We recommend you to wake up early morning in order to have an opportunity of a beautiful sunrise sightseeing at Angkor Wat which is the most famous temple and world heritage listed by UNESCO. It was built in the beginning of 12th century by King Surayavarman II and dedicated to Hindu god, Vishnu.
7:00am: Having your breakfast there. After finished visiting wonderful sunrise at Angkor Wat, you will go inside the temple and take 2 hours with your professional tour guide.
9:00am: After a great visit of Angkor Wat, you are heading to visit Banteay Srey. The drive takes about one hour from Siem Reap city to the temple by our luxury transportation. It is the most beautiful temple with pink sandstone and surrounded by laterite gate. Spend your time about one hour with your professional tour guide at this beautiful temple. After finished visiting Bateay Srey, you will have a ride to Srah Srang.
12:00pm: Have lunch at Srah Srong and take rest.
1:00pm: Go on to visit Srah Srong which is a located in front of Banteay Kdey temple. It also was built up by King Jayavarman VII in late of 12th century. It is a large pond with 300 m * 700 m with an elegant lading terrace of superb proportion and scale. Then you will go to visit the nearer temple, Banteay Kdey was established at the end of 12th century and beginning of 13th century by the King Jayavarman VII. It’s built up for Buddhism. Its art and architecture are similar to Bayon and Ta Prohm Temple but it is smaller and less complicated.
1:45pm: The next destination is Ta Prohm. It is a very nice temple and designed by the same style to other temples that were built by the King Jayavarman VII in the middle of 12th century and early of 13th century. It was dedicated to his mother. It is surrounded by jungle and Kapok trees and spread their gigantic roots over.
2:45pm: Carry on your trip to Takeo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda. Those Temples were built during the 10th, 11th, 12th century. They were dedicated to Hindu gods. Carry on your trip to visit Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of Leper King. Then visit Baphuon which is located at the west of the Dei Chhnang Gate’s road near Bayon. It was built by King Udayadityavarman II in 11th century for dedicated to Hindu god, Shiva. The next destination is Bayon, the biggest temple in Angkor Thom. There are four gigantic smiling faces in each 54 towers of Bayon temple. The four gigantic faces represent the "Four immeasurable", compassion, character, sympathy and equanimity. You will finish your Angkor Thom trip by South Gate of Angkor Thom, the ancient Khmer empire city which was built in the late of 12th century and the beginning of 13th century by King Jayavarman VII.
4:45pm: Visit a beautiful sunset at Bakheng Mountain.
6:00pm: Come back to hotel.
8:00am: After having your breakfast in the morning, the destination for day 2 is Kulen Mountain National Park which is about 60 km from Siem Reap City. You will enjoy the beautiful nature and culture there. The waterfall is a natural point of internet at Kulen Mountain. Meanwhile, big Buddha is the cultural representation of Cambodian religion.
12:00pm: Have lunch and take a rest.
1:30pm: Come down from Kulen Mountain and heading to killing filed at Ta Mok’s house. Ta Mok was military chief of Khmer Rouge. He was born in 1926 and dead in 2006 by heart problem due to old age. Ta Mok’s house is at Anlong Veng district. It is a magnificent house with beautiful furniture and made materials.
6:00pm: Go to check in and stay at Chorm Sangam Hotel and Casino.
8:00am: Check out from your hotel after breakfast in the morning. Start your Preah Vihear tours by going to visit the temples in Preah Vihear province. Preah Vihear temple is the most beautiful temple at Thai-Khmer border. It used to be the dispute between Cambodia and Thai about the ownership. But the final verdict of International Court of Justice stated that it is Cambodian ownership. It has a very beautiful view from both Cambodia and Thailand side at the same time. You will feel that you are in the paradise. The element seen nowadays was the same style to Banteay Srei, but most of the elements were built during the reigns of kings Suryavarman I (1006–1050) and Suryavarman II (1113–1150).
12:00pm: Have lunch and take a rest.
1:00pm: Continue your trip to Koh Ker temple which is in the same province. It is a group of temples consist many temples. The most significant temple is a double sanctuary which is called Prasat Thom. It is a seven tiered and 36 meter high pyramid temple. It was built by kings Jayavarman IV and Harshavarman II. Koh Ker was shortly the capital of Khmer empire (928–944 AD).
5:00pm: Transfer back to Siem Reap.
8:00am: Day 3 is the most special day for you to explore countryside. You will have enough time to see the wonderful Cambodian lifestyle such as handicraft, ox cart production, Khmer food and daily life activity. White Cambodian noodle is the handmade food by local Cambodian people. You may be able to produce it by your own hands as well but reservation is needed. (Please let us know in advance if you are interested. The surcharge for this is $20 per person).
10:00am: Start your trip to visit Phum Sla (Areca Village) in the countryside. You will get many experiences about local Cambodian people’s life and also Khmer culture. Meanwhile, you will be able to enter their homes in order to actualize it. You may be able to take unique and beautiful photography. Enjoy your tour guide’s demonstration of Khmer cultural style of living in daily life until lunch time.
11:00am: Heading to Beng Mealea temple.
12:00pm: Have lunch at Beng Mealea temple.You will continue your tour to Beng Mealea temple which is about 59km from Koh Ker. It is surrounded by jungle. But the temple is ruined but very beautiful. You will see the piles of beautiful broken stone.
2:00pm: Then you will carry on your trip to Kampong Phluk Floating Village in Tonle Sap Lake. For your whole day experience, you will get a special experience about Khmer people’s living style at the floating village featuring the view of fisherman’s activity and floating forest. It shows the variety between land and lake lifestyle. You will see the most beautiful sunset on the boat in Tonle Sap Lake.
6:00pm: come back to hotel.
Free at your own leisure before departure.
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