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ITINERARY DAY 6

DAY 5
Day 5 : Battambang Day 6 : Banteay Meanchay – Siem Reap

06.30 – 08.00 Check out of hotel and travel to the Ban Pakard Thai- 07.30 – 10.30 Check out of hotel and travel to Bantaey Chhmar.
Cambodian Border Crossing (65 kilometers, 1 hour) 10.30 – 11.30 Prasart Bantaey Chhmar
08.00 – 09.30 Pass through Thai and Cambodian immigration Cambodia’s fourth largest ancient Angkorian complex,
procedures it was built as a memorial to King Jayavarman VII ‘s son,
09.30 – 12.00 Drive to Battambang, through Cambodia’s fertile rice who died in battle here.
basket, once a part of Thailand. 11.30 – 12.30 Join in making Dalambok, dry-fried, pounded flat rice
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch with banana or coconut to make this favorite Khmer
13.00 – 14.00 Check in to hotel snack.
14.00 – 18.00 Domteav Village 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch with community members
Here families produce Vietnamese-style rice paper used 14.00 – 15.00 The Soieries du Mekong Silk Center
to make spring rolls. This project initiated by two French NGOs has helped
Wat Sam Roung Village preserve the art of hand weaving and provide added
Learn how tiny orange bananas are delicately sliced, income for families.
sun dried and grilled to a golden brown to produce a 15.00 – 18.00 Travel from Banteay Meanchay to Siem Reap
famous Battambang treat. (175 kilometers, 2 ½ hours)
Battambang city tour 18.00 – 18.30 Check in to hotel
See the many beautiful French and French-Khmer villas 18.30 Dinner followed by a stroll to see the Night Market and
and buildings. nightlife
18.00 Dinner

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