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Give and Take Tour Cambodia

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Visiting developing countries is never easy, though your tourist dollars do help the country it is often hard to see such poverty while the West experiences such opulence. We offer a tour that lets you experience Cambodia while giving something back. Below is a two week tour, but depending on how much time you want to give we’re happy to work with you and develop a volunteer program that suits you. Day 1   Siem Reap - Arrival You will be met by a Journeys Within representative and taken to Journeys Within Bed & Breakfast where you will meet your host Brandon Ross.

Head into town to enjoy a traditional buffet dinner and dance show in the evening.

Meals included: Dinner

Overnight at Journeys Within B&B

Day 2   Siem Reap - Angkor Wat

This morning head to Angkor Wat in an air conditioned car, or if you choose by bike, with your guide. Explore this majestic temple throughout the morning while it is still cool and has fewer tourists. Return to Journeys Within for lunch and a nap or refresh with a swim. In the afternoon head to Angkor Thom, the famous walled city and see the many temples within its borders, including the fascinating Bayon temple with its many magnificent faces smiling out. There are several beautiful spots from which to watch the sunset. Discuss with your guide where you would like to be and then relax and enjoy a memorable end to your day at the temples.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight at Journeys Within B&B

Day 3   Banteay Srei and Beng Mealea

Enjoy breakfast at Journeys Within before leaving the crowds behind and heading to Beng Mealea, a temple only recently opened to the public; about one and a half hours drive from Journeys Within. After an hour you will leave the paved road and get onto a beaten track running through rice fields and villages of rural Cambodia. At the temple our guide will help you imagine how it once was as you pick your way through the rubble now surrounded by jungle.

Return to Siem Reap stopping at Banteay Srei, an intricately carved temple known as the Lady Temple. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant near Banteay Srei returning to Journeys within.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight at Journeys Within B&B

Day 4   Siem Reap - Exploring on Your Own

Today you will have a car and driver so that you can return to the temples and explore them on your own and at your own speed. It is wonderful to have a guide initially but to return on your own allows you time to really absorb the atmosphere and find previously unexplored corners and pathways.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight at Journeys Within B&B

Day 5   Siem Reap – Rolous Group and the Tonle Sap

Visit the Rolous Group, a group of Angkorean temples 15 minutes outside of Siem Reap in a beautiful area then return to town for lunch at one of Siem Reap's many excellent restaurants.

After a rest or swim drive through rural Cambodia to the Tonle Sap Lake where you will take a boat ride to visit the floating village and a Cambodian fish farm. As the day ends choose to climb Phnom Krom and see the ancient ruins high on the hill and watch the sun set over the lake and rice fields below or relax and watch the sun disappear below the horizon from your boat on the lake.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight at Journeys Within B&B

Day 6 - 12   Siem Reap - Volunteer Days

Enjoy breakfast at Journeys Within before heading out to help. There are many things you can get involved in during your time in Cambodia, depending on your skills and interests. This can include working with students on conversational English at our language school, interviewing micro-credit loan recipients or reviewing their business plans or helping at a local orphanage. For this time Journeys Within will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as transport to and from where you’ll be volunteering.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Journeys Within B&B

Day 13   Siem Reap - Departure

Transfer to the airport in time to catch your flight -  .

Meals included: Breakfast

Tour Rate: starting at $1,165 per person double with $400 single supplement

Price includes:

• Air tickets (Bangkok - Siem Reap - Bangkok)
• Accommodation at Journeys Within Bed & Breakfast, Siem Reap
• Tours and admission fees as mentioned above
• Licensed English speaking Cambodian guide
• Meals as specified above

Price excludes:

• Personal expenses
• Visa fees
• Airport tax
• Alcohol
• Tips

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