GREEN CHALLENGER

Trip Code

KGC

Price

From US$2,789/Adult

Trip Style

Duration

17 Days

Country Visit

Cambodia

Region Visit:

Siem Reap, Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Phnom Penh, Ta Keo, Kep, Kampot, Sihanoukville

Activites

Health & Physical Rating

Trip Grading details: Spirit Asia Travel trips generally show the relative difficulty of our Walking, Trekking, Climbing, Biking, Cruising, Family and Other Adventure holidays, we give each of them a grade. Grade symbol provides an indication of our trip styles with some of level of physical activity to suit your holiday destination. But we are experienced in hosting with all travellers aged who looking for Discovery & Cruising, Adventure, Moderate, Active, and Sportive. Although we have tried to make our grading system as clear as possible, it cannot take into account your personal interests, abilities or experience. If you have any questions about the nature of a particular trip or its suitability for you, please contact us.
	Discovery & Cruising: These journeys of discovery and cruises involve little or no extended activity and are suitable for most people with good health. The itinerary may take place in remote areas (with basic facilities) and may involve long travelling days on various types of transport. Sightseeing may be conducted on foot and all participants should be capable of carrying their own luggage from vehicle to hotel rooms. It is expected that participants have significant recent experience with the primary trip activities.
	Adventure: Suitable for reasonably fit individuals, such as weekend walkers, holidays at this grade generally include relatively short walking days at moderate altitude, on good paths and tracks. There can be the occasional more difficult day. Expect three to five hours of moderate daily activity. Some experience with the trip focused activity would be beneficial.
	Moderate: Many of these trips sometimes involve some camping or basic lodging. These adventure tours will often involve long journeys and rough roads. To enjoy these adventures we suggest reasonable fitness and health, a moderately active lifestyle and have a positive attitude.
	Active: These trips involve trekking or walking, cycling, rafting, hiking, climbing and kayaking. Physically challenging holidays, where you need to be prepared before you go. At this level participants will challenged by up to 7-8 hours a day.
	Sportive: Grade five is like grade four but in this level is our toughest holiday adventures. Involving many long days, often in isolated areas and at extreme altitude. A high level of fitness and previous wilderness and mountain experience is essential.

Types of activities

Our adventure travel holidays are rated not just in terms of the destinations we visit but also by the type of journey and activity we offer. To ensure you select your ideal adventure holiday please click on each of our activity logo on our trip to get more detail information. If you have any further questions send us an email office@spiritasiatravel.com or give us a call (+855) 12 315 315.

Adventure Touring:

Our diverse range of natural history and cultural adventures combine our expert knowledge of remote regions with our ability to devise exhilarating journeys. Accommodation at night we stay as camping, comfortable hotels, local inns or well-appointed lodges.
On these journeys you may enjoy the local hospitality of the inns in the remote countryside of Indochina. While there are no specific physical prerequisites it is important that travellers are in good health and have a positive, flexible and enquiring mind in order to fully savour the myriad of experiences that are part and parcel of our journeys.

Types of activities

Diving Activities:

Spirit Asia Travel Adventures offered an opportunity to dive amongst the underworld of marine life in the ocean of Asia. Enjoy diving in Gulf of Thailand with beautiful corals and amazing diving at world heritage site of Nha Trang in Vietnam.

Types of activities

Kayaking Activities:

Spirit Asia Travel adventures offered some kayaking trips along the Mekong River in Laos and Cambodia. During the cruising day in Halong Bay in North-Vietnam we also include kayaking on the coastlines to enjoy the sites. No special requirement for this adventure as it is a highlight of Indochina. Jump in… and let do it!

Types of activities

Day Walking Activities:

Spirit Asia Travel itineraries designed most of the day include some walking or hiking. We walks through city streets, villages, market, temples, and require the ability to climb stairs and ramps. Day walking/hike is part of our multi-day adventures activities, the ability to navigate narrow paths and moderately steep climbs is required during the trip.

Types of activities

Family Adventure Activities:

Our Family Holidays are designed to suit families with children as young as 2.
These adventures for families yearning more than the ‘regular family holiday’ and are manicured with the younger traveller in mind. The pace of adventure is slower, with more time to relax. However the emphasis is still very much about undertaking physical activity, whether it be Elephant trekking, balloon riding, horse riding, birds watching, cycling to explore during your holiday. We include more activities for the children to have fun on the trip. Our self guided walks are suitable for active children from 8 years old and many of our trips can be undertaken as a private group. Discounts are usually available for children under 12 years when sharing a room with two adults. Email our office to arrange your family holiday adventure with a great memorable.

Types of activities

Mountain walking Activities:

Mountain walking involves walking on remote and rough roads, in variable weather conditions for up to five or eight hours a day. Kulen Mountain in Angkor provide a great memorable experience for mountain walking to explore the ancient city of Angkor, Thousand Linga, Reclining Buddha, Waterfall, Thousand years old of Hindu temples, as well as local villages on the mountain. Suggested preparation: One hour of aerobic type exercise, four to five times a week for two or three months to prior to departure, preferably on mountain roads/trails, and in variable weather conditions.

Types of activities

Cruising Activities:

We offered many Spirit Asia Travel cruises throughout the Lake, River and Mangrove to enjoy water adventure in Indochina, which visit Tonle Sap floating communities in Cambodia, Mekong River in Laos, Mekong Delta in Vietnam and some others remote river in the regions.

Types of activities

Forwarding Activities

The vehicles we use on our Spirit Asia Travel adventures are often Toyota Land cruisers or Old model Jeeps during the American War in Indochina. Our trip arrange from clients 2 up to maximum 15. On the trip you will have a lot experiences through the rural villages and tropical forest in South-East Asia. All our vehicles are registered as commercial tourist (passenger carrying) vehicles

Types of activities

Cycling Activities:

Spirit Asia Travel adventures designed some great cycling itineraries throughout Indochina. Cycling from Angkor to Ho Chi Mint City, Cycling around Cambodia include the beaches till the Khmer Empire site of Angkor. Day cycling through villages and rural area to meet poor kids, visit their school, give them some basic needed such as toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, and school supplies. The ride can vary from moderately hilly paved roads to off road rides of 40 to 80km a day. Adventures with multiple days of riding can include up to 8 hours per day of strenuous cycling, requiring an above average level of fitness. Remember that we always have a support vehicle behind with the group during cycling. Email our office if you have any special needed or you have your own route to ride the bike in Indochina

Types of activities

Charity Challenge:

Our trip designed to involve all our activities during the trip with local NGOs that who work on the field. We often run this trip to raise money for the local charity that works and support the local communities and the orphanage. We will bring our travellers to eat at their training restaurant, learning about their training school, tested their blind massage, we visit their sites try to understand more about their goals and responsibility. Small money to help but it will make big change in the future of the regions!

Types of activities

Rafting:

Rafting in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia are one of the great fun during exploring Indochina. If you have never been in a raft before don’t worry we can teach you the basics and ensure that your trip lives up to expectations. Although rafting does not require any previous rafting experience the water rapids and the terrain necessitates a solid outdoors background in order to fully participate.

Types of activities

Community Project :

This unique range of community project travel itineraries offers travellers the opportunity to participate in fantastic small group adventures that include time spent working on projects which improve the living conditions of isolated communities or remote and fragile environments throughout the Indochia. A component of each trip cost goes towards the materials and local expertise necessary to complete the project. All these trips require participants to be in good health and fitness depends upon the destination chosen

Types of activities

Trekking :

Since the early days we have maintained that trekking is ideally suited to exploring villages and monasteries in remote regions and getting close up to inspiring mountain scenery. We design trekking holidays to perfection as so many of our past trekkers will testify.

Our treks help you discover the remote trails of Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Trekking generally requires that you carry a daypack to hold your requirements for the day.

Types of activities

Wildlife Safari :

Spirit Asia Travel takes you to some of wildlife sanctuaries in South-East Asia. Depending on the location, a Wildlife Safari requires a keen eye and patience! At all wildlife viewing opportunities you will have an experienced guide along with you to provide commentary and insight. Bring your binoculars!

Types of activities

Canoeing :

We can take you on a canoe ride along the mighty rivers of Mekong and the Tonle Sap Lake along the mangrove, through the floating villages and enjoy life on the water! No previous experience is required, just a sense of fun. Life vests are provided during the trip

Types of activities

Culinary tours :

The food and flavours of a destination are integral to the overall travel experience. With this in mind we have recently introduced several culinary tours to tempt your taste buds. Our expert in the office will help you uncover the culinary secrets of the world’s most tantalising cuisines, including behind the scenes cooking classes and visits to the best local kitchens in the region. It goes without saying why Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos have been selected as our inaugural culinary adventures.

Types of activities

Photography Trips :

Discover how you could travel to some of the world's most photogenic destinations in Indochina. There are a lot of great opportunities during this trip to capture a lot great photos from the region of Angkor, Lung Brabang and Halong Bay in Vietnam. You can practice your skills include light, colour, composition, creativity, perspective, exposure options and how to get the most out of your film or digital camera.

Types of activities

Multi activities :

Our exciting range of multi activity itineraries are packed full of fun and may include any number of activities such as cycling, walking, canoeing, cruising, culinary experience and more.

A multi activity adventure is perfect for those who prefer the flexibility to experience a country to the fullest in an active way, be it walking the hills, paddling along the river and lake or cycling through countryside and enjoy homestay in the village.

Types of activities

Snorkeling:

It is activity of beach day, we normally include some nice spot for our travellers to enjoy more time at the beach. The boat will stop close to islands with rocky reefs providing a rich marine life for snorkelling before to shore to an island with uninhabited sandy beaches where you will relax while your guide will prepare BBQ lunch. This type of adventure is designed for whom looking for the relaxing day and also enjoys the day at the beach with the white sand.

Types of activities

Bird Watching:

We designed the trip watching means to offer the great view of various birds in Asia. At Break Toal floating village on Tonle Sap Lake is a biggest place in South-East Asia to enjoy the bird watching. There is plenty of different kind of birds. Bring your binoculars!

Types of activities

Beach Holidays:

Dreaming of relaxing on a beautiful sandy beach - listening to the sounds of the waves - sipping cocktails or long fruit drinks - with everything taken care of for you to have the best holiday of a lifetime? If you are looking for an independent holiday - with plenty of time to enjoy snorkelling, swimming, eating wonderful local seafood and the opportunity also to go diving in pristine waters let us help you plan your trip. We will individually design the perfect itinerary for you - and take out all the stress of travel and search for the right places to go. Enjoy with the peace of mind that we will share with you.

