Tourcode CAM 804 - 5 days / 4 nights

Siem Reap - Tonle Sap Lake - Kampong Thom - Kratie - Khone Phapeng Falls - Bolawen Plateau - Pakse

Daily departure from Siem Reap to Pakse, minimum 2 persons, private tour

DAY 1 SIEM REAP - KAMPONG THOM L

In the morning pick up from the hotel or airport in Siem Reap. Leave the city and first take a boat trip on the Tonle Sap Lake to visit the Chong Kneas floating village. Here you can observe the daily simple life on the water. Then continue on the road along rural country side. Next stop will be at the ancient Angkorian Kampong Kdei Bridge. Then travel on towards Kampong Thom for your lunch break. In the afternoon do a side trip to visit Sambo Prei Kub, a group of 7th century pre Angkorian temple ruins. Return to Kampong Thom for overnight.

DAY 2 KAMPONG THOM - KRATIE B/L

After breakfast leave the city of Kampong Thom and drive towards Kampong Cham. Here visit Wat Nokor Bayon, a temple with a large reclining Buddha statue. In the town center take a stroll over the bustling local market. Another stop is possible at the spider village of Sukon. After lunch at a local restaurant cross the Mekong River and continue along rural country side to Kratie. The route will be close to the Mekong for this part of the journey. Take a brief stop at a rubber plantation. Finally reach Kratie, a sleepy town on the banks of the Mekong River. In the late afternoon take a short boat trip on the Mekong to watch some of the rare Irrawaddy Dolphins. Sadly there are less than 100 dolphins left in that area from that endangered species. Return to Kratie for overnight.

DAY 3 KRATIE - CHAMPASAK B/L

In the morning we recommend to take a walk along the Mekong in this peaceful provincial town. Then leave Kratie and drive via Stung Treng to the Cambodian-Lao border, where the driver and tour guide of our Laotian partner agency will wait for you. Stamp your passport at the Cambodian- and Laotian immigration. Then have lunch at the spectacular Khone Phapeng falls, where the Mekong takes a thunderous deep. Later in the afternoon travel on to Champasak, where you will spend the night.

DAY 4 CHAMPASAK - BOLAVEN PLATEAU - PAKSE B/L

After breakfast first visit the nearby archaeological site of Vat Phou, another pre Angkorian 10th century temple. Afterwards take a tour in to the hills of the Bolaven Plateau, an area well known for their plantations and production of tee- and coffee. It is also the home of many ethnic minorities like Katou and others. Stop at some of these villages. In the late afternoon finally you will arrive in Pakse for overnight.

DAY 5 PAKSE B

Time at leisure until your transfer to the airport or to the Lao-Thai border crossing at Chong Mek.

REMARKS/FLEXIBILITY:

• Visa for Cambodia available on arrival in Siem Reap against a fee of US$ 30.-, visa for Laos available at the border against a fee of US$ 40.- (bring passport pictures with you!).
• This tour can be done vice versa with start in Pakse (Laos) and end in Siem Reap (Cambodia) as well.
• Additional nights in Siem Reap and Pakse can be booked with us.

PRICE INCLUDES:

Air-conditioned transportation, English speaking tour guide, all transfers and excursions as mentioned in the above itinerary, accommodation for 4 nights at middle class hotels and resorts incl. daily breakfast, other meals as shown in the program (L = lunch), entrance fees as per program

NOT INCLUDED:

Visa for Cambodia and Laos, drinks, tips and personal expenses

HOW TO GET TO SIEM REAP:

From/to Bangkok (Thailand) flights by Bangkok Airways, Thai Smile and Thai Air Asia. From/to Luang Prabang (Laos) flights by Vietnam Airlines. From/to Hanoi (Vietnam) flights by Vietnam Airlines, Viet Jet Air and Cambodia Angkor Air. From/to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) flights by Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air. From/to Danang (Vietnam) flights by Cambodia Angkor Air. Domestic flights from/to Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville by Cambodia Angkor Air. Cambodia Air, Lammei Airlines, Flex Flight and JC International. Overland transfers available from/to Bangkok (Thailand) via the Cambodia/Thai border at Poipet/Aranyaprathet, as well via border crossing at Pailin/Ban Pakard (connect to Trat/Koh Chang). All these flights and transfers can be booked with us.