Enter Angkor Thom via the Southern Gate and explore the ancient city. Then proceed to visit the ruins at Bayon, Baphoun, Phimeanakas, the Royal Palace, the Elephant Terrace and the Leper King Terrace. In the afternoon, visit the epic Angkor Wat, viewing its extraordinary architecture and bas-reliefs. After that, you have option to enjoy the late afternoon in Angkor Wat temple, which is illuminated beautifully by the setting sun.

Take a morning drive 120km northeast of Angkor to discover Koh Ker Temple, a relic of the capital of King Jayavarman IV. The complex is impressive in scale and conveys a sense of power and grandeur usually not associated with Khmer art. A picnic lunch will be arranged on site. On the return trip to Siem Reap, you will visit Beng Mealea, a unique 11th century temple which almost rivals Angkor Wat in terms of size. The main temple sits on an area of 108 hectares and is surrounded by a 45-metre-wide moat. Although it dates from the same period as Angkor Temples, the artwork and friezes are different in style. Much of the temple is enveloped by the jungle, thus adding to the sense of mystic discovery.

Today, we will drive for some time north to the mountaintop temple of Preah Vihear to visit an ancient Khmer temple and to view the Dangrek Mountain which forms a natural border between the two neighbouring countries of Cambodia & Thailand. A picnic lunch will be arranged on site. Drive back to the downtown of Siem Reap in late afternoon.

Transfer from your hotel to the famous Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. You will then take a memorable boat cruise to a nearby floating village and get a glimpse of the everyday life of the local people who dwell in floating shacks. For most of the year the lake is fairly small, approximately only one metre deep with an area of 2,700 square km. However, during the monsoon season, the water is pushed up from the Mekong River into the lake, resulting in an increased area of 16,000 square km and a depth of up to nine metres, ultimately flooding nearby fields and forests. The floodplain provides a perfect breeding ground for fish. The livelihood of most of the local community depends largely on fishing and Tonle Sap accounts for 75 percent of Cambodia’s annual inland fish catch. Return to the hotel later in the day.