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Start Location

Siem Reap

End Location

Phnom Penh

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Airavata (Holy Elephant)

Airavata is a mythological white elephant who carries the Hindu god Indra. It is also called 'Ardha-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds"; 'Naga-malla', meaning "the fighting elephant"; and 'Arkasodara', meaning "brother of the sun". 'Abharamu' is the elephant wife of Airavata. The connection of elephants with water and rain is emphasized in the mythology of Indra, who rides the elephant Airavata when he defeats Vritra. This mighty elephant reaches down his trunk into the watery underworld, sucks up its water, and then sprays it into the clouds, which Indra then causes to rain forth cool water, thereby linking the waters of the sky with those of the underworld. Airavata symbolizes of Ancient Power, Strength and Royalty, Strength of the Feminine: The Child, the Woman, and the Wise Woman (Matriarchal Head of Family). The Importance of Family, Fertility, Sexual Power, Discrimination, Clouds and Illusion, Out of Control Masculine Rage.

You are looking for a way to combine culture and activity, you wish to travel the country off the beaten tracks and meet people in their daily life and you like the idea to minimise the CO2 release? So ride your bike or wear your hiking shoes and travel up and down in company of a friendly group and an experienced leader guide who will take care of you and make sure you have a pleasant holiday.

Included : Rented bikes, helmet and all accommodation, most of the meals and entrance fees mentioned.

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For those who enjoy cycling and seeing the world from the leisure of a bicycle, this is a wonderful holiday to join. Being on a bicycle brings you close to the villagers and the true experience of the country. We have conducted many biking tours around Indochina, so we know exactly what you need to see the real Cambodia in this way. By travelling in this simple way you are also protecting our environment, keeping it green and you will have experiences of the reality of daily village life in areas that tourists rarely go. Slowly - quietly - you will enjoy a Cambodia that welcomes you and will show you her face that only turns for those who come on the traditional form of transport - the bicycle.

DAY 1: ARRIVAL SIEM REAP

Today is arrival day to Siem Reap, Cambodia, the gateway to Angkor Complex. Our guide will meet you at airport and escort you to the hotel for check in and relax or explore the city by your own. We will enjoy a welcome dinner together. Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Welcome dinner

DAY 2: ANGKOR COMPLEX - 35KM CYCLING

Cycling around this area is generally flat and easy. Today, after breakfast, we will visit Ta Prohm a temple complex which been largely consumed by the jungle. Then we will continue through the Victory gate to reach the royal city of Angkor Thom. Our visit will begin with the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of Leper King and Bayon, a pyramid temple decorated by about 216 gigantic carved heads of Buddha. In the afternoon, we will visit Angkor Wat temple, the largest temple in the Angkor complex and one of the seven wonder of the world. Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3: BANTEAY SREY TEMPLE - 75KM CYCLING

Today’s journey is toBanteay Srey, carved with superbly intricate reliefs of male and female divinities. On the way back, we will stop at the Cambodian Landmine museum and Rehabilitation Centre which promotes mine awareness and education for both tourists and Cambodian people and then Beanteay Samre temple, where we will lunch in the park. In the afternoon, we will cycle back to town. Overnight in Siem Reap

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 4: KAMPONG KLEANG FISHING VILLAGE - 55KM CYCLING

Today we will cycle though countryside and pass through Roulous village, the former ancient capital city of the Khmer Empire that is host to 9th-century Hindu temples and local markets. En route, we will stop at some Buddhist temple before reaching the fishermen’s village of Kompong Kleang where more than 11,000 stilt-houses are built on the lake. During the dry season (February to August), the village can be reached by car or motorbike, as the water level goes down and we can take a road that is normally flooded during the monsoon season. Kompong Kleang is not a floating village but is the largest fishing village on stilts and where fishing is mainly the occupation of the Vietnamese minority people. From there, we will visit the village pagoda right on the island. We spend the night in a home-stay in this village to experience with the local climate and environment.

Meals: Breakfast, family Lunch and family Dinner

DAY 5: KAMPONG THOM VIA SAMBOR PREIKUK - 65KM CYCLING

Today after breakfast we say goodbye to the villagers and board our bus to Kampong Thom Province, situated along Steung Sen River and located in the middle of the country. We will start our cycling from the conjunction of the main road and will go by bike off road to visit Sambor PreiKuk a distance of 65km. Sambor PreiKuk is the setting of the most impressive group of pre-Angkorian monuments anywhere in Cambodia. There are more than 100 small temples, scattered through the forest. Originally called Isanapura, Sambor PreiKuk was the capital of the Kingdom of Chenla during the reign of the early-7th century king Isanavarman. This city continued to be an important centre of scholarship during the Angkorian period. Overnight in Kampong Thom

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner at local restaurant

DAY 6: KAMPONG CHAM - 78KM CYCLING

To avoid the bad traffic this morning after breakfast then we will travel by bus to Kampong Thmor village where we will start our cycling. Today we will cycle 78km through many farms growing cassava, sweet potatoes, peanuts, bananas and rubber plantations. We will enjoy a picnic lunch on the way before we reach Kampong Cham city, which is a charming city along the Mekong River with beautiful French colonial buildings. Overnight in Kampong Cham Province

