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Day 01: Arrival at Siem Reap

Upon arrival, you will be greeted at Siem Reap International Airport and transferred to a hotel by our driver for check-in and relax after long flight journey. Dinner and overnight in Siem Reap.

 

 

Day 2: Siem Reap tour (B/L/D)

 

 

Morning: After breakfast at hotel, you will be met by our guide and taken to the South Gate of Angkor Thom. Both sides of the south gate have a demon and a god statue, who are holding the King Cobra called Naga Vasuki. Keep traveling to Bayon complex. Explore this important temple with its many captivating giant stone faces. It has 54 towers in total and each tower has four faces. It is at the center of Angkor Thom. Walking out from the north entrance towards Baphoun and then passing by Phimeanakas, with its beautiful lakes, you will then find yourself at the Elephant Terrace. This used to be the audient hall for the king. Back to town for lunch.

Afternoon: Continue to visit your temple tour to the unique interior brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, Srah Srang ("The Royal Baths" was once used for ritual bathing), Banteay Kdei (surrounded by 4 concentric walls), and Ta Prohm (as known Tomb Raider Movie Temple) with its exciting interplay of stonework, nature, big tree and root cover on top of temple. Back to hotel for dinner

Day3: Banteay Srey, Rolous and Kampung Pluk

 

 

After nreakfast,keep going to visit Banteay Srei temple, the pink sandstone construction temple built by king Rajendravarman V in late 10th century. Walls of Banteay Srei temple its self are densely covered with some of the most beautiful, deep and intricate carving of any Angkorian Temple. Then going to Rolouse Group ( Hariharalaya ) including Preah Ko temple erected by Indravaravan I in the late 9th century dedicated by the king and his ancestors in 880, Bakong temple the largest and the most interesting of the Rolouse Group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrence and Lolei temple, the four brick towers. After that, go to Floating forest (kompong pluck), a village located about 25 km east of Chhong Kneas. This village is only accessible by boat. Many consider Kompong Phluk more interesting than Chhong Kneas because of its “floating forest”. Kompong Phluk also differs itself from Chhong Kneas because its people are living in houses that are surrounded by water while Chhong Kneas is a floating community that lives on boats.

 

 

Day 4: Siem Reap-Angkor Wat (B/L/D)

Morning: Depart for visiting Angkor Wat at 5:00 A.M. for the beautiful sunrise. 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 Cambodian 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. Back to hotel for lunch

After lunch transfer to visit ARTISAN D’ANGKOR The Handicraft

center. A short stop at WAT THMEY or Killing Field contains a

unique glass-walled stupa containing the bones of victims of the

Khmer Rouge. Then, stop at the WAR MEMORIAL MONUMENT, it is

dedicated to those who sacrificed their lives in the civil war, one

hour stop visit NIGHT MARKET & PUB STREET, Dinner at local

restaurant and overnight in Siem Reap.

 

 

Day 5: Departure (B/-/-)

 

 

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to International Airport for departure flight...

 

 

 

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Uploaded on February 26, 2014