Cambodia: Royal Palace, Angkor Wat & Killing Fields 6-Day

Free cancellation

1/19

Duration7d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Six Days Tracing Cambodia's Kingdoms, from Palace Gold to Temple Roots

You move through Cambodia's major sites over six days without arranging transport, tickets, or a guide—the itinerary handles all three. You see the Royal Palace and museums in Phnom Penh, then spend three days among the Angkor temples, including Angkor Wat at sunrise, Ta Prohm, Bayon, Banteay Srei, and Kulen Mountain's waterfall. You stay in 4-star hotels with breakfast included, travel by private minivan, and have a local guide for each temple. The pace leaves mornings and one full day free.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival and leisure in Phnom Penh

Arrive in Phnom Penh
Check into hotel
Relax and acclimate
Stroll along riverside

Day 2 — Royal Palace and National Museum

Visit Royal Palace
See Silver Pagoda and Emerald Buddha
Explore National Museum

Day 3 — Killing Fields and S-21 Museum

Tour S-21 Museum
Visit Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

Day 4 — Travel to Siem Reap

Check out from Phnom Penh hotel
Drive to Siem Reap by private minivan
Stop for lunch (not included)
Check into Siem Reap hotel
Free evening

Day 5 — Angkor Wat and Temples Tour

Watch sunrise at Angkor Wat
Guided tour of Angkor Wat
Visit Ta Prohm temple
Explore Bayon temple

Day 6 — Banteay Srei and Kulen Mountain

Visit Banteay Srei temple
Travel to Kulen Mountain
See reclining Big Buddha
Explore River of a Thousand Lingas
Swim at Kulen waterfall

Day 7 — Departure from Siem Reap

Free morning at leisure
Transfer to Siem Reap Airport

The Experience

"You'll want to be at the temple before the light hits the water," your guide says as the minivan pulls up to collect you at 4:45 in the morning. That's how the Angkor Wat sunrise tour begins—not with poetry, but with a time and a reason. The 6-day tour moves you through Cambodia in a shape that makes sense: three days in Phnom Penh absorbing the weight of the Royal Palace, the National Museum, and the Killing Fields, then a 5-to-6-hour drive north to Siem Reap, where the temples take over. The itinerary doesn't rush. You stay in 4-star hotels each night, eat breakfast included, and travel in an air-conditioned minivan with a local English-speaking guide who knows which temple opens earliest and which one clears by noon.

The Phnom Penh section sits with history in a way that's hard to rush through. The Royal Palace, built in 1866, has golden spires and the Silver Pagoda with its 5,000 solid silver floor tiles—the kind of detail that stops you mid-step. The National Museum holds centuries of Khmer sculpture and ceramics in a traditional building that feels like the history itself chose where to live. Then comes the harder part: Tuol Sleng, the former high school turned Security Prison 21, and the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek. These aren't attractions in the usual sense. They're places where you stand and try to hold what happened. The tour includes entry to both, and a guide who can answer the questions that come up.

Once you reach Siem Reap, the temples start. Angkor Wat at sunrise is the centerpiece—the 12th-century temple with carvings that tell old myths, and yes, the light does hit the water the way people say. But the tour doesn't stop there. Ta Prohm, the jungle temple with tree roots wrapped around stone like the forest is slowly taking it back, gets its own morning. Bayon, in Angkor Thom, has those carved stone faces—dozens of them, each with that same serene expression—and the galleries wind through in a way that makes you lose track of time. Banteay Srei, the 10th-century "Citadel of Women," is carved from pink sandstone with bas-reliefs so detailed they feel almost impossible. On the final full day, you climb Kulen Mountain to see the reclining Big Buddha at the pagoda, walk the "River of a Thousand Lingas"—an ancient riverbed covered in carved stone—and swim under a waterfall.

The drive between cities is built into the schedule, not hidden. You leave Phnom Penh after breakfast, stop for lunch (not included, so you choose where), and arrive in Siem Reap in the afternoon with time to settle. Your last morning is free—the tour doesn't pack it. You can walk the markets in Siem Reap town, swim at the hotel, or sit still. Then a transfer takes you to the airport. All entrance fees are covered. The guide is included. Breakfast comes with the hotel each day. What you arrange is lunch and dinner, and whether you want to hire a driver for an evening out.

What’s included

Private air-conditioned minivan for all transfers and temple visits.
local English-speaking guide for all days.
4-star hotel accommodation with daily breakfast (6 nights total).
all temple and attraction entrance fees including Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, Bayon, Banteay Srei, Kulen Mountain, Royal Palace, National Museum, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, and Choeung Ek Genocidal Center.
drinking water throughout the tour.
airport transfer on departure day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Travel to Inspire

Is this one for you?This tour suits travelers who want Cambodia's main historical and cultural sites in one journey without arranging transport, guides, or tickets separately—the fixed itinerary and included guide mean you move through Phnom Penh's palaces and museums, then the Angkor temples, without logistics getting in the way.

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