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner at local restaurant

DAY 7: PHNOM PENH CAPITAL - 60KM CYCLING

Today’s route follows along the mighty Mekong River all the way to the town of Aka Korng. The ride is excellent as we cycle for about 60 km on the dirt roads giving fantastic opportunities to chat and meet with the local people. At lunch there is a chance to cool off with a swim in the Mekong River. We then board on the bus for the last 40km into Phnom Penh so as to avoid the worst of the traffic congestion. After checking into our hotel, the rest of the day will be free for you to look around the sights of the capital city. It is a fascinating city that still retains a lot of its colonial charm from the days as the French capital of Indochina. There will be time in the evening to drink cocktails in the famous Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) by the river. Phnom Penh has many attractions including the National Museum, the Russian market, the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. Overnight in Phnom Penh

Meals: Breakfast and Picnic Lunch

DAY 8: TAKEO - 55KM CYCLING

After breakfast, we leave Phnom Penh and drive to the South. The final goal of this day will be the small town of Takeo, about two hours from Phnom Penh, First, we will stop in a small village where we will start our cycling to travel 55km to Tonle Bati. Beside the tranquility of the Batiriver and shady foliage, there are also two beautiful temples to visit, Ta Prohm and YeayPeau. Then continue to the Phnom Tamao wildlife sanctuary. Phnom Tamao is home to 70 Sun bears and Asiatic bears that have been rescued with the help of the NGO Free the Bears whose aim is to protect, preserve and enrich the lives of bears and those who live alongside them throughout the world. Afterward, we will continue to our homestay where we will be welcomed by our host family. Overnight in homestay

Meals: Breakfast and Picnic Lunch at the Sanctuary, Dinner at homestay

DAY 9: KEP CITY - 68KM CYCLING

Today we will transfer to Kampong Trach village by bus to avoid the traffic then we will start our cycling journey for 68km through the Cambodian countryside, passing rural villages and scenic rice paddies. We will encounter swarms of school children riding their bikes to school and see water buffaloes peacefully lying in pools of water along the road side. En route, we will enjoy a picnic lunch with a former Khmer rouge family on a Phnom Vor hillside. Then, we continue past some pepper farms and Durian farms. Our road will then descend back down to the coast before one final hill to reach our lovely accommodation with views out over the Gulf Of Thailand. Here we will spend a memorable evening overlooking the sea - a great memory of Kep city. Overnight in Kep

Meals: Breakfast and Family lunch, Dinner at local restaurant with sea foods

DAY 10: KAMPOT - 35KM CYCLING

After a long day in the saddle yesterday, it will be nice to have a lazy start today and a much shorter cycling of 35 km to Kampot where the durian fruits are grown in the region of Cambodia. We will stop half way to see the salt farms. Upon arrival you will have time to stroll around this quiet town to see the old French colonial building, to relax yourself with a drink in one of the friendly riverside cafes or with a massage from the blind masseuse. If you wish, today there is also a great opportunity to make your own way to Bokor Hill Station, This site is located on a 1000 meters high plateau of steaming jungle, shy wildlife and abandoned buildings. The specific climate of the site, often shrouded in fog and clouds, completes the mysterious atmosphere of this ghost-town. Overnight in Kampot Province

Meals: Breakfast only

DAY 11: SIHANOUKVILLE - 85KM CYCLING

Today, we will cycle along the coast, for 85km on the scenic national road 3 which winds between the Gulf of Thailand and the Elephant mountain, passing some colorful fishing villages to Veal Rach village and there we will be picked up by our support vehicle to transfer us through the heavy traffic for the last 40 kilometers around Sihanoukville, This is Cambodia’s leading beach resort. There are white-sand beaches around the headland, unspoiled islands off the coast and the popular Khal Chhay waterfall near town. Relax for the rest of the day along the beach and overnight in Sihanoukville

Meals: Breakfast and Picnic Lunch

DAY 12: SIHANOUKVILLE FREE DAY

Today is free to explore Sihanoukville by your own, Overnight inSihanoukville.

Meals: Breakfast only

DAY 13: SIHANOUKVILLE FREE DAY

Free at leisure, there are many activities possible to arrange in Sihanoukville such as Diving, Snorkeling, Island boat trips as well as chill out on the beautiful white sand beach .Overnight in Sihanoukville

Meals: Breakfast only

DAY 14: PHNOM PENH CAPITAL

We will return to Phnom Penh. This journey will take us about 4 hours and we will arrive in Phnom Penh at noon and you can enjoy lunch along the riverbank and take your own free time for the rest of the day. Overnight in Phnom Penh

Meals: Breakfast only

DAY 15: ROYAL PALACE & KILLING FIELDS

After breakfast, we will start with our guide to explore Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. This is an amazing place, the floor is covered with 5000 silver plates, National Museum built around a central courtyard, the galleries, arranged chronologically, present a collection of Khmer art, mostly sculptures. Choeung Ek, a mass gravesite known to the locals as the Killing fields after the popular movie of Roland Joffre.Tuol Sleng museum, a former high school converted to a detention and torture centre by the Khmer Rouges when they came to power in 1975.Overnight in Phnom Penh

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch at local restaurant

DAY 16: FREE AT LEISURE

Free at leisure to explore the capital city by your own. Overnight in Phnom Penh

Meals: Breakfast only

DAY 17: OUTBOUND FLIGHT

After breakfast you will be free at leisure till transfer to International airport for your onwards journey home. There are international flights to Bangkok or Vietnam and many other Asian destinations.

