Cambodia Holidays

From Angkor’s spectacular temples to the indomitable Mekong River, Cambodia holidays are a beguiling journey into history, culture and ancient ruins.

Travel deep on Cambodia holidays into six centuries of Khmer Empire history and incredible sandstone temples. Just outside Siem Reap, the most famous of all is the colossal 12th century Angkor complex. Discover a world where monks beat drums at sunrise and silk-cotton trees and craggy vines wind their way around ornate carvings of apsara dancers and nymphs. You can see Angkor Wat’s major sites in a day but allow a couple more to visit Angkor Thom and the outlying jungle temples.

Over 300 kilometres away, tuk-tuks and street food trucks rub shoulders with faded colonial architecture in capital city, Phnom Penh. Here, you’re as likely to be enjoying cold beers and sticky rice banana wraps as you are chasing tranquility at the Royal Palace of Cambodia. Unlock the secrets of Khmer cuisine during a cookery class and boat hop over to the silk-weaving village on Koh Dach before a sunset Mekong cruise and a Long Margarita at Rosewood’s Sora Sky Bar.

We’ll give you the full experience of one of South East Asia’s most incredible destinations on our tailormade Cambodia holidays.

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Cambodia - Perfect for

  • Jaw-dropping temples

    Angkor Archaeological Park’s complex of temples is the crowning glory of Khmer architecture.

  • A thought-provoking past

    Phnom Penh’s Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum provide a confronting but invaluable insight into Cambodia’s brutal history.

  • Riverside vibes

    Phnom Penh’s Riverside District offers relaxed restaurants with Mekong River views.

  • Delicious cuisine

    Slow-cooked aromatic flavours are found in fine dining restaurants and a street food scene.

Cambodia Regions

Our recommendations for the best places to visit in Cambodia

Siem Reap Holidays

More than just a gateway to the fabulous temples of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap offers eye-opening muse...

Phnom Penh Holidays

Cambodia’s colourful, swirling, ever-growing capital on the banks of the Mekong River has a charm...

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Phnom Penh’s Highlights in a Day

Phnom Penh’s Highlights in a Day The best way to get to know a city is to immerse yourself in it, and this full-day sightseeing tour packs in all of Phnom Penh’s top attractions. Start off with a visit to the Royal Palace complex, which is a wonderful example of Khmer architecture. The stand-out feature here is the ornate Silver Pagoda, which gets its name from the five tonnes of glistening silver floor tiles – there are a whopping 5329 tiles in total. You’ll be introduced to the country's largest archaeological and cultural history collection on a trip to the National Museum, then see the ancient hilltop temple of Wat Phnom. We’ll take a break for lunch before a sobering but important visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, also known as S-21, which served as a prisoner camp during the Khmer Rouge regime, and the Killing Fields. To round off an insightful day, put your haggling skills to the test and barter for souvenirs at the Russian Market.

• Duration: full day
• Time: 8am to 6pm
• Departing daily from Phnom Penh
• Operates year round
• Private experience

Good to know
To visit the Royal Palace, you’ll be required to cover your shoulders and knees to show respect for the local culture. It’s also worth noting that the palace can be closed without prior notice if the King is in residence or an event is taking place.

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Phnom Penh Street Food

Discover some of the best local food spots in town on this mouth-watering evening street food tour. Phnom Penh’s street food scene comes alive after dark, and you’ll zip around in a tuk tuk to indulge in traditional Cambodian cuisine. Ride across the city from Independence Monument to the buzzing Russian Market, where you can wander through a maze-like bazaar packed with colourful crafts and fragrant food. We’ll take you to family-run restaurants and stalls, so you can learn the story and culture behind each dish you taste, before washing it down with craft beer and cocktails at a local bar.

• Duration: evening
• Time: 6pm to 9.30pm
• Departing daily from Phnom Penh
• Operates year round
• Private experience

Good to know
Unfortunately, due to the nature of street food, this tour is not suitable for anyone with dietary requirements (including vegetarian and gluten-free diets).

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Cambodian Cooking Class (Phnom Penh)

Get a deeper understanding of Cambodian cuisine (and impress your friends back home) by learning to cook the Cambodian way. This immersive cooking class starts with a trip to the local market, where you’ll experience the hustle and bustle of a typical market – it’s a wonderful assault on the senses with vibrant colours, fragrant spices and the buzz of haggling. You’ll be introduced to classic Cambodian fruits, vegetables and herbs, then buy the freshest ingredients for the dishes you’ll whip up later. Back in the kitchen, an expert chef will guide you through tried-and-tested Khmer cooking techniques. With the chef's guidance, you’ll learn to prepare traditional dishes and tuck into your tasty creations for lunch.

• Duration: half day
• Time: 8am to midday
• Departing daily from Phnom Penh
• Operates year round
• Group experience

Good to know
The cooking class isn’t best suited to young children, but older children with an interest in cooking will enjoy it.

