Phnom Penh Urban Adventures - Unique day tours in over 100 cities!

Explore local Cambodian life on our sunset island visit and boat cruise. Mekong island is famous for silk weaving, agriculture and aquaculture. Travel across and stop to see the silk weavers at work in the village. Explore a Buddhist temple and experience the simple life style of the local people around 85% of who earn their living from agriculture or aquaculture. Board a boat to enjoy sunset from the water at the junction of the Tonle Bassac, Tonle Sap and the mighty Mekong Rivers.

Itinerary

Pick up in the afternoon is between 2 – 2.30pm by local moto-remork (Cambodian tuk tuk).

This afternoon we explore local Cambodian life on our sunset island visit and boat cruise. Head out of town on the Japanese Friendship Bridge which was blown up during fighting in 1975 and reconstructed by the Japanese in 1993.

Catch a vehicle ferry across the mighty Mekong River to Mekong Island. The island is famous for silk weaving, agriculture and aquaculture. Stop to see the silk weavers at work in the village. You can purchase some of the local product if you wish. Explore a Buddhist temple and experience the simple life style of the local people around 85% of who earn their living from agriculture or aquaculture. See fields of rice, morning glory and fruit. Enjoy some local snacks and wander around the small produce market. Stop to look around the Vietnamese village and see the fishing boats, floating fish farms and the pretty Catholic Church.

Say goodbye to the tuk tuk and board a boat to enjoy sunset from the water at the junction of the Tonle Bassac, Tonle Sap and the mighty Mekong Rivers. Enjoy seeing the distinctive architecture of Cambodia where Khmer influenced buildings such as Wat Ounalom, the Royal Palace, and the Silver Pagoda meet French colonial buildings some renovated some ravaged by neglect and the war. Return to Phnom Penh where you are transferred to your hotel.

Inclusion

Transport via tuk tuk, vehicle barge, and local boat with life jackets, English speaking guide, Khmer snacks

Exclusion

Items of a personal nature, Tips or gratuities for drivers or guide.

Voucher Exchange details

Please present your voucher to the local guide at the beginning of the trip.

Confirmation of booking

Please contact the local supplier to confirm your trip 24 hours prior to departure.

Your trip

This trip is offered on a "join-in" basis. Maximum group size is 12.

Dress Standard

Dress standards are conservative throughout Asia, especially outside major cities. To respect this and for your own comfort, we strongly recommend modest clothing. This means clothing that covers your shoulders and knees. Loose, lightweight, long clothing is both respectful and cool in the predominantly hot Asian climate.

Tipping

If you are happy with the services provided a tip - though not compulsory - is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across many Urban Adventures destinations.

Children policy

Children are travellers aged between 6 and 11 years inclusively.

Language

English
Phnom Penh Urban Adventures - Unique day tours in over 100 cities!

Phnom Penh Urban Adventures - Phnom Penh Discovery

Explore Phnom Penh by cyclo. Learn about Cambodia’s connection with France and Vietnam at the Independence and Cambodia/Vietnam monuments. Spot monkeys at Wat Phnom. Explore Central and Russian Markets. Enjoy Khmer delicacies. Walk near where the Tonle Bassac, Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers meet and taste fried cricket!

Itinerary

You will be picked up at your hotel between 8.30am and 9.00am. Today we explore Phnom Penh, a chaotic, energetic and fascinating city. Graceful tree-lined boulevards and riverfront promenades are reminders of bygone eras; today they teem with activity. Motorcycles weave in and out of traffic, vendors hawk their wares, and drivers call for business.

Starting from your centrally located hotel or from various points around the city we take a cyclo tour of the impressive French Khmer colonial buildings of Phnom Penh. See the site of the filming of City of Ghosts staring Matt Dillon and Gerard Depardieu. Spot monkeys, have your fortune told and perhaps feed Sambo the elephant at Wat Phnom. Explore Central Market located in a distinctive domed Art Deco building.

Hear about Cambodia’s connection with France and Vietnam at the Independence Monument, and the Cambodia/Vietnam friendship monument.

Enjoy traditional Khmer delicacies for lunch at a not for profit organization set up to assist Cambodia’s street children before heading out to explore again.

Shop at the sprawling Russian Market, a labyrinth of stalls selling everything from CDs and DVDs to silks, crafts, jewelry and more.

We finish our tour with a walk on the riverfront at the Chatomok where the Tonle Bassac, Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers meet. In the early evening market stalls set up selling fried cockroaches, spiders, crickets or grasshoppers or other culinary delights.

Inclusion

Entrance to Wat Phnom, Transport via cyclo and air conditioned vehicle, English speaking local guide, Khmer lunch and snacks

Exclusion

Items of a personal nature, Tips or gratuities for drivers or guide.

Voucher Exchange details

Please present your voucher to the local guide at the beginning of the trip.

Confirmation of booking

Please contact the local supplier to confirm your trip 24 hours prior to departure.

Your trip

For most of the year it is hot in Cambodia. The guide will make regular stops where you can purchase water and snacks. Please keep hydrated and bring sunscreen and a hat to protect yourself from the sun.

