Siem Reap And Angkor Wat
4 days - Private Tour
Destinations: Angkor Thom, Tonle Sap Lake, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap
Siem Reap classic tour brings you to one of the most astounding archaeological sites nowhere in the world: Angkor Temples and gaze upon the ancient temples of Angkor, see a vast network of temples creates a deep spiritual mood, learn about the history of Khmer kings at their highest and wealthiest power then visit Grand Circuit, Tonle Sap Great Lake, floating village and amazing sunset over the Phnom Krom Hill. Experienced local guides tell the incredible historic stories of Angkor Wat, we ensure you see both the Cambodia’s outlook and deeper spiritual sites. This is one of our best sell tours for customers who have limited time to Cambodia.
Itinerary
DAY 1 Arrival Siem Reap Meals:
Arrive at Siem Reap International Airport, please go to custom desk as your first point of entry to get visa-on-arrival into the country and pay stamping fees directly by cash to custom office there
Transfer to hotel with a private vehicle and your guide. The driving distance is approximately 30 minutes.
Afternoon, tour starts with a visit to Prasat Kravan with its unique brick sculptures and Ta Prohm. One of the area's most remarkable temples, Ta Prohm had been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. It reveals the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, similar the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Walk around to visit as well Takeo, Chau SayTevoda and Thommanon. We continue to visit Preah Khan temple, built by the King Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulders-hanging corridors. Unlike Ta Prohm, Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation. Drive back to your hotel for leisure
DAY 2 South Gate Of Angkor Thom And Angkor Wat Meals: B
Today, visit to the antique capital of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century: the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara, the Phimeanakas, the Royal Enclosure, the Elephants Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King.
After a short your rest, you will visit the most famous of all the temples on the 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 Cambodian flag. This 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. End of day take a relaxing stopover at Prasat Chrung visiting Tadev Hole and temple with the best Sunset. Return to your hotel and end of the tour
DAY 3 Siem Reap – Grand Circuit And Floating Village Meals:B
Morning visit Grand Circuit including Pre Rup (Change the body), Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool and representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake and visit the temple of Ta Som as well as Srah Srang ("The Royal Baths"), undoubtedly used in the past for ritual bathing
Afternoon, explore Tonle Sap Lake - the largest fresh water lake in South East Asia and is the heart of the Cambodian fishing industry and the lifeblood for millions of Khmers living on and around it. You will embark a comfortable boat to see the true way of life in one of the floating villages of the Tonle Sap. Here you can see how Khmers and Vietnamese live and work side by side years later.
DAY 4 Siem Reap – Departure Meals: B
Free at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight