CLASSIC CAMBODIA

Day 1 Arrive in Siem Reap

On arrival in Siem Reap you will be met and privately transferred to your hotel. Sala Lodges is designed to replicate a traditional Khmer village with rooms in separate wooden houses dotted throughout the pretty garden.

Overnight: Sala Lodges

Day 2 Angkor Temples from the ground and by Zipline

Rising at the crack of dawn, you will be driven out to the mother of all temples, Angkor Wat, where you will witness the sun rise before enjoying a picnic breakfast as the crowds disperse. You will then be taken into the temple to enjoy its magnificence in peace and quiet. Believed to be the world's largest religious building, this temple is the perfect fusion of symbolism and symmetry and a source of pride and strength to all Khmers. Film lovers will recognise many of the sites from the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple, Ta Prohm and Angkor Wat all featured in the movie. Your guide will also take you to see the great walled city of Angkor Thom with its Terrace of the Leper King and Terrace of Elephants, as well as the enchanting temple of Bayon.

By now you many have seen enough temples from the ground, so you can get the adrenalin levels fired up as you zipline through the canopy jungle above the temples. The adventure includes ziplines, rope bridges, a treehouse and a 15m abseil descent to navigate. Gibbons watch from their natural habitat and can be seen from the nature trail of high level walkways. Jump into a tuk-tuk and watch the sunset with cocktails from the grounds of Sala Kdei, a traditional wooden house opposite the royal bathing pool of Sra Srang.

Overnight: Sala Lodges

Day 3 Temples, Quad Bikes and Street Food in Siem Reap

Rise early to visit the jungle-strewn temple of Ta Prohm ahead of the crowds. This temple has been abandoned to the elements, a reminder that while empires rise and fall the riotous power of nature marches on, oblivious to the dramas of human history. Left as it was "discovered" by French explorer Henri Mouhot in 1860, the tentacle-like tree roots here are slowly strangling the surviving stones. From Ta Prohm you will jump on to quad bikes and enjoy two hours of riding along dirt tracks, through villages and on to the Rolous Group of temples - the original capital of the Khmer empire.

This evening your highlight will be a street food tour with Scottish Chef, Steve Halcrow (of Andrew Fairlie fame). Visit food markets and street food stalls sampling such delicacies as grilled fish paste pancakes, steamed rice flour dumplings oozing coconut cream, jujube fruit stewed in palm sugar and pumpkin-soy milk shakes. Finish off with some delicious Angkor beers before heading back to your hotel.

Overnight: Sala Lodges

Day 4 Siem Reap - Phnom Penh

Fly south to Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, this morning. You will be met and privately transferred to your central boutique hotel with its lush garden and refreshing pool. This afternoon, accompanied by your guide, visit the Royal Palace, once home to the Kings of Cambodia, and see Wat Phnom, the city's first pagoda which was erected in 1373. Finish with cocktails at the famous FCC (Foreign Correspondents' Club), a favourite gathering place for correspondents and expats since its inception in 1993.

Overnight: La Rose Suites

Day 5 Phnom Penh - Sihanoukville

After breakfast you will be driven out of Phnom Penh to travel south on the new Expressway to Sihanoukville, with a journey time of approximately two hours 30 minutes. On arrival In Sihanoukville you will board the scheduled boat to the island of Koh Kong. The last leg of your journey will be a car transfer across the island to Royal Sands, located on a talcum powder, white beach and your home for the next few nights.

Overnight: Royal Sands Resort

Day 6 - 9 At leisure on Koh Rong

Enjoy four days at leisure at Royal Sands. The beauty of this resort is that it offers the best of both worlds, with all the luxuries once wuold expect of a 5-star resort, but the added bonus of local life on the doorstep.

Overnight: Royal Sands Resort

Day 10 Return to Phnom Penh and Killing Fields

Take the shared boat back to the mainland, departing at 11h00 and with a cruise time of one hour. Your driver will be waiting in Sihanoukville to drive you two hours and 30 minutes back to Phnom Penh.

Before you reach Phnom Penh you can visit Choeung Ek, also known as the Killing Fields. Now a Buddhist memorial and museum created to honour those who died during these brutal years, the site is a mass grave where tens of thousands were slaughtered and buried.

Head on to your boutique hotel in central Phnom Penh for overnight.

Overnight: Iroha Garden

Day 11 Depart

Today is at leisure until it is time to be transferred to the airport for your flight home.