Meals: Breakfast only

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Service included:

Entrance fees during guiding
Accommodation twin share basis with daily breakfast and all kind of taxes
An experienced English-speaking local guide
All private transfer with air-conditioning vehicles
Boat trip onto the Tonle Sap
Meals provided as stated on the itinerary
Water, cool tissues and snacks during the cycling
Homestay with villager
Mountain bicycle and Helmet
Arrival and Departure transfer

Service excluded:

Personal travel insurance (compulsory!)
Donation during visit NGOs
Airfare, airport taxes & excess baggage charges
Visa & visa fees, passport & vaccination charges
All optional tours & activities during free time
Expenditure of a personal nature, such as souvenir, laundry, postage, Phone calls…
All beverages during the included meals
Tips

Experience Indochina, the local way…

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Adventurous Spirit

Angkor with your heart

Battembang in Deep

CAMBODIA-HIGHLIGHTS

CAMBODIA-IN-STYLE

Cycle Indochina

EASTERN-CAMBODIA-EXPLORER

Essential Phnom Penh

Floating Villages & Beng Mealea

Great-Lake-Adventure

Green Challenger

Jungle's temple

Lost temples

Majestic Angkor

Phnom Kulen & Beng Mealea

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SOUTHERN-CAMBODIA-EXPLORER

The trail of the lost temples

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Our adventures are designed to be flexible with comfortable accommodation arranged depending on the itineraries and the areas visited. We use a combination of Guesthouse, Motel, Homestay, Camping, Boutique Hotel and 3, 4, 5 star hotels with swimming pool depending on your choice of journey. Each will be suitable to your choice and stay during your holiday. All accommodation is carefully chosen - hotels are clean, with unsuited bathroom, air-conditioning and television. The Guesthouse, homestay and camping will have shared bathroom facilities. All are clean and comfortable. We really care about your accommodation during your holiday and as we are local Khmer people ourselves, we understand the accommodation that we will choose for you and your family.

Choosing locally owned facilities helps the Indochina people in their lives - and will support our local families during your journey. These people are friendly welcoming and exceptionally hospitable. We are sure you will sleep soundly and eat very well.

The local foods are delicious. We take great care to select the best restaurants for you during your adventure holidays. Many of the places we eat will support the local communities and some are directly involved with training street youth in the hospitality industry so as you travel you will be giving back. We organise great food, fun picnic lunches in interesting locations, and local treats for you. Many traditional foods will be available - as well as a selection that those who are less adventurous will enjoy. Amok is very yummy! You can try this and more with us.

Here is what one participant said about our beach barbeque on Rabbit Island -

“Mr V cooked up an incredible seafood barbeque. We ate and ate and enjoyed so much .. the food was absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great guide, but he is a brilliant cook as well. Thanks Mr V! “

You will not be disappointed in our choices for you. The food on our adventures will be memorable - the tastes of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos will delight your palate.

General

How long have you been in business?

Spirit Asia Travel has been started since 2006 and we provide all the services for each adventure by hand picking the best guides, hotels, vehicles available. Our teams are there to ensure that you book the right adventure that is tailored to your needs and they love nothing more than to recommend places based on past experience. All our guides are first aid trained and have plenty of experiences and a great of information about the country. They are passionate about their job and enjoy working to provide the best adventure to our clients. That’s why 99% of our clients are highly satisfied with their adventure and keep coming back for more!

Will I be traveling on a private trip or in a group??

The majority of our adventures are on a private basis so it’s just you, your family, friends or group, and your local guide. No long queues or waiting around for people to take photos, you can ask the questions you want to know and really get to know the country. By traveling on a private basis you are less obtrusive when visiting local villages etc and you can really decide on what you want to see and cut out anything that is not of any interest. After all it’s your holiday and valuable time so make sure you get the most out of it!? ?

How do I book and pay?

All our quotes are in USD so we require a 20% deposit at time of booking to make your trip official and final payment no less than 42 days prior to your trip start-date. We accept payment by Visa/credit card by either directly giving us your card details or bank transfers or directly hand over cash to our office. We also provide secure payment via PayPal to our HSBC account in Australia. A 3% surcharge will be levied if the final balance / full payment is made by credit card.

What happens after I book a trip?

After you’ve made a 20% deposit we begin making all bookings and arrangements for your trip with us. As soon as your booking is confirmed and full payment has been made before your trip starts we’ll send you a very detailed trip dossier which outlines everything you’re doing day-by-day, includes country/regional tips and details about how to meet your host when you arrive here in South East-Asia. Then all you have to do is get on the plane, leave the details to us and have fun! When you’re here you’ll receive a personalized Adventure Kit with a hard copy of the dossier, mobile phone, maps and other neat tidbits.

About price?

Most of our trips are private adventure, the price is per person and based on two people travel shared one room. For single traveler please kindly add the single supplement price. Always! Your trip can custom based on your schedule, budget and interest. So complete our inquiry online form and give us much relevant information as possible about your adventure destination. Our specialist will be at your support to arrange the best adventure during your holiday with us.

What's includes?

Accommodation on twin share basis with all kind of taxes

Homestay at the village as stated on the itinerary

Entrance fees

Airfare as stated on the itinerary

An experienced English-speaking guide

All private transfer with air-conditioning vehicle

Boat trips/Cooking Class/Bamboo train/traditional dance show/circus

Meals as stated on the itinerary

Bottle of water and cool fresh towel during sightseeing

Cyclo tour (Type of transport in Indochina)

Biking/trekking/walking/climbing/elephant trekking/horse riding/snorkeling/bird watching/Cruising…as stated on the itinerary

What's excludes?

