Highlights
- Group Size: 15 – 35 students
- Hotel Class: 3-star based on Twin/Triple sharing for students + Single for teachers
Learning Objectives:
- Hands-On Construction Skills – Students learn practical building techniques while improving local infrastructure conditions.
- Cultural Exchange & Community Engagement – Working alongside locals fosters deeper cultural understanding and meaningful connections.
- Social Responsibility & Global Citizenship – Participants develop empathy and a commitment to positive social impact.
- History and Resilience: Understand Cambodia’s recent past through a demining centre visit and the temples of Angkor.
Accommodation
- Siem Reap: 3 Star Hotel
Inclusion
- Accommodation with daily breakfast in Twin/Triple sharing for students and Single room for teachers. Single supplement will be applied to requests of additional single rooms (if any)
- Private, air-conditioned transport and transfers as listed
- Local English-speaking guides with the ratio: 15 students: 1 guide for services learning part and 1 guide for cultural sightseeing
- All activities and entrance fees listed in the itinerary
- Meals where mentioned (B: breakfast; L: lunch; D: dinner)
- Service charge and current government tax
- Project Investment to the community project
Exclusion
- International flight tickets
- Early check-in & late check out surcharge
- Travel insurance (Compulsory)
- Visa to Cambodia
- Other services not mentioned in itinerary and Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, drinks, tips)
Detailed Itinerary:
This is a proven starting itinerary. Every day can be adjusted to fit your group’s learning goals, age range, dates and budget.
Day 1: Siem Reap Arrival
Welcome to Siem Reap! Your AET guide meets the group at Siem Reap Airport and transfers everyone to the hotel (rooms available from 2:00 pm). The rest of the day is free to settle in and recover from the flight.
Meals included: Nil
Day 2: Siem Reap, Transfer to the Community & Orientation (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to the partner community where the service program takes place, around 45 to 60 minutes from Siem Reap. The villagers welcome the group on arrival.
The orientation session introduces the community itself: who lives there, how families make a living, and what daily life looks like across education, healthcare, and the local economy. Working in small groups, students build a clear picture of why this community was chosen and what the project they are about to join is meant to achieve. The session ends with a project briefing and a walk of the site before dinner.
Return to Siem Reap for the night.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch at community, Dinner at community
Day 3 – 4: Service Learning Days (B, L, D)
Two full days on the project site, working alongside local builders on the construction tasks the community has identified. Mornings and afternoons are spent on site, with lunch and a break in the village in between.
Evenings are set aside for cultural activities with the villagers. Across the two days students take part in a Khmer cooking class, learn the traditional craft of sugar palm making, and end with a barbecue dinner beside the rice fields at sunset.
The group returns to Siem Reap each night.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch at community, Dinner at community
Day 5: Project Handover, Farewell to the Village & Return to Siem Reap (B, L, D)
The final morning on site, finishing the work and formally handing the project over to the community. After lunch, the group receives a traditional monk blessing and says goodbye to the villagers before the drive back to Siem Reap.
In town, visit a humanitarian demining visitor centre to learn how landmines are cleared in Cambodia and to see the trained detection rats at work. The evening is a group dinner with a classical Apsara dance performance.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch at community, Dinner with Apsara dance show
Day 6: Full Day Exploring the Angkor Complex & Phare Circus (B, L, D)
A full day in the Angkor Archaeological Park, structured as a photo scavenger hunt so students explore actively rather than following a guide from stop to stop. The morning covers the walled city of Angkor Thom, its famous stone faces, and the tree covered ruins of Ta Prohm. After lunch, visit Angkor Wat itself, then finish at a hilltop temple for sunset.
In the evening, dinner is followed by the Phare Circus, a Cambodian production of acrobatics, music, and storytelling staged by performers trained through an arts NGO that supports young people from difficult backgrounds.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Siem Reap Departure (B)
Free time until the transfer to Siem Reap Airport for your departure flight (check-out at noon). Safe travels home, and see you on the next adventure!
