Exploring Angkor - 5 days/4 nights

Overview:

Tour information: 

• Tour code: T52AKC04
• Duration: 5 days/4 nights
• Departure: On request
• Group size: 2-16 pax
• Transport: car
• Route: Siemreap Airport – Angkor tour –  Departure

Itinerary:

DAY 01: ARRIVAL – SIEM REAP (D)

Upon arrival in Siem Reap airport, transfer directly for the visits : 

AM: Visit the antique capital of Angkor Thom (12 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. 

Lunch not included

PM: 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 and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Buffet Dinner and enjoy Khmer Traditional Dance Show at local restaurant and accommodation at hotel

DAY 02: SIEM REAP TOURS (B)

Breakfast at hotel

AM: We drive to visit Kbal Spean, 50km northeast of Siem Reap or 18km from Banteay Srei. The original “River of Thousand Lingams”, Kbal Spean is an intricately carved riverbed deep in the foothills of the Cambodian jungle. 

Lunch not included

PM: Visit to Banteay Srei temple with four wings proceeded by a hall and accompanied by two libraries, the southem example remarkably well preserved. 

Dinner not included and overnight at hotel

DAY 03: SIEM REAP TOURS (B)

Breakfast at hotel

AM: Visit to Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake), Ta Som, built in late 12th century C.E. the most distant temple on the grand circuit, small but classic. Preah Khan temple, 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. Lunch not included

PM: Visit 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), , Ta Keo, constructed in late 10th early 11th century C.E, the first temple to be constructed wholly of sandstone.  Dinner not included and accommodation at hotel

DAY 04: SIEM REAP TOURS (B)

Breakfast at hotel

Morning visit to Silk Farm at Puok, Western Baray & come back visit to Old market. 

Lunch not included

Afternoon, we board on boat in Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the largest in Asia. Here, enjoy a brief cruise past floating villages complete with schools, restaurants, and hospitals. Dinner not included and overnight at hotel 

DAY 05: SIEM REAP –DEPARTURE (B)

Breakfast at hotel

Free at leisure until transfer to Siem Reap International airport for departure.