Personal travel insurance (compulsory!)

Donation during visit NGOs

Airfare, airport taxes & excess baggage charges

Visa & visa fees, passport & vaccination charges

Meals are not mentioned on the itinerary

All optional activities during free time

Expenditure of a personal nature, such as souvenir, laundry, postage, Phone calls…

All beverages during the included meals; tipping

Do I need to be an adventurous to enjoy your trip?

To see places that you wouldn’t normally see, you have to rely on the locals. With Spirit Asia Travel you will be in the hands of local tour leaders who have years of guiding experience and an excellent level of English. Do I need to be an adventurous?

Absolutely not. While some of our adventures are quite physically demanding, most simply require you to be an adventurous soul. There’s the opportunity to try lots of different activities but they’re very scalable and designed for all active comers. Travel with us you will test all the local experiences, support local communities, directly work on the field with local NGOs to support the country. We combine a lot of activities such as biking, trekking, cruising, climbing,….etc. Whether it is your desire to travel alone or in the company of a small group, you’re able to decide your own level of involvement and will have plenty of free time to explore on your own!

If I have to cancel my adventure or change my itinerary can I get a refund?

We’re always happy to reschedule an adventure if needed with as little penalty as possible. In fact, we prefer to reschedule than entirely cancel your holiday. For all bookings you will need to sign our terms and conditions on our reservation form. This clearly states our cancellation policy. We insist that all our clients have adequate travel insurance that covers them for cancellation and curtailment. If you wish to change your itinerary after full payment has been made we will try our best to accommodate any changes but it depends on each individual supplier. We therefore take it case by case. Full refund terms can be found on our Booking Conditions.

Will I meet someone at the airport when I arrive?

We’ll be there, ready and waiting. A Spirit Asia Travel host will be waiting for you in the Arrivals area with your name on the sign board and a cool bottle of water, pack of gum and personally escort you to your hotel and welcome you to your new surroundings. Relax, you’re in good hands of our local hospitality.

What size are your groups?

We regularly host single travelers and have entertained a corporate group of 58. Private trips can have any number of participants you’d like, but our online tours have an average participant size of 2 and a maximum of 15, keeping things very intimate and enjoyable during your vacation with us.

How are your family trips?

We experience years of arranging families holiday and love hosting everyone from young travelers to seasoned veterans on the same tour and ensuring everyone has fun together. Trip activities are adaptable, hosts are pros at entertaining kids, each day we ensure that the kids will enjoy activities of the balloon ride, elephant riding, waterpark, horse riding and more…

Tailor-made your trip?

It’s what we do best and most often. We have put together a few sample itineraries to get your taste buds going but as they are just suggestions its best to email us directly with your requirements so we can help you to get the perfect tailor made. We specialize in listening to your dreams and goals for the trip, asking good questions, offer advice and suggestions based on our expertise, and work with you to create the perfect travel experience. Once you have agreed on an itinerary we will ask for a 20% deposit and start making reservations for you. Once all reservations have been made we will confirm back to you. The final balance is due to Booking Conditions before your holiday start-date.? ?

DAY TRIPS AND SHORT EXCURSIONS?

For some day trips you can book and pay online by following our easy online payment form or Hand over cash to our local office. For others, please fill in the enquiry form and we will book the adventure for you. Once it’s confirmed we will email you back and ask for full payment. Usually, our day trips will start at the hotel and finish at the hotel after the trip end.

HOTELS?

As we do not have instant confirmation of hotels please tell us all your requests about the hotel categories, hotel room types, and smoking room/ non smoking room during your process booking. So, that we will request to the hotel for you. Once it’s confirmed we will email you back and ask for full payment? ?

FLIGHTS??

To inquire about a flight, Please email us at office@spiritasiatravel.com or by Phone at +855 12 315 315, We will need detail information of the destination city, arrival city, the dates and whether it is one-way or a return ticket. After, we’ve got all your information then, we will proceed the booking. When we received the confirmation from Airline Company with the seats available, price and schedule options then we will email you back with confirmation detail. Payment is due on confirmation of the flight either by credit card, bank transfer, secure online payment or cash and a 3% surcharge for the credit card bank fee. Please note that The airline reserve the rights to change the fares at any time, and taxes and airport fees can also be changed at any time.?

Will you ever ask for more money on top of originally quoted??

All our quotations are in USD so we will take the amount from your credit card/bank account on the day payment is due. Due to fluctuating exchange rates the amount taken from your bank account will change on a daily basis if you bank account is not in USD.? ?For trips and hotels, once the services have been confirmed we will not ask for any more money unless there is an increase beyond our control. For more information please see our terms and conditions.? ?For flights, we will inform you of the fare at the time that you inquire about the booking, but the fare is not guaranteed until the time that you issue the ticket. We therefore suggest that you pay in advance so that we can issue the ticket and guarantee the cost of the flight.?

Can I find cheaper prices when in country??

