Siem Reap Trip Overview
Visit the temples of Angkor and Tonle Sap Lake and enjoy the flexibility of a private driver/guide as you explore two UNESCO-listed destinations. Spend full day in the Angkor temple complex, from the sprawling Angkor Wat to the jungle-wrapped ruins of Ta Prohm. On the another day of the tour, cruise to a floating village on a morning excursion to Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve lined with traditional fishing communities.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore the UNESCO-listed ruins of Angkor Wat and the Angkor complex
• Visit highlights like the Terrace of the Elephants, Ta Prohm temple and famous Bayon temple
• Visit Tonle Sap village with boat trip
• Travel by air-conditioned vehicle with a private guide and driver
• This private tour ensures you’ll receive personalized attention from your guide
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Visit the temples of Angkor and Tonle Sap Lake and enjoy the flexibility of a private driver/guide as you explore two UNESCO-listed destinations. Spend full day in the Angkor temple complex, from the sprawling Angkor Wat to the jungle-wrapped ruins of Ta Prohm. On the another day of the tour, cruise to a floating village on a morning excursion to Tonle Sap Lake, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve lined with traditional fishing communities.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore the UNESCO-listed ruins of Angkor Wat and the Angkor complex
• Visit highlights like the Terrace of the Elephants, Ta Prohm temple and famous Bayon temple
• Visit Tonle Sap village with boat trip
• Travel by air-conditioned vehicle with a private guide and driver
• This private tour ensures you’ll receive personalized attention from your guide
Day 1: SIEM REAP ARRIVAL @NOON FLIGHT (L/D)
Upon arrival, welcome by tour guide in Siem Reap, transfer to have lunch and check in hotel. Then visit West Baray Big Pond, a “baray” is a water reservoir built by the ancient Khmer people. Visit Pre Rup temple for a romantic sunset view. After the short rest we would have welcome dinner with Apsara, the traditional Khmer dance. O/n in Siem Reap
Day 2: SIEM REAP (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel, explore South Gate of Angkor Thom known as Big Angkor: The famous Bayon Temple was an architectural muddle, in part because it was constructed in a somewhat piecemeal fashion for over a century. Terrace of the Elephants is an impressive, two and a half meter tall, 300meter long terrace wall adorned with carved elephants and gradual that spans the heart of Angkor Thom in front of Baphuon-huge temple mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom, Royal Palace Area and Phimeanakas -impressive rite and sandstone pyramid. Terrace of the Leper King is at the north end of the Terrace of the Elephants, a double terrace wall with deeply carved nag as, demons and other mythological beings. Last you will visit Ta Prohm temple -a wonderful combination of human genius and natural beauty. Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon visit Angkor Wat temple, the founder of the temple was Suryavarman II who reigned Cambodia from 1113 to 1152 and built the five towers in the 12th century to dedicate to the Hindu God Vishnu. The plan of the pyramidal conception of the temple combined with spaces, alleys, ditches is an ancient masterpiece of architectural design and construction. Dinner and o/n in Siem Reap
Day 3: SIEM REAP DEPARTURE (B/L)
Morning visit Floating Villages, located 10km south of Siem Reap! Take a ride in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia and the largest in Asia. Here you’ll see plenty of examples of the Khmer way of life on the Tonle Sap. Then visit Wat Bo founded in the 18th century, a highly respected pagoda contains very unique wall paintings of the Reamker (Ramayana) that are said to be late 19th century. We continue to one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars – the “Old Market”
Last we will visit Puok, the real and original place of the Artisans d’Angkor silk, where you will see the full process of silk producing, from the silk worms munch on the Mulberry leaves to spin their cocoons which used to make silk warp. Straight to Siemreap airport for your departure!
