Angkor Wat Retreat
Hotel
Day 1
Angkor & Phnom Penh - 5 Days (Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm & Banteay Srei)
Five days, with a three-day Angkor pass. Five days with a licensed guide throughout, private tuk-tuks and boutique hotels in both cities.
Meridian Overland
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Five days, with a three-day Angkor pass
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Top Highlights
Pub StreetBuy the Angkor pass this evening — it is sold at one office, it needs your photograph, and the queue at dawn is long. Angkor WatAngkor Wat is the largest religious monument on earth. BayonThe 5 AM start is for the reflection in the north pond, and it is worth it once. Banteay SreiBanteay Srei is small and its pink sandstone carving is the finest at Angkor. Mekong riverfrontThe riverfront where the Mekong and Tonle Sap meet is where the city walks in the evening.
Itinerary
Buy the Angkor pass this evening — it is sold at one office, it needs your photograph, and the queue at dawn is long.
Siem ReapHow the day runs
- 1 hrsAirport transfer into town
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationAngkor Wat Retreat
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
- Angkor pass arranged
LANDMARKS Pub Street Old Market Angkor National Museum Start point Siem Reap, Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport (SAI) 00:00 - 23:59Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument on earth. The 5 AM start is for the reflection in the north pond, and it is worth it once.
Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta ProhmHow the day runs
- 0 hrs4:45 AM — out to the moat for sunrise
- 0 hrs9:00 AM — Angkor Thom and the faces
- 0 hrs2:00 PM — the temple the trees have taken
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBanteay Srei Lodge
Included Activities
- Angkor archaeological pass
- Licensed guide
- Tuk-tuk all day
LANDMARKS Angkor Wat Bayon Ta Prohm Angkor Thom Banteay Srei is small and its pink sandstone carving is the finest at Angkor. Tonle Sap reverses direction twice a year, which is why the villages are on stilts.
Banteay Srei, Tonle SapHow the day runs
- 1 hrs8:00 AM — out to the tenth-century carvings
- 2 hrs3:00 PM — out onto the lake for sunset
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationSiem Reap Lodge
Included Activities
- Banteay Srei entry
- Tonle Sap boat
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Banteay Srei Tonle Sap Kampong Phluk The riverfront where the Mekong and Tonle Sap meet is where the city walks in the evening.
Siem Reap, Phnom PenhHow the day runs
- 6 hrs8:00 AM — south on National Road 6
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationPhnom Penh Courtyard
Included Activities
- Coach ticket
- Hotel night in Phnom Penh
LANDMARKS Mekong riverfront Royal Palace Wat Phnom Tuol Sleng is a former school the Khmer Rouge used as a prison. It is optional here deliberately; it is not a sightseeing stop.
Phnom PenhHow the day runs
- 8:30 AM — the Royal Palace and the silver pagoda
- 11:00 AM — Tuol Sleng, if you choose to go
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Royal Palace entry
- Airport drop
Optional Activities
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek
LANDMARKS Royal Palace Silver Pagoda Tuol Sleng
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 1Angkor pass arranged
- Day 2Angkor archaeological pass
- Day 2Licensed guide
- Day 2Tuk-tuk all day
- Day 3Banteay Srei entry
- Day 3Tonle Sap boat
- Day 4Coach ticket
- Day 4Hotel night in Phnom Penh
- Day 5Royal Palace entry
- Day 5Airport drop
- Day 5Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung EkCosts extra
- Day 1 · 1 nightAngkor Wat Retreat
- Day 2 · 1 nightBanteay Srei Lodge
- Day 3 · 1 nightSiem Reap Lodge
- Day 4 · 1 nightPhnom Penh Courtyard
- Day 1Siem Reap to Siem ReapAirport transfer into town
- Day 2Siem Reap to Angkor Wat4:45 AM — out to the moat for sunrise
- Day 2Angkor Wat to Bayon9:00 AM — Angkor Thom and the faces
- Day 2Bayon to Ta Prohm2:00 PM — the temple the trees have taken
- Day 3Siem Reap to Banteay Srei8:00 AM — out to the tenth-century carvings
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Banteay Srei Lodge
Lodge
Day 2
Siem Reap Lodge
Lodge
Day 3
Phnom Penh Courtyard
Hotel
Day 4
What you'll eat
4 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 5 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 5.
- DinnerServed on day 1
- BreakfastServed on days 2–5
5 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.3/5
Based on 19 reviews
Review summary
Food4.2/5
Guide4.1/5
Itinerary4.1/5
Transport4.3/5
Accommodation4.1/5
Tour operator4.1/5
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Nikhil Joshi – Jaipur2025-09-28 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would send friends their way.
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Nikhil Joshi – Pune2025-09-28 · Verified booking
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Karan Shah – Nagpur2025-09-28 · Verified booking
Siem Reap & Phnom Penh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe.
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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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Ananya Gupta – Chandigarh2025-09-28 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Solid operator.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Vikram Bose – Indore2025-06-23 · Verified booking
Siem Reap & Phnom Penh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Solid operator.
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Yuki Tanaka – Toronto2025-06-23 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would send friends their way.
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Divya Reddy – Delhi2025-06-23 · Verified booking
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Meera Iyer – Kolkata2025-06-23 · Verified booking
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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