In Cambodia, there are a range of budget tour operators that compete with bargain bottom-dollar prices, so you can always find a better price for any of these tours. You pay for what you get. At Spirit Asia Travel, however, we believe that it is important that you have a good experience as at the end of the day who wants to cut corners and risk ruining a once in a lifetime opportunity? We ensure that your holiday is carried out with minimum impact to the environment, we pay our guides well so that they enjoy their job, they all speak very good English and we ensure all our vehicles are of a good standard. We book restaurants that are of a high quality and take time to do routine hotel inspections. Please also bear in mind that Cambodia is a popular place for tourists and many hotels, flights etc get booked up months in advance, so to avoid disappointment and the chance of spending your holiday tying to book your holiday, we recommend booking as much in advance as possible, then you can sit back and relax.?

What if I have special needs for the adventure??

If you have special requirements – for example, if you have a large group or young children, if you are handicapped or have physical limitations, if you have special transportation needs, or if you are vegetarian or have other food allergies – please let us know, and we can work with both you to ensure that we can meet your needs.?

What happens if something goes wrong during the trip?

We try our very best to ensure the smooth running of your trip but some things are taken out of our hands. Before your holiday we will email you out of hours emergency contact numbers so that in the unlikely event of a problem occurring you can always contact one of our staff. We also provide you with the cell phone number of your consultant so that if there is a problem you can call them and they will be able to help. All our guides are first aid trained and if there is a medical problem we will help to get you the assistance you need (providing you have adequate medical insurance). We ensure that we have your emergency contact information for someone at home so they can be contacted if necessary. For any more questions please email office@spiritasiatravel.com and someone will get back to you shortly.

Pre-departure checklist?

• Travel insurance
• Passport with at least six months validity from date of entry
• Photocopy of passport
• Visa or a passport photo and US$20 for visa on arrival
• Vaccinations
• Foreign currency (US$) and/or ATM card
• All relevant tickets
• Reconfirmed flights
• Lightweight clothing
• Long-sleeved shirts and trousers (recommended for evenings and Angkor Wat temple)
• Electrical adaptor: 220V, 50Hz; 2 pin plugs
• A small bag/backpack for day and overnight trips
• Appropriate shoes for trekking, cycling and walking
• Insect repellent
• Sunscreen
• Medication/first aid kit

Please note: Domestic airlines impose baggage weight restrictions of around 20kg maximum, so travel lightly where possible.

Our very best wishes for your journey.

For further questions please email office@spiritasiatravel.com and someone in our office will get back to you shortly.

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Angela Castro ( Manila , Philippines )

14-08-2018 13:44

We were a group of six friends. Availed of Vireak's Land Arrangement from airport transfers, hotel accommodation and tours.
We all were totally amazed on how they took good care of us. Naren, our assigned tour guide, had so much knowledge about their country.
Our hotel, City River Hotel, had big rooms and were cleaned everyday. It's a few meters away from Pub Street & the Old Market. Buffet breakfast in the hotel was A-ok.
The tours were so educational.
But the weather was so hot.

I will surely recommend Vireak's office to my friends when they visit Siem Reap.

Carlos Roco ( East Rutherford, NJ , United States )

05-03-2018 02:37

Our group consisted of 4 ladies from the Philippines (one of them my sister), another lady from Vancouver, and myself, from East Rutherford, NJ. My sister had already visited Siem Reap thru the services of Vireak, so we used his resources for this trip last month (February 2018). Once again, they did not disappoint. From pickup at the airport in the wee hours of the morning, to the decent hotel reservations, to the daily van rentals, to the various temple visits, and even the last Cambodian meal before departing for the airport, everything was handled seamlessly by Vireak and his team. Kudos to his team and their professionalism!

Allyson, Peter and Tom ( Wales )

24-07-2017 09:16

We travelled to Siem Reap and hired Soung Vireak as our guide for the temples. He provided an excellent professional service and we enjoyed his company for the day very much. His English is faultless and his knowledge and enthusiasm for the history of the temples made our trip very special. I would not hesitate to recommend Vireak as a tour guide and will be getting in touch if we ever return to Siem Reap

Donna, Steve and James ( Leeds , UK )

21-07-2017 07:28

We spent 3 nights in Cambodia in July 2017. It was our first time visiting the country and our guide Vireak Soung made us feel very welcome. He custom made our 2 day tour to suit our requests of seeing as much of the country in the Siem Reap area. He was very informative, knowledgeable and interesting with excellent English and he made the temples come alive as he told us not only about their history but about the different monuments, stories and statues. We visited Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon and the tomb raider temple. We lunched at Palmboo which is a good restaurant overlooking the royal pool. On our second day we visited the ladies temple which was pink in colour and also an earlier temple made initially of brick. We then lunched again at Palmboo and afterwards, visited the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and sailed in a boat past floating communities including schools and shops. This was less touristic and Vireak explained the changing seasons and water fluctuations.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Cambodia in Siem Reap and cannot recommend Vireak Soung highly enough. Upon returning home and looking at our photos with friends and family, we have reflected on what was an amazing holiday, but what was made even more special by having a tour guide who explained so clearly and with such passion about his own country and its History. We were a family group aged 15, 47 and 48 - and we all gained so much from it.

Maree Tassell ( New Zealand )

29-03-2017 12:34

Recently I travelled through Cambodia with my 14 year old daughter and I am so grateful that Spirit Asia Travel was recommend to me as Vireak and the team were fantastic! From the moment we arrived and were picked up at the airport to the moment we left this beautiful country we felt safe and looked after at all times. The accommodation we had surpassed our expectations and the guides were all lovely people who were extremely knowledgeable and spoke great English. We had a wonderful time and I can confidently recommend Spirit Asia Travel to anyone traveling to Cambodia.

