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10 Days in Cambodia

Angkor Wat at sunrise, the floating village of Kompong Phluk, Phnom Penh's Royal Palace, and the riverside calm of Kampot and its pepper plantations. Ten nights across Cambodia's three must-see regions — ancient temples, living history, and the best family-friendly coastal town in the country.

10 nights
Family of 4
~A$8,635
3 stops
Siem Reap5n
Phnom Penh2n
Kampot3n
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Your stop-by-stop itinerary

3 stops across 10 nights. Each one chosen so you experience a different side of Cambodia.

1

Siem Reap

5 nights
Fly into Siem Reap (REP) from Sydney/Melbourne via Singapore (SQ/Jetstar+SilkAir) or Kuala Lumpur (AirAsia) — 9–11 hrs total with layover. Pre-book an airport tuk-tuk transfer ($20) via your hotel.

Highlights

  • Angkor Archaeological Park 3-day pass — Angkor Wat sunrise, Bayon, Ta Prohm (Tomb Raider temple), Banteay Srei
  • Phare, The Cambodian Circus — the best cultural evening in Cambodia, social-enterprise circus
  • Kompong Phluk floating village on Tonle Sap — stilt houses, mangroves, local lunch
  • Artisans Angkor silk and stone carving workshops (free entry)
  • Pub Street, Old Market, and the night markets for dinner
  • Cambodian cooking class at Countryside Restaurant or Lily's School

Local tips

  • 💡Buy the 3-day Angkor pass, not the 1-day — you want rest days between temple days. Kids burn out on 400 km² of ruins otherwise. Pass is $62 per adult, free for under-12s, full price 12+.
  • 💡Do Angkor Wat at sunrise (4:30 am start) then rest the afternoon back at the hotel pool. Bayon and Ta Prohm are better at mid-morning. Banteay Srei deserves its own half-day.
  • 💡Phare Circus books out 2–3 days ahead. Book online as soon as you have Siem Reap dates confirmed. The 8 pm show works for kids 5+.
Suggested stay: Family hotel near Pub Street and the Old Market
2

Phnom Penh

2 nights
Giant Ibis or Mekong Express tourist bus from Siem Reap (6 hrs, $15 pp, comfortable with Wi-Fi and toilet). Private van also available for $120 family (5 hrs). Avoid local buses with kids.

Highlights

  • Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda — the working royal residence, stunning murals
  • Russian Market (Toul Tom Poung) for souvenirs and street food lunch
  • Riverside promenade evening walk — Sisowath Quay, street food, kids' roller-skating
  • Sunset cruise on the Mekong (1 hr, $40 family, icy drinks on board)
  • National Museum of Cambodia — Khmer sculpture, air-conditioned, 1–2 hrs max
  • Choeung Ek Killing Fields + Tuol Sleng S-21 Museum (age 12+ only — heavy content)

Local tips

  • 💡2 nights is enough for Phnom Penh — Royal Palace + Museum + Russian Market + sunset cruise fills 1.5 days comfortably.
  • 💡Killing Fields and S-21 are genuinely traumatic and should only be done with kids 12+ who are prepared for it. For younger families, skip both — nothing is lost from the trip.
  • 💡Riverside dinners at Friends the Restaurant (social enterprise training at-risk youth) are the family highlight of Phnom Penh — book ahead.
Suggested stay: Family hotel near the riverside promenade
3

Kampot

3 nights
Giant Ibis bus from Phnom Penh (3–4 hrs, $10 pp) along NH3. On departure day, private van to Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH, 3 hrs, $70 family).

Highlights

  • Bokor National Park day trip — old French hill-station ruins, cloud forest, panoramic coast views
  • Kampot pepper plantation and salt fields tour — world-famous Kampot pepper, cave temples en route
  • Rabbit Island (Koh Tonsay) day trip from nearby Kep — 30-min boat, empty beach, seafood shacks
  • Phnom Chhngok cave pagoda — 7th-century pre-Angkorian temple inside a limestone cave
  • Kampot riverside sunset cruise (1 hr, $30 family, fireflies if lucky)
  • Kep crab market — lunch of peppercorn crab, the regional speciality

Local tips

  • 💡Kampot over Sihanoukville: Sihanoukville has been swallowed by casino development and is not family-friendly. Koh Rong needs a 2-hour rough ferry. Kampot is the best family coastal base in Cambodia.
  • 💡Fly home from Phnom Penh (PNH), not Siem Reap — the final route goes Kampot → PNH Airport, so flying out of PNH saves a domestic flight back to Siem Reap.
  • 💡Kampot pepper plantations offer free tastings — buy packs to bring home, they're the best pepper you've ever had and a fraction of gourmet-store prices in Australia.
Suggested stay: Family riverside bungalow or boutique hotel

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