Ancient Temples Exploration (3D/2N Program)
Siem Reap
Day 1: Arrival in Siem Reap (-, -, -)
Meet on arrival at Siem Reap Airport and transfer to your hotel in Siem Reap. Have an afternoon sightseeing tour. Visit the Siem Reap Market and Les Artisans D' Angkor; then walk up to the top of Phnom Bakheng Hill to enjoy a panoramic view of the western Baray and Angkor Wat at sunset. Evening: Enjoy Apsara show and dinner (optional with surcharge). Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 2: Siem Reap (B, -, -)
Visit the temples of Banteay Srei (967), 25km north of Angkor, a jewel of Khmer art with carvings and architectural details on pink sandstone. Then visit the fortified temple of Banteay Samre (1150 – 1175) with a central temple ringed by walls, halls and libraries, famous for its well preserved bas-reliefs of Vishnu legends. Drive back to Siem Reap for an afternoon temple tour. Explore exquisite brick sculptures at Ta Prohm, one of the most beautiful temples in the area, a filming site of Lara Croft's adventures in "The Tomb Raider"; Takeo temple, built during late 10th century and early 11th century and dedicated to Siva; Preah Khan temple, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder hugging corridors, built by the King Jayavarman VII; Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake; and the mountain-temple of Pre Rup with beautiful view of sunset. Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 3: Siem Reap & Departure from Siem Reap (B, -, -)
In the morning explore the famous 12th-century temples of Angkor Wat, with their five distinctive towers emblazoned on the Cambodian flag. 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. In the afternoon pay visit to the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century) which comprises the South Gate, the Royal Enclosure,Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and the famous Bayon Temple, unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara. Late in the afternoon transfer to the airport for departure flight.
