Cambodia Family Adventure with Teenagers 14 days / 13 nights

We hop on Tuk Tuk and ride to Angkor Thom that was the masterpiece of King Jayavarman VII. Following the occupation of Angkor by the Chams from 1177 to 1181, the new king decided to build an impregnable fortress at the heart of his empire. We begin to visit Bayon Temple. At the exact center of Angkor Thom, this is an eccentric expression of the creative genius and inflated ego of Cambodia’s most celebrated king. From there, we walk to Baphuon, once of the most beautiful temples at Angkor, dating from the reign of Uditayavarman 1 in the 11th century. We continue to visit Terrace of the Leper King. Along the Terrace of Elephants, originally used as a viewing gallery for the king to preside over parades, performances and traditional sports. We continue to Ta Prohm “Tomb Raider“ fame. Ta Prohm has been abandoned to the elements, a reminder that while empires rise and fall, the riotous power of nature marches on, oblivious to the dramas of human history.

We journey out to the Mother of all temples, Angkor Wat. Believed to be the world’s largest religious building, this temple is the perfect fusion of symbolism and symmetry and a source of pride and strength to all Khmers.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Visit a floating village on the Tonle Sap lake where we can experience a unique lifestyle. The lake is the largest fresh water in Southeast Asia. The size of the water body changes dramatically during the year. It is very rich in fish, snakes, crocodiles, turtles, turtles and otters. About 700 fishing families live on the lake. We visit a floating restaurant where we can have lunch based on daily fishing.

You will go to local pagoda, where you should change to clothes you can get wet in as here you will experience the ceremony “SrouchTeok”, which roughly translates into “Water blessing”. A monk will chant in ancient Pali as he splashes water over you, washing away your sins and bad luck so you can start fresh and by being a good person can increase your good luck. So back to Siem Reap and the rest of the day is free, so you can buy souvenirs.

In the afternoon, we go beyond the temple area to explore the real countryside for sunset in quad bike. A fun way to admire in the places, the sounds and the smells of the countryside, watching the villages, the rice fields, the wet area.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

Get ready for a day of exploring jungles, Kulen waterfalls and nearby famous historical and cultural sights. Spend some time swimming and just admiring the stunning waterfall. Afterwards, enjoy picnic lunch before heading back to Siem Reap and stop at the Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre where it is possible to see the lifecycle of these arthropods from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly.

Overnight in Siem Reap.

We leave Siem Reap and head north to the mountainous border area and to the last Khmer Rouge outpost near Anlong Veng, where we visit the home of the former military Ta Mok. Anlong Veng was the last highland in the Khmer Rouge, which surrendered to the government forces in the late 1990s.

We then head east to explore an impressive hill temple that protects the border between Cambodia and Thailand. The Preah Vihear Temple, registered as a World Heritage List in 2008, is on a peak overlooking Cambodia and is the subject of the latest battles with Thailand. We climb the top of the temple of Preah Vihea along the winding road, which is very steep in some places, and finally emerges at the other enclosure of this temple in the king of the mountains. We explore the temple on foot and continue to the last level, clinging to a cliff in the Dangrek Mountains and high hundreds of feet above the lowland of Cambodia. The view from this mountainous temple mountain is breathtaking.

Overnight at Preah Vihear.

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