Siem Reap Culture

DAY 1- Arrival – SIEM REAP (d)

Welcome to Cambodia! Meet and greeting by our professional guide upon your arrival at Siem Reap International Airport then transfer to hotel for check-in. Transfer by overland to visit to the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Take a private boat to visit the village and take a ride in a traditional wooden boat on Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake of Cambodia and the largest in Asia”. Back to city to visiting Angkor National Museum, pride in revealing the royal historical path of this Golden Era of Khmer Kingdom through the state of the art multimedia technology to provide visitors a full picturesque story of the legend in an easy understanding way. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 02: SIEM REAP – ANGKOR TEMPLE TOURS (B/L/D)

Breakfast in hotel In the morning, visit the South Gate (with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk), the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century), Bayon temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), Baphuon recently re-opened after years of restoration), the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.have lunch at the local restaurant.

After lunch, visit the most famous of all the temples on plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat, the temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodia flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks – the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond. Sunset at Angkor Wat for countryside view. Dinner will be served at local restaurant with classical/Apsara dance show overnight at hotel in Siem Reap

Day 03: SIEM REAP – TEMPLE TOURS (B/ L/ D)

Breakfast box from hotel

In the morning, transfer to the archaeological site for Sunrise from Phnom Bakheng, one of two hills dominating the plain of Angkor, from where you will have a spectacular view of the Western Baray and Angkor Wat or sunrise at Angkor Wat (we recommend to bring a torch). Transfer to Banteay Srei temple (10TH century), regarded as the jewel in the crown of classical Khmer Art. Stop at a local village to visit families who are producing palm sugar. Continue to Banteay Samre, built in the 3rd quarter of the 12th century. It consists of a central temple with four wings preceded by a hall and accompanied by two libraries, the southern example remarkably well preserved. Two concentric walls enclose the ensemble. Visit local village of Pradak to see the simple way of local people produce natural palm sugar from palm juice (called Toek Thnot in Khmer) In the afternoon, you continue your temple visit to Preah Khan, built by the king Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder-hugging corridors. Unlike Ta Prohm, however, the temple of Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation. Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake) and Ta Som. Overnight at hotel in Siem Reap.

Day 04: SIEM REAP – TEMPLE TOURS – DEPARTURE (B/L)

Breakfast in hotel In the morning, visit the Rolous Group, the monument of Roluos, which served as the capital of Indravarman I (reigned 877-89), are among the earliest large, permanent temples built by the Khmers and mark the beginning of Khmer classical art. Lolei built on the islet in the center of a large reservoir (now rice fields) by Yasovarman I, the founder of the first city at Angkor. Preah Ko erected by Indravarman I in the late 9th century dedicated by the king to his ancestors in 880. Bakong the largest and most interesting of the Roluos group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrance. End your day with T-Gallery and other local markets where you can enjoy shopping with good quality of products before transferring to the airport for catching your international flight.