Dress Standard

Dress standards are conservative throughout Asia, especially outside major cities. To respect this and for your own comfort, we strongly recommend modest clothing. This means clothing that covers your shoulders and knees. Loose, lightweight, long clothing is both respectful and cool in the predominantly hot Asian climate.

Tipping

If you are happy with the services provided a tip - though not compulsory - is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across many Urban Adventures destinations.

Children policy

Children must be 6 years of age or older.

Language

English

Phnom Penh Urban Adventures - Unique day tours in over 100 cities!

Phnom Penh Urban Adventures - Unique day tours in over 100 cities!

Explore Phnom Penh’s past by seeing some of the classic buildings of the Khmer Rouge era. Learn about the tragic and fascinating recent history of Cambodia, walk through the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, and visit the bone pagoda memorial at Choueng Ek. Finish by sampling some interesting and delicious Khmer snacks.

Itinerary

You will be picked up from centrally located hotels between 8.00 and 8.30am.

The day starts by learning about the tragic and fascinating recent history of Cambodia. See the location where journalists camped out in 1975 on the eve of the Khmer Rouge takeover, and the ghostly building that has been left burnt-out and bullet-holed as it stood after the war.

Confront Cambodia's tragic past, on a guided tour of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former school which served as a Khmer Rouge torture centre. Then head out of the city to the Choueng Ek Memorial, where a pagoda made up of some 8,000 human skulls marks the site of one of the infamous Killing Fields.

Finish by sampling some interesting Khmer snacks and exploring how this recent history and politics continue to affect the lives of average Cambodians.

Inclusion

Entrance fees to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21) and Choueng Ek Killing Field, English speaking guide, transport (air conditioned vehicle), Khmer snacks.

Exclusion

Items of a personal nature, Tips or gratuities for drivers or guide.

Voucher Exchange details

Please present your voucher to the local guide at the beginning of the trip.

Confirmation of booking

Please contact the local supplier to confirm your trip 24 hours prior to departure.

Your trip

This trip is offered on a "join-in" basis. Maximum group size is 12.

Dress Standard

Dress standards are conservative throughout Asia, especially outside major cities. To respect this and for your own comfort, we strongly recommend modest clothing. This means clothing that covers your shoulders and knees. Loose, lightweight, long clothing is both respectful and cool in the predominantly hot Asian climate.

Tipping

If you are happy with the services provided a tip - though not compulsory - is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across many Urban Adventures destinations.

Children policy

Children must be 6 years of age or older. Please note that the content of the trip is more suitable to older children.

Language

English

Phnom Penh Urban Adventures - Unique day tours in over 100 cities!

Phnom Penh tours. Urban Adventures - unique day tours in 100 cities!

Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh is a chaotic, energetic and fascinating city. A regular city tour of Phnom Penh won't be enough to truly witness all the things to see and do in Phnom Penh. The best way to travel around Cambodia and Phnom Penh is to see it from the eyes of the locals themselves. For a real taste of the essence of Phnom Penh hop on one of our Urban Adventure tours of Phnom Penh and find the iconic sights and little known treasures of this amazing city. While you're in Southeast Asia, do check out our other Urban Adventures in Siem Reap, Bangkok, Chang Mai, or Hanoi.

Phnom Penh tours. Urban Adventures - unique day tours in 100 cities!

Tours in Phnom Penh. Tour operator for Urban Adventures - unique day tours in 100 cities!

Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh is a chaotic, energetic and fascinating city. The city is situated in the confluence of three great rivers - the mighty Mekong, the Tonle Sap and the Bassac, and is the commercial, economic and political hub of the country. For a real taste of the essence of the city, hop on an Urban Adventure tour of Phnom Penh and find the iconic sights and little known treasures of this amazing city.

Jump into a cyclo to explore the heart of Phnom Penh, feed the monkeys and have your fortune told at Wat Phnom, explore the bustling Central and Russian markets, savour the flavours of Khmer snacks and lunch, watch the graceful Apsara dancers study their art and admire the historical architecture of Phnom Penh.

Travel by local tuk tuk and boats, explore an island in the Mekong, try local silk weaving, see fishing and agriculture, wander around local villages, a Buddhist pagoda and a small produce market, see the point where the Tonle Sap, Mekong and Tonle Bassac Rivers collide, sample Khmer snacks, and marvel at Phnom Penh’s Khmer and French colonial architecture from the water on Mekong Sunset on Phom Penh Discovery.

On 17 April 1975 Phnom Penh surrendered to the Khmer Rouge. Celebrations in the streets were short lived as the residents were forced to evacuate the city for four years. Find out about this time which is etched in all Cambodian hearts on Phnom Penh's Past.

Take a Phnom Penh tour and discover the secrets of the city from the eyes of your local guides at Urban Adventures. While you're in the area, do check out our other Urban Adventures in Siem Reap, Bangkok, Chang Mai, or Hanoi.

Tours in Phnom Penh. Tour operator for Urban Adventures - unique day tours in 100 cities!