Dorte, Sophie, Olivia, Sebastian & Poul Weihrauch ( Belgium )

28-03-2017 06:02

Dear Vireak, We are now back in Belgium after a wonderful holiday. The absolute highlight of our holiday was the time in Cambodia spent with you. We learned so much and enjoyed thoroughly the stunning beauty, cultural and historical richness of your country. Had you not been with us in Angkor, we would never had understood the carvings, the symbols and the historical context and significant of the buildings. This was truly spectacular. Our first day in Vietnam, with the youns, we decided to go to Chinatown...in this way we were not with the real youns, so we had a great visit there as well (ha ha). I read the "stay alive my son" which is a fantastic book. Makes you cry on a few occasions, and makes you cry as a father. What bigger sacrifice can one make? Unbelievable book. Another book I read, which I found equally good, but very different was "When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution". Fantastic book at explaining the world politics around Cambodia, relationship with China, Soviet and Vietnam and how all of this could happen. I hope you are very well and that you family is doing well. I also hope there is enough work to be done and you enjoy it. We treasure the time with you and Cambodia would not have been the same without your guidance and expertise. Kind regards

PS. Sebastian made a presentation to the class with pictures from Cambodia about "human rights". He showed pictures from our trip and explained the genocide. His American teacher had visited Cambodia twice.

Dave Rogers ( Toronto , Canada )

28-03-2017 05:51

Cambodia - So Many Memories - Just A Few Words

During the visit to Cambodia, the experiences were jammed pack during the 8days Global Sage Summit. Our tour guide, Mr V prides himself on providing authentic Khmer experiences and goes to extremes to share the essence of the Khmer, the flavors of Khmer cooking including tarantula's , and the sites and history of the Khmer people.
From waking up at 430am to visit Angkor Wat, to giving much needed blood to the local blood bank, to visiting our orphanage, to traversing a bamboo bridge to play football with the local kids, to boating to Rabbit Island, to dining at a wide range of local eateries, the week in Cambodia, truly allowed us to eat local, sing local, and party local with Mr V and the Khmer people.
For many first time visitors to Cambodia, the attraction and horror of the genocide of the Pol Pot regime rings loud and can trigger many emotions including sadness, terror, and anger and visits to the Killing Fields and the S 21 Prison remain worthwhile and must see locations during a Cambodia visit. In this trip to Cambodia, my fifth, I reflected on the past regimes and found myself rather pensive and somewhat reflective with the feeling that in the almost 40 years since the regime of 1974-1979, that we as a human species have not really evolved very much if one considers the atrocities and power struggles that have occurred in Liberia, Angola, the former Yugoslavia, and
Iraq. Greed and power continue to be formidable foes for unconditional love, respect, and gratitude.
Mr V , a 37 years old Khmer entrepreneur as our guide, I, as a visitor to Cambodia did find some sense of the "why" from the terror and horror of the past as Mr V's sense of humanity, authenticity, humor, and respect for life shone brightly during our journey of Cambodia. I wish him well in his adventure as a goodwill ambassador for Cambodia, a face of the new generation in Cambodia, and as a product of his environment. To reach Mr V email at soungvireak@gmail.com and vireak@spiritasiatravel.com or Tel: +855 12 315 315

Karen Scharfstein ( USA )

28-03-2017 05:46

We are almost at the middle of our trip and are, in fact, waiting for our flight from Siem Riep to Hanoi. I wanted to take a little time to give you an update of our trip. Every detail and connection has gone smoothly. We were met at each stop. We were surprised to see so many people greeting us in Siem Reap including the GM and Sales Manager of Shinta Mani! We felt like royalty! Although we were sorry to miss staying at the Shinta Mani, the Sofitel was very nice as well. We did participate in the New Year's Eve festivities at the Shinta Mani though; they were a lot of fun! Christian, the GM, once again, made sure we were well taken care of. Our guides in each city have been very good. We found Vireak to be superb. His historical knowledge base along with his wonderful demeanor was amazing. He really is a terrific guide from whom we learned so much. We especially enjoyed his teaching us about the complicated political and sociological aspects of the Khmer people. Our itinerary has been perfect even though it has been so busy. Happy New Year!

Stan Belza and Tish ( Toronto , Canada )

28-03-2017 05:45

Vireak (I think I spelled it right), our guide in Siem Reap, was terrific. We found him articulate, highly intelligent, and motivated by doing whatever he can to move his country forward. His knowledge of history, mythology, temples, geography, politics is fantastic. He has great people skills. Moreover he has a great sense of choosing sites that were highly interesting. The choice of hotel, Steung Siem Reap, is located (as I'm sure you know) in the heart of the French Quarter. I understand that Tish and I ended up there only because the originally scheduled hotel was full. Without seeing the other hotel it's a little difficult for me to comment but I can't imagine that it would be in as nearly a good location. I urge you to reconsider the first choice of hotels for your future guests. Thought you might be interested in our thoughts. All the best

Vida Demarin ( Croatia )

28-03-2017 05:44

Dear Mr.Vireak, Our visit to Cambodia with you as our guide, was extraordinary experience. It was very exciting, completely different and really fulfilling traveling.

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