Your guide will collect you in the morning for a drive into the countryside to Kna Por, a traditional Khmer village surrounded by rice fields. The visit is hands-on and unhurried — you will wander through the village, meet local families, and learn about the production of rice wine, woven mats, and traditional brooms. A remork (tuk-tuk) takes you out to the village outskirts to watch farmers and water buffalo working the fields before a refreshment stop with views over the surrounding countryside. The morning concludes with a visit to the ancient ruins of Banteay Ampil Temple before the drive back to Siem Reap.

For those wanting an aerial perspective, an optional 45-minute hot air balloon flight over the Angkor Archaeological Park offers sweeping views of the Rolous group temples and the wider complex, with Angkor Wat visible in the distance.

After a final morning in Siem Reap, your guide and driver will transfer you to the airport for your short flight to Phnom Penh. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours at leisure.

The morning begins on foot and by tuk-tuk with your local guide, starting at Phsar Kandal, one of Phnom Penh’s oldest markets, where you will sample traditional breakfast items including sticky rice cakes and Bay Sach Chrouk (grilled pork with rice). A short walk brings you to Phsar Chas for more local food and a browse through its stalls, before continuing to Wat Phnom, the hilltop temple that marks the founding of the city.

From there, the route moves through the old French Quarter, before concluding at Phsar Thmey, the city’s iconic yellow-domed central market, once the centerpiece of a city known as the Pearl of Asia.

The afternoon turns to a more difficult chapter of Phnom Penh’s history. You will visit Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former school that served as a Khmer Rouge security prison, followed by a drive 10 miles out of the city to the Choeung Ek Killing Fields memorial. Both sites are among the best-preserved in the country and are essential to understanding the full weight of Cambodia’s recent past. Though sobering, the visits provide crucial context for the resilience and energy of the city you have been exploring throughout the day.

This morning your guide and driver will transfer you by private vehicle to Sihanoukville, a journey of around three to three and a half hours via the expressway. On arrival at the pier, you will board a speedboat to Song Saa Island, a private island reserve in the Koh Rong Archipelago. The rest of the day is yours at leisure.

Take advantage of two full days to explore Song Saa island at your own pace. Choose from a range of offered activities, including snorkeling, scuba diving in the coral-fringed Koh Rong Archipelago, kayaking through the mangrove forests of the marine national park, and an after-dark boat trip to see bioluminescent plankton.

On land, you can opt for a guided rainforest tour, forest foraging walks, or a dawn birding excursion on neighboring Koh Bong. There’s also a range of spa treatments and private wellness sessions in the island’s open-air salas. Those interested in the resort’s foundation’s conservation work can join a supply run to remote communities in the archipelago or visit the nearby village of Prek Svay.

Say goodbye to Song Saa island and transfer back to the mainland, where you will be driven 3-4 hours to Techo International Airport to catch your departing flight.