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SUMMARISE
Having just a short time? Opening the doors to see the ruins of Angkor, leading by a TravelLoops professional tour guide and knowledgeable.
A visit to the largest temple complex on earth is a must when you visit Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia. The majesty and grandeur of the Angkor Wat temple complex will amaze you. Everywhere you look there are beautiful bas-reliefs and ornate carvings. You can’t help but feel the kindness and compassion on the faces of Bayon as they smile down on you. You will also explore the hidden complex of the Beng Mealea temple in the jungle, as well as the incredible temples of Ta Prohm and Banteay Srei. Spend a half day to explore the local life at Kampong Phuk floating village on Tonle Sap Lake and watching Phare Cambodia Circus performs about Cambodian life and society.
HIGHLIGHTS
View UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat.
See jungle temple of Ta Promh, explore the pink sandstone ruin of Banteay Srei
Temples in Angkor: Banteay Srei, Phnom Bakheng or Pre Rup, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphoun, Terraces of Elephant and Leper King, Ta Promh.
Remote and have never restore the temples of Beng Mealea
Learning of Khmer Rouge time by watching the Killing Field and learning Cambodia civil war by visiting Cambodia Landmine Museum
See local life live on the floating village of Kampong Phluk, also see Artisan D’Angkor and Angkor Silke Farm
Watching Phare Cambodia Circus show
TOUR ITINERARY
Day 01: Siem Reap Arrival - Angkor Temples
Welcome to Cambodia!
Your local English speaking guide will meet and greeting you when arriving in Siem Reap then transfer to your hotel for check-in, along the way your tour guide will inform detail about Cambodia. After settling in, will set out for an excursion the amazing and awe inspiring temples of Angkor Wat where is surrounding by manmade moat and has recorded as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will also enjoy climbing up to the hilltop temple of Phnom Bakheng hilltop temple to see an imposing temple for a truly memorable sunset with the panorama view.
Tonight you will be amazed by the Phare Cambodia Circus; a troupe of young Cambodians offering a spectacular and exciting blend of traditional and modern theatre, music, dance, acrobatics, juggling and contortion beautifully choreographed and performed as a story about Cambodian life and society. You will enjoy a welcome dinner before heading to Phare Cambodia Circus.
Overnight in Siem Reap
Welcome Dinner included.
Day 02: Siem Reap Angkor Temples
After an early breakfast, we head out to see the last capital of Khmer Empire Angkor Thom. It is perhaps the best preserved of all the temples, and the layout and scale are equally breath-taking. At Angkor Thom we will see the South Gate, Bayon, Baphuon, the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. Then going to visit a jungle temple overgrown by balsa wood trees and vines. This is the well-known, Ta Prohm Temple with its air of mystery.
In the afternoon we drive out into the stunning Cambodian countryside to see Banteay Srei and Banteay Kdei temples. Banteay Srei is known as the ‘Women’s Temple and is associated with the supposed training of female soldiers to fight against the enemy. It is fairly unique in that it is constructed of a beautiful pink sandstone and decorated with intricate stone carvings. On the return way you'll visit Cambodia Landmine Museum, has collected of thousands of landmines is impressive. What is even more impressive is the story of the one Khmer man, Mr. Aki Ra, who disarmed the majority of these landmines alone
Overnight in Siem Reap
Breakfast & Lunch included.
Day 03: Angkor Temples – Beng Mealea Temple
After enjoy your delicious breakfast will drive about 65 km to north-east of Siem Reap to explore Beng Melea temple. This temple was built during the 12th century during the reign of Suryavarman II, at about the same time as Angkor Wat of which its layout and style closely mirror. However, Beng Melea is completely ruined and largely overrun by vegetation and competes with Ta Prohm for the “lost in the jungle” ambience. It is a tangle of trees, lichen-covered stones, broken towers and galleries. Many impressive sculptures are hidden among the rubble and the vegetation.
In the afternoon after the lovely picnic lunch, will driving down south to see the great annual flood of Tonle Sap Lake, you’ll take a boat excursion to see the village of Kampong Phluk on stilts. Explore this great ecosystem by way of canoeing and hear the calls of the birds or macaque monkeys while observing the forest beneath the lake’s surface, you’ll see the Buddhist temple is standing on the island with some beautiful Buddhist life painting on the ceiling.
Overnight in Siem Reap
Breakfast & Lunch included.
Day 04: Siem Reap Departure
Having your breakfast at the hotel then you have some free time to relax or discover the little Siem Reap town on your own arrangement to Old Market or Artisan D’Angkor. If your time permits, it’s good if you are able to experience with Khmer traditional massage on own expenses.
Your hotel checks out at 12:00 mid-day, based on your departure flight time the guide and drive are ready for transfer you to the airport for taking a flight home.
Breakfast included.
Price: USD 338 Per Person
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Cambodia at A Glance 4 Days
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