3 DAY ANGKOR TOUR SUGGESTED ITINERARY 0800 1200 1430 1730 Depart from the hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle with an English speaking guide (other languages available on request). Visit the magnificent 12th century Angkor Wat. It is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. Angkor Wat is a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five beehive- like towers rising 65 meters from ground level. Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the form of massive 'temple mountain' dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu. In the afternoon, start a tour of the temples in Angkor Thom built by Cambodia's great king, Jayavarman VII. An eight-meter high wall encloses this ten square kilometre city, which is encircled by a moat. Stop at the south gate of Angkor Thom to take some photos of the twenty metre high gate. Angkor Thom is the last capital of the Khmer Empire, as a fortified city enclosing residences of priests, official of the palace and military, as well as buildings for administering the Kingdom. These Structures were built of wood and have perished but the remaining stone monuments testify that Angkor Thom was indeed a ‘Great City’ as its name implies. Temple inside the walls of the city described are Bayon, Baphuon, the Leper King, Preah Palilay, Tep Pranam and Prasat Sour Prat. The next temples to visit are Baphoun, the Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of Leper King. Return to the hotel after the sunset at Bakheng Mountain at 6:30pm. ANGKOR WAT DAY 1
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3 DAY ANGKOR TOURSUGGESTED ITINERARY
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Depart from the hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle with an English speaking guide (other languages available on request). Visit the magnificent 12th century Angkor Wat. It is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. Angkor Wat is a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five beehive- like towers rising 65 meters from ground level. Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the form of massive 'temple mountain' dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu.
In the afternoon, start a tour of the temples in Angkor Thom built by Cambodia's great king, Jayavarman VII. An eight-meter high wall encloses this ten square kilometre city, which is encircled by a moat. Stop at the south gate of Angkor Thom to take some photos of the twenty metre high gate. Angkor Thom is the last capital of the Khmer Empire, as a fortified city enclosing residences of priests, official of the palace and military, as well as buildings for administering the Kingdom. These Structures were built of wood and have perished but the remaining stone monuments testify that Angkor Thom was indeed a ‘Great City’ as its name implies. Temple inside the walls of the city described are Bayon, Baphuon, the Leper King, Preah Palilay, Tep Pranam and Prasat Sour Prat. The next temples to visit are Baphoun, the Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of Leper King. Return to the hotel after the sunset at Bakheng Mountain at 6:30pm.
ANGKOR WAT
DAY 1
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Visit Banteay Srei Temple located 37 kilometres from Sofitel. Considered by many to be the jewel in the crown of Angkorian art, Banteay Srei is cut from stone of a pinkish hue and includes some of the finest stone carving anywhere on earth. Begun in AD 967, it is one of the smallest sites at Angkor, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in stature.The art gallery of Angkor, Banteay Srei, a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, is wonderfully well preserved and many of its carvings are three-dimensional.
In the afternoon, visit Ta Prom, Ta Som, Neak Poan and Preah Khan. Ta Prohm has been swallowed by the jungle, and looks very much the way most of the monuments of Angkor appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Ta Som, which stands to the east of Preah Neak Poan, is one of the late-12th-century Buddhist temples. Visit the smaller temple of Neak Poan before enjoying sunset at Preah Khan - a huge, highly explorable monastic complex full of carvings, passages and photo opportunities. It originally served as a Buddhist monastery and school, engaging over 1,000 monks.
BANTEAY SREI
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Visit temples in the Rolous Group. This was the site of the capital of Indravarman I from 877 to 889 AD. The three temples of the Rolous Group, Preah Ko, Bakong and Lo Lei, differ from other early temples in that they are made of brick with carved plaster reliefs.
In the afternoon, visit a local village and take a boat trip on the Tonle Sap lake. It is an interesting (temple-free) trip to take the boat for approximately one hour. It is the most important breeding area for many of South-East Asia's rarest waterbirds. Visit the floating village, fishing farm and Gecko environmental centre before viewing the sunset and returning to Sofitel at around 6:30pm.