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Mekong Sunset Dinner Cruise

Spend a memorable evening soaking up the sunset as you cruise along the beautiful Tonlé Sap and Mekong rivers. Your journey begins at Phnom Penh’s floating pier, where you’ll set off on a gentle cruise along the Tonlé Sap and Mekong rivers. As you leave the capital behind, you’ll see people going about their daily lives, passing by fishermen who are finishing for the day and working boats cruising along the waterway. Tuck into a mouth-watering dinner on board as you drift peacefully along the water with the glistening lights of Phnom Penh in the distance. This is a special experience for couples in particular and a great addition to a honeymoon.

• Duration: evening
• Time: 5pm to 8.45pm
• Departing daily from Phnom Penh
• Operates year round
• Group experience

Good to know
Please let us know of any dietary requirements when you book.

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Sunrise Cycle Tour of Angkor Wat

There’s no better reason for an early start than getting to watch the sun rise over majestic Angkor Wat, and a bike tour means you’ll be able to whizz around peacefully between the incredible ancient sites of temple-studded Angkor Archaeological Park. We’ll arrive at the park at dawn, in time to watch the sun bathe Angkor Wat in golden light. The photo opportunities as the light changes are fantastic. Breakfast will give you the energy to explore Angkor Wat, jungle-clad Ta Prohm, the several sites at Angkor Thom and richly decorated Bayon Temple where 216 huge smiling faces are carved in stone.

• Duration: full day
• Time: 5am to 2pm
• Departing daily from Siem Reap
• Operates year round
• Private experience

Good to know
You’ll be required to cover your shoulders and knees at all sacred sites to show respect for the local culture. You'll have the support of a back-up vehicle during the experience and there’s the option to return to your hotel by vehicle instead of cycling.

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Hidden Angkor Photography Tour

The remarkable temples of Angkor are the ideal subjects for keen (or budding) photographers. A professional photographer will guide you around the awe-inspiring Angkor Archaeological Park and teach you the best ways to shoot the temples, using light and shadow to create beautiful images. Taking your time to capture these ancient temples means you’ll get to appreciate the ornate detail and understand the astounding amount of planning that went into creating them. Plus, you’ll have the perfect keepsakes of your time at this bucket-list location.

• Duration: half day
• Time: 8am to 2pm or 2pm to 6pm
• Departing daily from Siem Reap
• Operates year round
• Private experience\

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Angkor Wat in a Day with Sunset Champagne Cruise

Top off a day exploring the largest temple complex in the world with a stunning sunset cruise, complete with Champagne and canapés. We’ll take you to all the highlights of the Angkor Archaeological Park, including the iconic Bayon Temple with its 216 smiling faces, the temple of Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of Leper King. Tuck into a much-needed lunch to refuel before the main attraction: Angkor Wat, followed by a calm sunset cruise across the Tonlé Sap lake. This is the beating heart of Cambodia and you can watch local life unfold with a glass of Champagne in hand as you pass fishermen, working boats and floating villages. It’s the perfect end to a day of discovery.

• Duration: full day
• Time: 8am to 6pm
• Departing daily from Siem Reap
• Operates year round
• Private experience

Good to know
You’ll be required to cover your shoulders and knees at all sacred sites to show respect for the local culture. The upper level of Bayon Temple is closed for renovation, but guests can still visit the lower level. Young children might find this full-day experience a little long.

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Cambodian Cooking Class (Siem Reap)

Get a better understanding of Cambodian cuisine and learn to cook like a local in a gorgeous setting. The cooking class takes place in Mahob Farm’s tranquil garden, surrounded by trees, flowers and a lotus pond, just five minutes away from Angkor Wat. The farm specialises in heirloom varieties of seasonal fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, cucumber, squash, eggplant and local lettuce. There’s a natural approach here – fresh and flavourful ingredients are grown without any synthetic fertilisers or pesticides. You’ll get to pick your own ingredients straight from the garden, before learning how to prepare some traditional dishes with your friendly expert teacher. The best bit? Tucking into your tasty creations for lunch in the farm gardens.

• Duration: 2½ hours
• Time: 10am to 12.30pm
• Departing daily from Siem Reap
• Operates year round
• Private experience

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Cambodian Circus & Workshop

If you’re looking for something a little different from your time in Cambodia, watching the hugely successful Phare Cambodian Circus might be just the ticket. If that’s not enough, how about taking part in a pre-performance acrobat tutorial? Phare’s talented young artists are full of energy and they use theatre, music, dance and modern circus acts to tell historical, folk and modern Cambodian stories. We've included the best seats in the house, so you'll be as close to the action as it gets. If you dare, you can arrive before the performance to take part in your own acrobatic tutorial and try out some of the basic moves that make up this unique circus! Kids will be amazed by what they’re watching, so this is a firm family favourite.

• Duration: evening
• Time: 6.30pm to 9.15pm
• Departs Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from Siem Reap
• Operates year round
• Group experience

Good to know
If you’re planning to take part in the workshop, we recommend wearing comfortable loose-fitting clothes.

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Phnom Penh Your Way with Private Driver/Guide

If you prefer to set your own sightseeing agenda, this ‘your way’ experience is the perfect choice. You’ll have the services of an English-speaking guide who will take you around the city to the places within the city limits that interest you the most. The city’s main spots are definitely worth a visit, but you could also head off the beaten track a little with help from your knowledgeable guide.