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Nil
- Information
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Highlights
- Group Size: 15 – 35 students
- Hotel Class: 3-star based on Twin/Triple sharing for students + Single for teachers
Learning Objectives:
- Hands-On Construction Skills – Students learn practical building techniques while improving local infrastructure conditions.
- Cultural Exchange & Community Engagement – Working alongside locals fosters deeper cultural understanding and meaningful connections.
- Social Responsibility & Global Citizenship – Participants develop empathy and a commitment to positive social impact.
- History and Resilience: Understand Cambodia’s recent past through a demining centre visit and the temples of Angkor.
Accommodation
- Siem Reap: 3 Star Hotel
Inclusion
- Accommodation with daily breakfast in Twin/Triple sharing for students and Single room for teachers. Single supplement will be applied to requests of additional single rooms (if any)
- Private, air-conditioned transport and transfers as listed
- Local English-speaking guides with the ratio: 15 students: 1 guide for services learning part and 1 guide for cultural sightseeing
- All activities and entrance fees listed in the itinerary
- Meals where mentioned (B: breakfast; L: lunch; D: dinner)
- Service charge and current government tax
- Project Investment to the community project
Exclusion
- International flight tickets
- Early check-in & late check out surcharge
- Travel insurance (Compulsory)
- Visa to Cambodia
- Other services not mentioned in itinerary and Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, drinks, tips)
- Itinerary
-
Detailed Itinerary:
This is a proven starting itinerary. Every day can be adjusted to fit your group’s learning goals, age range, dates and budget.
Day 1: Siem Reap Arrival
Welcome to Siem Reap! Your AET guide meets the group at Siem Reap Airport and transfers everyone to the hotel (rooms available from 2:00 pm). The rest of the day is free to settle in and recover from the flight.
Meals included: Nil
Day 2: Siem Reap, Transfer to the Community & Orientation (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to the partner community where the service program takes place, around 45 to 60 minutes from Siem Reap. The villagers welcome the group on arrival.
The orientation session introduces the community itself: who lives there, how families make a living, and what daily life looks like across education, healthcare, and the local economy. Working in small groups, students build a clear picture of why this community was chosen and what the project they are about to join is meant to achieve. The session ends with a project briefing and a walk of the site before dinner.
Return to Siem Reap for the night.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch at community, Dinner at community
Day 3 – 4: Service Learning Days (B, L, D)
Two full days on the project site, working alongside local builders on the construction tasks the community has identified. Mornings and afternoons are spent on site, with lunch and a break in the village in between.
Evenings are set aside for cultural activities with the villagers. Across the two days students take part in a Khmer cooking class, learn the traditional craft of sugar palm making, and end with a barbecue dinner beside the rice fields at sunset.
The group returns to Siem Reap each night.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch at community, Dinner at community
Day 5: Project Handover, Farewell to the Village & Return to Siem Reap (B, L, D)
The final morning on site, finishing the work and formally handing the project over to the community. After lunch, the group receives a traditional monk blessing and says goodbye to the villagers before the drive back to Siem Reap.
In town, visit a humanitarian demining visitor centre to learn how landmines are cleared in Cambodia and to see the trained detection rats at work. The evening is a group dinner with a classical Apsara dance performance.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch at community, Dinner with Apsara dance show
Day 6: Full Day Exploring the Angkor Complex & Phare Circus (B, L, D)
A full day in the Angkor Archaeological Park, structured as a photo scavenger hunt so students explore actively rather than following a guide from stop to stop. The morning covers the walled city of Angkor Thom, its famous stone faces, and the tree covered ruins of Ta Prohm. After lunch, visit Angkor Wat itself, then finish at a hilltop temple for sunset.
In the evening, dinner is followed by the Phare Circus, a Cambodian production of acrobatics, music, and storytelling staged by performers trained through an arts NGO that supports young people from difficult backgrounds.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Siem Reap Departure (B)
Free time until the transfer to Siem Reap Airport for your departure flight (check-out at noon). Safe travels home, and see you on the next adventure!
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Nil
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