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, -, -)
Spend this day exploring exquisite brick sculptures of temples in the “small & grand circuits”: Ta Prohm temple, one of the most beautiful temples in the area and a filming site of Lara Croft's adventures in "The Tomb Raider"; Preah Khan temple, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder hugging corridors that was built by the King Jayavarman VII; Prasat Ta Som, built in the end of the 12th century dedicated to the father of the king (Buddhist), replica to Bayon style of art; Neak Pean, a fountain built in the middle of a pool (representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake; Eastern Mebon temple with five towers that represent the five peaks of the mythical Mount Meru; and Pre Rup temple, a work of great dignity and impeccable proportions, dedicated to the god Siva. Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 3: Siem Reap (B, -, -)
Enjoy another full-day tour to discover Kbal Spean, Banteay Srei and Banteay Samre. Depart a morning drive on the scenic route to a remote and least-visited site called Kbal Spean in the Kulen Mountains, which is known as The River of the Thousand Lingas. The bed of the river is lavishly sculpted with numerous lingas. Continue to drive to 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. Stay overnight in Siem Reap.
Day 4: 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), comprising 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.
