Suggested Itinerary for Siem Reap, Cambodia

 

Day 1

PM

745pm - flight to Siem Reap (3 hours)
930pm - arrive Siem Reap (Siem Reap is 1 hour behind of Manila)
1045pm - check-in at hotel

 

Day 2 (Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom)

AM

7am - bfast
8am - off to Angkor Wat
815am - buy Angkor Pass
825am - arrive at Angkor Wat
-Angkor Wat
11am - lunch

PM

12nn - head to Angkor Thom
1215pm - arrive at Angkor Thom
- South Gate
- Bayon
- Baphoun
- Terrace of the Elephants
- Terrace of the Leper King
- Royal Palace/Phimeanakas
- Ta Phrom
430pm - head back to hotel
6pm - Dinner buffet & Apsara Show

 

Day 3 (City Tour)

AM

715am - bfast
8am - off to Tonle Sap Lake
9am - arrive at Tonle Sap Dock
- Chong Kneas Floating Village
11am - lunch at Pub St.

PM

1pm - explore Angkor National Museum
4pm - checkout local supermarket
430pm - ice cream break at Swensen
530pm - souvenir & pasalubong (gifts) shopping at Old Market

 

Day 4 (Rolous Group)

AM

715am - bfast
8am - tour Rolous Group
- Lo Lei
- Bakong
- Preah Ko
- Banteay Samre

PM

1230pm - lunch
130pm - continue with temple hopping
- Banteay Srey
330pm - drop by Landmine Museum
4pm - head to Pre Rup for sunset
420pm - wait for sunset
530pm - sunset
7pm - dinner
9pm - souvenir shopping at Old Market

 

Day 5 (Grand Circuit)

AM

5am - off to Angkor Wat for sunrise
520am - wait for sunrise
6am - sunrise
730am - more temples!
- Preak Khan
- Neak Phean
- Tasom
- Bantay Kdei
11am - head back to Siem Reap
1122am - stop by hotel
12nn - lunch

PM

2pm - rest at hotel/late checkout
7pm - head to airport
10pm - flight to Manila

 

Day 6

AM

2am - arrive at Manila (Manila is 1 hour ahead of Siem Reap)

 

NOTA BENE: This itinerary has been scheduled this way to accommodate my elderly parents' physical limitations and to minimize temple fatigue.