7-Day Angkor Wat Immersion
Three mornings at the world's greatest temple complex — Angkor Wat without rushing
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£2,295pp
About this tour
Seven days is the right amount of time for the Angkor temple complex if you want to understand it rather than simply photograph it. The complex covers 400 square kilometres — you can spend three full days visiting temples and still not reach the outer circuit. This tour stays in Siem Reap for six nights, visiting different parts of the Angkor complex each day: Angkor Wat at sunrise, the atmospheric jungle temples, the ancient walled capital of Angkor Thom, the pink sandstone masterpiece of Banteay Srei, and the flooded forest temple of Neak Pean. No hotel changes. No travel days. Just the greatest collection of religious architecture on earth, visited unhurriedly with a guide who knows every carved panel.
Oliver Reed
Cambodia Specialist, 8 years based in Siem Reap
Why this works for travellers over 50
- Six nights in the same hotel — no packing and unpacking, genuine settling in
- Three morning temple visits (never afternoon in the heat)
- Maximum 10 guests — Oliver's narration is intimate and personal
- Siem Reap itself is a lovely town with good restaurants and cafés for free evenings
- Tonle Sap floating village day trip on Day 5 — a complete change of pace
- Single supplement waived on January and November departures
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Your journey
Day-by-day itinerary
1Arrive Siem Reap — Old Market Evening
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Arrive Siem Reap — Old Market Evening
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Arrival at Siem Reap Airport. Transfer to hotel. Oliver meets the group for an evening walk through the old market and Pub Street area — a gentle orientation and a first look at the extraordinary night atmosphere of this small city.
2Angkor Wat — Sunrise & Bas-Relief Galleries
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Angkor Wat — Sunrise & Bas-Relief Galleries
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Departure at 5.15am for the Angkor Wat sunrise. A full morning in the temple — Oliver spends considerable time in the bas-relief galleries explaining the narrative. Pool afternoon. Late afternoon return to Angkor Wat for the western light.
3Angkor Thom — Bayon & Jungle Temples
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Angkor Thom — Bayon & Jungle Temples
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Morning at Angkor Thom — the Bayon's stone faces, the Elephant Terrace, Baphuon. Afternoon at Ta Prohm (the jungle temple) and Preah Khan. Evening free in Siem Reap.
4Outer Temples — Banteay Srei & Neak Pean
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Outer Temples — Banteay Srei & Neak Pean
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A full morning on the outer temple circuit: Banteay Srei (10th century, pink sandstone, extraordinarily detailed) and Neak Pean (a 12th-century island temple in a forest lake — accessible by raised walkway through a flooded forest). Afternoon free.
5Tonle Sap — Floating Village & Free Afternoon
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Tonle Sap — Floating Village & Free Afternoon
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Morning boat trip to the Tonle Sap floating villages — Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake, where entire communities live on the water. Oliver explains the extraordinary ecology that sustains 40% of Cambodia's protein. Pool afternoon. Optional Apsara dance performance in the evening.
6Banteay Kdei, Pre Rup & Siem Reap Free Day
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Banteay Kdei, Pre Rup & Siem Reap Free Day
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A final morning temple visit — Banteay Kdei (a quiet Buddhist monastery seldom crowded) and Pre Rup (a state temple with remarkable views from the top terrace). Return by noon. The full afternoon is completely free — Oliver's recommendations cover cooking classes, the Artisans d'Angkor workshop, the National Park cycling trails or simple rest.
7Depart Siem Reap
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Depart Siem Reap
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Final breakfast and transfer to Siem Reap Airport. Seven days in the temple complex — a complete and unhurried education.
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Our specialists can tailor every day to your preferences.
Fitness & mobility
Pacing & accessibility
Gentle throughout — early morning temple visits, pool afternoons and a carefully measured pace that allows genuine absorption of one of the world's greatest archaeological sites.
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Your hotels
Shinta Mani Angkor
★★★★★Siem Reap · 6 nights
A design hotel of extraordinary quality and strong social ethics — a proportion of all revenue funds the Shinta Mani Foundation, which supports rural Cambodian communities. The pool, the restaurant and the rooms are among the finest in Siem Reap. A five-minute walk from the old market and a 15-minute tuk-tuk from Angkor Wat.
- Outstanding pool and design
- Strong social impact mission
- Five minutes from the old market
- Finest restaurant in Siem Reap
Enhance your trip
Traditional Apsara dance dinner performance
+££20 pp
Artisans d'Angkor workshop visit
+£Free — optional guided
Cambodian cooking class, Siem Reap
+£From £45 pp
Hot air balloon over Angkor (seasonal)
+£From £95 pp
Pricing
Holiday pricing
All prices are per person, based on two people sharing. We arrange departures throughout the year to suit your preferred dates.
Starting from
£2,295
per person · 2 sharing
Solo traveller supplement: +£445 pp
Travelling solo?
Single supplement: +£445 pp · Solo travellers pay the same as those sharing on November and January departures.
