CAMBODIA FULL DAY TOUR ( Phnom Penh City )

About this tour

FULL DAY TOUR (Phnom Penh City)

– Morning visit Wat Phnom Hill, visit  National  Museum, Wat Ounalaom Pagoda.

– Afternoon visit Central Market, Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Elephant Museum.

+ Services including : Ground transfer , English speaking guide, Entrance fee.

+ Wat Phnom Hill: It is a famous city landmark. This symbol of Phnom Penh was built in 1434 to house the sacred relics. Today, Wat Phnom remains the highest artificial hill in Phnom Penh and center of many forms of leisurely activities.

+ National Museum: It houses Khmer art, especially sculptures from different period of Cambodian history, 19th century dance costume, royal barges and palanquins. On display inside are more than 5000 work of art.

+ Unalom Pagoda: It can be regarded as the most important pagoda in all of Phnom Penh, since it is the headquarters of the Buddhist patriarchate of Phnom Penh and was also the home of the Buddhist Institute and library until 1999. Wat Ounalom was one of the five initial monasteries to be built in Phnom Penh, the pagoda housed over 500 Buddhist monks and also the library of the Buddhist Institute which had a collection of over 30,000 titles.

+ Central Market: The Phsar Thom Thmei “the big new market or Central Market” erected in Art Deco in 1930 is a Phnom Penh Landmark. Its central Yellow dome sprouting four wings is chockfull of stalls selling clothing, shoes, bags, cosmetic, stationery, and souvenirs.

+ Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda: Royal Palace built in 1866 on the site of the former citadel, is a crowning example of Cambodian architecture because it is the official residence of Khmer’s King. Silver Pagoda was named because of the 5000 silver tiles (each weighing 1kg) in the floor of the temple. Also on display is the holiest Buddha image in Cambodia, Preah Keo (the Emerald Buddha).