• Duration: half day
• Time: 8am to midday or 1pm to 5pm
• Daily departures
• Operates year-round
• Private experience

Good to know
The tour does not include tips, personal expenses and entrance fees/permits.

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Smiling Gecko Social Project supported by the Der Touristik Foundation

Supporting the communities we visit is an important part of travelling. In Cambodia, the Smiling Gecko project aims to improve the lives of people in rural regions by providing training and creating local jobs for young Cambodians in industries such as agriculture, education and hospitality. On this full-day trip out of town you’ll visit the Smiling Gecko Farmhouse and learn more about the valuable work they do on a project tour with a local guide. The tour is followed by a lunch that’s packed with traditional Khmer specialities and before returning to the city, there’ll be some time to relax by the pool and take in the calm countryside atmosphere.

• £10 of each excursion sale goes towards the foundation
• Duration: full day
• Time: 8am to 4pm
• Daily departures
• Operates year-round
• Private experience

Good to know
The tour does not include tips, personal expenses and drinks.

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Sora Skybar Sunset Experience

City rooftop bars are often the best address in town for an evening out. The Rosewood Hotel is the setting of Sora, Phnom Penh’s highest sky bar, which has unbeatable views of the urban skyline and the streets below as the sun dips towards the horizon. This is the perfect spot for a special occasion whether it’s a honeymoon treat, an engagement or a birthday celebration. Or just because.

• Duration: evening
• Time: 6pm to 9pm
• Daily departures
• Operates year-round
• Private experience

Good to know
Transport is available until 9pm; if you wish to stay at the SkyBar later than 9pm, an extra charge will be payable to the driver locally or you can use local transportation to return to your hotel. For guests over 18 years. Smart casual dress code including shoes that cover your toes.

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Angkor Wat in a Day

The temples of Angkor are a of course a must-visit while in Siem Reap but there are plenty to pack in. To start, we’ll take you to the highlight spots such as the South Gate of Angkor Thom, where the entrance is watched over by the statues of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, Banyon Temple which is adorned seemingly countless carved faces, and the relatively modest Phimeanakas. Some parts of the vast temple complex have been reclaimed by nature such as the Terrace of Elephants and the iconic Ta Prohm with its moss-cloaked stonework and towering trees growing from the walls.

• Duration: full day
• Time: 8am to 6pm
• Daily departures
• Operates year-round
• Private experience

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Get to know Cambodia and those important practicalities when planning your perfect holiday.

Capital
TIME DIFFERENCE

GMT +7 hours

CURRENCY

Cambodian Riel

FLYING TIME TO DESTINATION

15 hours (not including stopover time)

RELIGION

Buddhist

LANGUAGE

Khmer

Where is Cambodia?
Cambodia sits in the southern part of the Indo China Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It’s bordered by Thailand, Laos and Vietnam and its two main rivers, the Tonlé Sap and the mighty Mekong, cross the whole of the country meeting in Phnom Penh. Siem Reap and Angkor Wat lie northwest and the country’s coastal waters are home to about 60 islands.

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Temples of Angkor
Spanning over 400 km2, Angkor Park’s pantheon of treasured sights include the royal city ruins of Angkor Thom, the magnificent temple complex of Angkor Wat and a smaller circuit of jungle temples. An Angkor Wat day tour is the best way to explore the soaring lotus bud towers and mythological bas-reliefs of the largest religious temple complex in the world. Angkor Thom’s Bayon Temple and the elaborate Terrace of Elephants also make the wish list, as does jungle-clad Ta Prohm, where decorative divinities are cloaked in the enormous roots of long-decaying trees.

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Modern history
Phnom Penh’s Choeung Ek Killing Fields Memorial and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum chronical Cambodia’s history under the 1975 to 1979 reign of Marxist dictator Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Among the unsettling sites are torture rooms, graveyards and a Buddhist stupa housing over 8,000 skulls, all commemorating the Cambodian genocide during which an estimated 1.5 - 2 million people were tortured, starved and executed. Just outside of Siem Reap, the Cambodia Landmine Museum, founded by ex-soldier and now de-miner Aki Ra, displays thousands of mine and shells highlighting the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge, who planted an estimated 10 million land mines during the 80s and 90s.

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The Mekong & Tonlé Sap
Flowing through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, the Mekong is the twelfth largest river in the world. It enters Cambodia at Kohne Falls and meets with the Tonlé Sap in Phnom Penh. Providing freshwater fish, shelter for rural communities and water for agriculture, both rivers are the lifeblood of the country. You can take a tranquil sunset cruise across the Mekong River and Tonlé Sap, passing floating villages and seeing the city from a different perspective.

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Getting around
We offer transfers between the airport and your hotel in Cambodia. The most popular way to get around the cities is by tuk-tuk, motorbike taxi or car taxi and you should confirm the price before hopping in. Tuk-tuks will take you to Angkor Archaeological Park and the surrounding temples, however we recommend a private tour for the most seamless and insightful experience.

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