- Tour route: Rolous group, Angkor Wat, Ta Phrom, Angkor Thom City, Banteay Srei, Choa Say Tevoda, Thomanon temples, Beng Mealea, Cambodian Landmine museum & Rehabilitation Centre, Tonle Sap Lake
- Duration: 5 days
- Start/End: Siem Reap/Siem Reap
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1: Flight to Siem Reap
Day 2: Siem Reap – Angkor complex (B)
Day 3: Siem Reap –Angkor complex (B)
Day 4: Siem Reap – Angkor Complex (B)
Day 5: Floating village – Departure (B)
Day 1: Flight to Siem Reap
Upon arrival, you will reception by our local guide at the airport, then transfer us to the hotel for check in, afternoon we will start our exploring of Angkor 1st capital, Roluos, built in the ninth century. Located 13 km east of Siem Reap, you’ll discover the constituent elements of the Khmer cited: Bakong temple, This is the temple that best fits the idea of Meru Cosmic five levels contained, bottom-up, the worlds of Naga, Garoudas, Rakshasa, Yaksha and Maharaja. The eight brick towers surrounding the temple symbolize the eight body of Shiva and temples to the ancestors Preah Ko and Lo Lei temple, Temple funeral formerly known as Baku is a group of six towers aligned in two rows. His many false doors are of great wealth. The sets the angles facades were modeled in a coated with lime, which has unfortunately disappeared in many places. Then we continue to Phnom Bakheng for Sunset. Lunch and dinner at the local restaurant, overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 2: Siem Reap – Angkor complex (B)
This morning after breakfast, we will visit temples of the Grand circuit as Prasat Kravan… The temple dates back to the early 10th century and was built during the reign of King Harshavarman I, Pre Rup of the 10th century… funerary temple of Rajendravarman II. The Oriental Mébon of the 10th century Hindu temple, rising on the central island of Baray Oriental… Rajendravarman II built the Mébon to serve as a shrine to his ancestors as well as this temple only accessible by boat. Then we will visit Tasom, Neak Pean and Preah Khan temples were built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII (1181-1219 AD), in the afternoon we will explore the Small circuit, Banteay Kdey, Ta Prohm (jungle temple),Ta Keo, Choa Say Tevoda and Thomanon temples. Return to the hotel for freshens up before head out for dinner at the local restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap
Day 3: Siem Reap –Angkor complex (B)
Early morning we will enjoy the beautiful sunrise at Angkor, then return to the hotel for breakfast, this morning also we will visit Angkor Thom beginning with the portal South… Designed by Jayavarman VII, the last king of Angkor has been a great builder. Angkor Thom is located in the middle of Angkor. It is surrounded by a moat and a powerful wall laterite (kraham dèy) of three square kilometers to one side. There are a lot of temple located in Angkor complex as Bayon, Baphoun, elephant terrace and the Terrace of leper king, in the afternoon we will discovered the beautiful temple of Angkor Wat, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, with its soaring towers and its extraordinary bas-reliefs. It is one of the most extraordinary monuments ever conceived by the human spirit, built in the 12th century in honor of Vishnu… Angkor Wat, formed a rectangle of 1500 meters by 1300, covers an area of almost 200 hectares to include the supervision of watersheds ditches 190 meters wide. Within these, the wall encloses an area of 1025 meters on 800, or 82 hectares is the largest monumental Group of Angkor. Lunch and dinner at the local restaurant. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 4: Siem Reap – Angkor Complex (B)
This morning departure for a visit to the temple Beng Mealea Located on Route Royale, the temple of Bang Mealea offers the vision, rare today, shrines invaded and dismembered by vegetation such as the first explorers discovered. Less imposing Angkor Wat, it is however the reply and retains all its mystery, isolated wilderness. Today we will have picnic lunch at the temple, on the way back, we visit the temple of Banteay Srei “Citadel of Women”, dedicated to Shiva, whose architecture and sculptures of pink sandstone present a masterpiece of art. Brahmin temple dedicated to Shiva and built at the end of the 10th century. Dinner at the local restaurant and overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 5: Floating village – Departure (B)
Today this morning we will enjoy Tonle Sap Lake, Asia’s largest inland lake also the biggest harvest fresh water fish in the world, which swells to ten times its normal size during the wet season; here we have a two-hours boat trip observing how local people go about their daily lives, during the boat trip we stop to visit a bird garden and a fishing farm, and also our boat driver will stop for us to visit the floating school which is a lot of the poor children study in this school, and they are the fisherman’s children and a local market will also prove a rewarding experience for today. In the afternoon free at leisure to explore the center market known as Old market, late afternoon our driver will transfer us to the airport for flight out of Cambodia. Ends of services
