Siem Reap Trip Overview
This tour is a private day tour with customizable, we provide private transportation with an English speaking guide to guide you during tour, the price is final for 2 persons or 3 persons. the group sharing tours are much cheaper but are a totally different experience. On a group tour, you’d be shuffled along with others never treated as an individual. The experience I provide is almost exactly the opposite!
Additional Info
* Duration: 2 days
* Starts: Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
This tour is a private day tour with customizable, we provide private transportation with an English speaking guide to guide you during tour, the price is final for 2 persons or 3 persons. the group sharing tours are much cheaper but are a totally different experience. On a group tour, you’d be shuffled along with others never treated as an individual. The experience I provide is almost exactly the opposite!
Itinerary
Day 1: First Day
Stop At: Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
Morning
08:00 Leave for tour of Angkor Thom (comprising of the Bayon Temple, Terrace of Elephant and Terrace of Leaper King.) The city of Angkor Thom, founded by Jayavarman VII in the 12th century, was one of the largest of all Khmer cities and remained the capital until the 17th century. We enter the city through the monumental south gate, its tower feature four faces pointing in each of cardinal directions with the elephants holding up the main gate, preceded by a no less impressive Avenue of Gods and Ashuras (Giant) lining the bridge across the structure moat.
The Bayon or state temple of Jayavarman VII is one of the most enigmatic and power religious constructions in the world. It is a unique mass of “faces tower” which creates a stone- a mountain of ascending peaks. There were originally 49 towers of which 37are still standing today. Most are carved with four faces on each cardinal point. The central tower has many more.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
The Terrace of Elephants is at the heart of Angkor Thom and looks out overage Royal spare. It marks the entrance to the Royal Palace and was the focal point for Royal receptions. The Carving of the elephants along its Wall gives it its modern name.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor Thom Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Terrace of Leper King, This massive terrace is named after the 15th-century sculpture that was discovered on top of it. It probably dates back to the reign of Jayavarman VII and has been restored in a manner, which allows visitors to explore the earliest to most recent additions by actually entering the internal layers of the structure.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Ta Prohm, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Ta Prohm Temple (Tom Rider Movies)
Ta Prohm was built in the 12th century by Jayavarman VII as a royal monastery. It was dedicated to the king’s mother. This temple was chosen to be left in its natural state as an example of how most of Angkor looked, upon its rediscovery in the 18th century. Shrouded in jungle, the temple of Ta Prohm is ethereal in aspect and conjures up a romantic aura with gigantic roots and branches intimately intertwined with the stoned and probing walls to form a natural roof above the man-made structures.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
Afternoon
14:30 leaving for a tour of Angkor Wat and sunset at Bakheng Hill. Builds between the 9th and 14th centuries, the City of Angkor is one of the grandest monuments ever constructed. The entire complex covers approximately 164sq miles with over 200 temples. Among the 30 temples that are accessible today, the most famous is Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world, with a volume of stone equaling that of the Cheops pyramid in Egypt. Conceived by Suryavarman II early 12th century, Angkor Wat took an estimated 30 years to build. Unlike most other Khmer temples, it faces west; the most likely reason is that the temple was dedicated to Vishnu, who is sometimes associated with the West.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Phnom Bakheng, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17000 Cambodia
Phnom Bakheng,
Bakheng Mountain is the best place to see the beautiful sunset, In the late 9th century, it was the state temple of the first capital of Angkor. Begin the ascent from the east side at the foot of the hill close to the road. The view from the top is magnificent, particularly of Angkor Wat to the South East and is the most popular spot for tourists in the same period.
Please Note: Due to the limited number of tourists allowed at the peak on Phnom Bakheng, if it is busy we will take you to climb up Phnom Bakheng a bit earlier and you can take a bit longer waiting for sunset ( Note : Waiting & see sunset will take 1.45 hours – 2 hours but you still can enjoy the view from the top of mountain and temple )
Duration: 2 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Second Day
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
05:00, depart for the beautiful sunrise tour at Angkor Wat In the morning you will continue your temple visit Banteay Srei Temple, This you might need a breakfast box from your hotel
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia
Banteay Srei Temple is the most exquisite temple in the complex. Banteay Srei is the “Citadel of the woman” or “Citadel of Beauty” presumably referring to its size and the delicacy of its decoration. Unlike the major sites at Angkor, Banteay Srei was not a royal temple. It was built not by the kings, but by Brahmin Priests often described in teams as the “Jewel of Khmer Art”
Banteay Srei is a temple of great beauty and compares with little else in Angkor. Its miniature scale almost always surprises visitors, and the near-total decoration of its surfaces are exceptional. For its protection, the most inner spaces of the temple are closed to the public
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Eastern Mebon, Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia
Mebon temple was constructed in 952 in 10th century AD. East Mebon Temple was also constructed by king Rajendravarman II (944-967). King Rajendravarman II constructed East Mebon Temple to dedicate to his parents and also to Hindu Trinity Gods. Mebon has a meaning in Cambodian as ‘Magic Merits’. East Mebon Temple was chosen to construct on the island Yasotatska (Eastern Baray or reservoir). Yasotataka has a measure of 1,50km X 7km. As this temple located on the island of a manmade lake, at that time people came to worship in this Temple by using a boat.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ta Som, Angkor Archaeological Park, 17252 Cambodia
Temple of Ta Som was constructed by king Jayavaraman VII (1181-1220). The king constructed Ta Som in order to honor his older sister, at the end of the 12th century. As sister is not as important as parents, that is why her temple shrine is much smaller. Ta Som is the one of three temples constructed by Jayavarman VII, which associated location across the lake Jayatataka.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Neak Pean, Angkor Wat Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
‘Neak Pean’ in Khmer meaning as ‘Nagas Intertwining Tails’, due to two Nagas, which one on the right is believing as the male and another on the left was considered as female (Nagin), they put their bodies at around the temple base and their tails joining altogether. The Naga and Nagi intertwining is the symbol of intercourse action of their happiness.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Preah Khan, Angkor Wat Angkor Archaelogical Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Build in the 12th century was one of Jayavarman VII’s largest projects dedicated to his father. Preah Khan was much more than a temple with over 1,000 teachers it appears also to have been a Buddhist university as well as a considerable city. You can cross Preah Khan from the East to West or vice versa. As you walk, be aware by the magnificent stone sculptures of giant garudas, each one grasping the tail of a naga, its traditional enemy, in each hand. He restorations of Preah Khan is currently undertaken by the World Monuments Fund, a US-based foundation.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chong Kneas Floating Village, Tonle Sap, Siem Reap Cambodia
Floating Village
Kampong Phluk is located on the Tonle Sap, a lake and river system that extends throughout Cambodia. It is the largest lake in South East Asia as well as a UNESCO Biosphere site due to its ecology and endangered flora and fauna. It is of extreme importance to Cambodians who live on it and earn their living from fishing.
For the floating village, you need to buy a boat ticket at 25$ per person, and if you don’t want to visit a floating village, there is an option for you to choose a city tour, killing field or silk farm.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
