Good Morning Vietnam! - Family Holiday

Today you’ll begin your exploration of the world-famous Angkor Wat itself – perhaps the zenith of human ingenuity in Indo-China. Angkor was built between the 9th and 12th centuries, when Khmer civilisation was at the height of its extraordinary creativity and constitutes one of humanity’s most magnificent architectural achievements. Your first visits are to Angkor Thom, the Bayon, and the eerie, unsettling third level of 49 towers projecting 172 icily smiling, gargantuan faces. Whilst here, you also view the 350 metre long Terrace of Elephants and Baphuon Pyramid. You end the day by watching the sunset over Bakheng Mountain whilst looking forward to your visits tomorrow to Prasat Kravan, Banteay Kdei, Pre Rup and East Mebon amongst others. Hotel (AAA) - 2 nights (Bx2)

NB: the authorities at Angkor Wat require all visitors to produce a passport photograph in order to combat the use of fake entrance tickets. Although photos can be obtained on the spot, for your convenience we recommend you take two passport photos for this purpose.

A flight on day 16 takes you to Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital for almost 500 years. Its amazing history can be seen in the buildings and is brought to life with a city tour during your stay. You’ll visit the spectacular Silver Pagoda, which houses the Emerald Buddha and a life-size Buddha of solid gold, decorated with 9,584 diamonds, the Victory Monument and the incredibly moving Tuol Sleng museum which documents Cambodia’s more recent, brutal and, ultimately, tragic history. There is also free time to explore hidden corners of this charming city. Hotel (AAA) - 2 nights (Bx2)