Camp Cambodia 1 Week Discovery Trip

6,160 AED per traveller

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overview

The Kingdom of Cambodia is an enchanting country, with spectacular natural beauty, awe-inspiring cultural sites and captivating people. With a history that is both inspiring and moving, Cambodia offers a once in a lifetime experience that casts a spell on you and leaves you wanting to see more. Cambodia is famed for its impressive collection of ancient temples, the most famous of which is Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument. Many of the scenes from the movie ‘Tomb Raider’ were filmed at the spectacular jungle temple of Ta Prohm. However, Cambodia’s greatest treasure is its people. Despite their extremely difficult and impoverished living conditions, thanks to an unbreakable spirit and infectious optimism,

Cambodians will welcome you with smiling faces. Their incredible generosity and hospitality will leave you with nothing but admiration and affection for the people you meet during your expedition.

Highlights

Live in a rural community and learn traditional ways of life
Work on important ongoing projects to improve the standard of living for rural Khmer communities
Explore ancient temples including the world famous Angkor Wat
Visit the Killing Fields and learn more about Cambodia’s history

Please Note: Prices stated are excluding flights. Although it is our intention to operate the itinerary as detailed above, it may be necessary to make some changes as a result of climatic conditions, alterations to flight schedules, or other operational factors.

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what's included

Comprehensive travel insurance

UK Expedition Leader

Fully staffed camps and local guides

Entrance fees for all sights in the itinerary

All itinerary transfers in private vehicles

Accommodation

All meals

Unlimited drinking water

Project costs and management

24 hour support throughout expedition

day to day

day 01

Arrive Phnom Penh

Arrive at Phnom Penh and transfer to the hotel. After check in and freshen up, the team can explore the riverfront area and markets before dinner in a local restaurant.

day 02

Phnom Penh City Tour

Phnom Penh is a vibrant city steeped in history and offers many cultural and historical experiences that include the Royal Palace and National Museum. As part of this tour, the team will visit Toul Sleng, a historical museum commemorating the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge regime. The site is a former high school that was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. During this period, it is estimated that over 17,000 people were imprisoned here. The Killing Fields are a gruesome reminder of the atrocities that took place and provide a highly educational yet emotional experience. Afterwards, for some light relief, there will be a chance to visit local markets for souvenir shopping.

day 03

Transfer to Camp Beng Mealea

It will be approximately a 7 hours drive to Beng Mealea Camp including breaks. On the way, stop off at spider town with the chance to hold tarantulas and enjoy lunch. Upon arrival, the team will be met by camp staff with local refreshments. After settling into the traditional style accommodation, the team will receive a full safety and orientation brief which will include a walking tour of the community and project sites as well as a experiencing a traditional water blessing by a monk . Enjoy a home-cooked dinner in camp before getting a good night’s sleep.

day 04 - 05

Transfer to Phnom Penh

The team will spend several days working hard on a range of activities designed to improve the living standards of a rural community who live below the poverty line and have limited access to medical facilities and education. Our projects in Cambodia include environmental education and reforestation, sanitary and hygiene initiatives, including supplying toilets, improving school infrastructure, permaculture, clean water initiatives, basic housing refurbishment and replacement. The projects will vary depending on the needs of the communities at any given time. There will be opportunities to interact with the local children, by playing sport and traditional games.

day 06

Transfer to Siem Reap

After a final morning completing community project work, the group will freshen up and enjoy a final camp lunch before transferring to Siem Reap City. After checking in to the hotel, the group will have a buffet dinner at a local restaurant before experiencing the Cambodian Phare Circus Show.

day 07

Siem Reap Temple Tour

This tour enables the team to explore the collect of world famous temples around Siem Reap including the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat, the walled city of Angkor Thom and the overground jungle temple of Ta Prohm - where many scenes in the film ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ were filmed. * Option: Add Flight of the Gibbon zip-lining activity for an additional AED500

day 08

Transfer to Airport & Depart

Depending on flight times, there could be an opportunity to explore the grounds and beautiful buildings in the Royal Palace complex. It is a short drive of 30 minutes to the airport on the edge of the city for the team’s departure flight.

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about Camps International

Camps International is an award-winning expedition specialist that offers life-changing responsible travel experiences for schools throughout Africa, Asia and South America. We uniquely own our ground operations and develop long-term projects from our permanent camps that are co-located within the communities we work alongside. Our permanent presence in our destination countries allows us to maximise benefits to the people and wildlife that need it most by committing year round to our projects, so you can be confident that the work you do will have a lasting impact on areas that you visit. This also means that we have unrivalled safety systems in place to deal with emergencies. Camps International is proud to have attained LotC and BS8848 accreditation.