Fly Bangkok to Siem Reap on Bangkok Airways

Visa can be obtained upon arrival at Siem Reap Airport. You need to fill out a form, and a passport picture is needed. Costs are $20, to be paid in cash.  Your guide and driver will meet you at the airport.

In the afternoon make a first visit to the ruins of Angkor. Please make sure you have one passport picture ready for the entrance pass.
Enjoy a sunset view from Phnom Bakheng, a hill protruding from the otherwise flat landscape. There is the option to make the climb on elephant-back. From the top of Bakheng, the spires of the main temple, Angkor Wat, can be seen.

Early departure to Angkor, to visit Pre Rup, Banteay Samre and Ta Prohm, which is famous for its walls overgrown by huge tropical figtrees. Visit the Bayon Information Centre, a recently opened exhibition centre, providing information about Angkor monuments, Khmer history, religion and art. The Center also introduces the various projects that have been implemented in the Angkor area through the use of panels, movies and artifacts.
Return to you hotel for lunch.
Drive to Mechrey Village on the Tonle Sap Lake. Before reaching the village stop at the village Ampil Peam where make a short walk through the village. You have the option to ride an oxcart here, a bumpy but interesting experience.
Continue to Mechrey, a small community on the Tonle Sap Lake. The village consists mainly of floating houses. We board a local boat and tour the village. We also will enter the flooded forest. The boat trip will take about one hour. Your guide will tell you about the lake, its unique biodiversity and the importance of the lake for the livelihood of thousands of people.
Return to Siem Reap.

Early departure after breakfast. You will visit Sambor Prei Kuk. The road leading from the main road to the ruins is still unpaved and a bit hobbly at times.
Sambor Prei Kuk was the capital of the Chenla Kingdom, which predates Angkor by several centuries. The ruins are spread out over a vast distance. Sambor Prei Kuk gets very few visitors and you can enjoy the beautiful ruins in peace and quiet. You will have a Khmer picnic lunch at a beautiful spot along the river.
After lunch drive back to Kompong Thom and continue to Phnom Penh. Drop off at the hotel.

After breakfast you will be picked up by your guide and driver. Drive to Kirirom National Park. The Kirirom National Park covers about 80,000 acres of forested land. Average elevation is about 2,200 feet, high enough to support a large pine forest (mostly Pinus merkusii) quite distinct from most of the country's tropical jungle. Kirirom means "happiness mountain". You will make a short and easy trek to the Chambok waterfall. Enjoy a picnic lunch.
Drive back to the main road and continue until the turnoff of road no. 48 which runs south of the Cardamom Mountains all the way to the Thai border. Enjoy the great views along the way. At Tatai village you will board a boat for the 10 minutes ride to 4 Rivers Floating Eco-lodge.

After breakfast you will board the boat for the short ride to Tatai village. Drive to Koh Kong. Visit the Peam Krasoap Wildlife Sanctuary. This sanctuary, which still contains large and dense mangrove forests, was established in 1993 and is one of 23 protected areas in Cambodia. Project researchers are focusing on finding ways for villagers to use natural resources for their livelihood, also managing them so that they last. Learn about the importance of mangrove forests and explore the forest by walkway.

Continue to the Thai border at Hat Lek. Most nationalities are allowed into Thailand without visa requirements. You will get a visa upon arrival for 15 days.
Your Thai guide and driver will be waiting for you at a prescheduled time.
After having completed immigration and customs formalities they will transfer you to Trat and onwards to the pier from where the ferries leave to Koh Chang.
Board the ferry to Koh Chang.

Transfer to your accommodations.