Full details
What’s included & not included
Included in your price
- International flights from the UK (return)
- Private airport transfers
- 6 nights at the Shinta Mani Angkor
- Oliver Reed as specialist guide throughout
- All meals as specified (6 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner)
- Three full Angkor temple complex mornings
- Tonle Sap floating village boat trip
- All Angkor temple entrance fees (three-day pass)
- ATOL protection on all monies paid
- 24/7 emergency support line
Not included
- Travel insurance (required)
- Cambodia e-visa (approx. £30)
- Personal spending and gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks unless specified
- Optional Apsara dance performance (approx. £20 pp)
Your specialist
Who will plan your holiday
Oliver Reed
Oliver loves this tour for its simplicity — six nights in the same hotel, the full Angkor complex over three mornings, and no rushing. He says: "Angkor rewards slow attention. The more time you give it, the more it gives back. Three mornings is the minimum to understand what the Khmer people actually achieved here." His knowledge of the temple iconography, the astronomical alignments and the hydraulic engineering of the Angkor empire is among the deepest available to any visitor.
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What our guests say
Guest reviews
Angkor as it should be seen
“We have friends who visited Angkor on a one-day trip from Bangkok. They said it was impressive. We spent three mornings there with Oliver. It was transformative. By the third morning we understood the entire cosmological and political vision behind the temples in a way that no photograph or documentary had come close to conveying. Oliver is quite simply brilliant. Six nights in the Shinta Mani was a perfect base.”
Andrew & Helen Blackwell
Oxfordshire · 2025-01-15
No hotel changes in a week — we have never been so relaxed on a tour
“We specifically chose this tour because it stays in one place. We are in our late sixties and the constant packing and unpacking of multi-city tours has started to feel tiring. Six nights at the Shinta Mani — with Oliver taking us to a different part of the Angkor complex each morning — was the most relaxed and enriching week of travel we have had in years. The Tonle Sap day was extraordinary.”
Dorothy and Ralph Simms
Kent · 2025-02-20
Oliver's knowledge turned a collection of ruins into a living world
“I have a degree in art history and thought I knew a fair amount about Angkor before arriving. Oliver humbled me completely in the nicest possible way. The astronomical alignment of Angkor Wat at the spring equinox, the meaning of the apsara dancers carved on 6,000 separate panels, the political message encoded in the Bayon faces — none of this is in the guidebooks. A genuinely extraordinary experience.”
Victoria Stephens
Bristol · 2024-12-05
Before you go
Practical information
Visa requirements
Currency
US Dollars widely accepted. ATMs in Siem Reap centre, 10 minutes from the hotel.
Tipping
Electricity
Health & vaccinations
Royal Angkor International Hospital 15 minutes from the hotel. Medical evacuation insurance recommended.
Flights
Local transport
Travel with like-minded people
Join a Small Group Departure
Prefer to travel with a small group of fellow over-50s rather than as a couple or solo? Our fixed-departure group tours put you alongside eight to twelve like-minded travellers with a dedicated tour manager for the entire journey.
- Maximum 12 travellers — intimate by design
- Dedicated tour manager throughout
- Social dinners and shared discoveries
- Single supplement waived on selected departures
- Like-minded over-50s travellers
- No single friends needed — just arrive and enjoy
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Will three mornings at Angkor feel repetitive?
Not at all — the Angkor complex covers 400 square kilometres and contains dozens of distinct temples. Each morning visits a completely different part: Angkor Wat itself, Angkor Thom and the jungle temples, and the outer temples including Banteay Srei. Each has a distinct architectural character and historical period. Oliver finds new things to point out on every visit.
What time do the temple visits end each day?
All morning temple visits end by 11am at the latest, before the midday heat becomes uncomfortable. The afternoon is completely free from noon onwards — typically the pool, the hotel restaurant or independent exploration of Siem Reap town. Late afternoon visits (Angkor Wat and Pre Rup) are between 4 and 6pm when the temperature drops and the light becomes beautiful.
Is the Shinta Mani a family hotel or an adults-focused property?
The Shinta Mani Angkor is a boutique adult-focused hotel — predominantly couples and solo travellers. It is not child-unfriendly, but it has the feel of a sophisticated retreat rather than a family resort. The pool is peaceful, the breakfast is outstanding and the atmosphere is exactly right for this type of tour.
What is the Artisans d'Angkor workshop?
Artisans d'Angkor is a social enterprise that trains young Cambodians from rural villages in traditional Khmer artisan skills — silk weaving, lacquerwork, silver working, stone carving. The workshop in Siem Reap is free to visit and genuinely fascinating — you can watch craftspeople working at traditional looms and carving benches. The shop sells their work at fair prices. Oliver rates it as the best shopping in Siem Reap.
Is the hot air balloon a good option?
The hot air balloon (tethered, about 200 metres high) runs near the main Angkor complex and gives excellent aerial views of the temple towers. It operates in the early morning and can sell out — book through us in advance. Oliver can arrange it alongside the Day 6 free afternoon if interest is expressed at booking.
How do I get from the hotel to the temples each day?
By private tuk-tuk — the iconic three-wheeled motorcycle taxi that is the primary way to explore Angkor. It takes about 15 minutes to reach the western gate of Angkor Wat. The tuk-tuks are open-sided, breezy and entirely comfortable. We use the same reliable driver throughout the week — Oliver's trusted local contact.
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