included in an excursion twice. Bookable product prices are shown on their pages and depend on the option selected.
Read our budget and money guide.
Transport, season and buffers
Choose departures after fixing your overnight stops. Flight duration does not include airport transfers or check-in. For buses and vans, check the departure address, drop-off point, baggage and connections. Compare booking directly with the carrier too; no 12Go partnership is claimed here.
Adjust the pace
For families or visitors who prefer less walking, reduce temples and stairs, keep a break during the heat and choose memorial visits according to individual needs. If arrival is late, remove an activity rather than pushing the entire programme back. Optional activities replace free time: you do not need to do them all.