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| Tour packages >> International >> Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat :
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| Arrival into Siem Reap. Meet you car and driver and transfer from the airport to your hotel. Overnight in Siem Reap. |
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Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide. Take a morning tour to Roluos and its ancient temples including Bakong, the first temple mountain of Angkor; Preah Ko, meaning 'sacred bull', built in 879 A.D. and the Lolei temple. Afternoon tour exploring Angkor Wat. The juxtaposition of Buddhist shrines, Shiva temples and entire scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata carved on the temple walls is extremely captivating. Watch sunset over Angkor Wat from the hill of Phnom Ba Kheng. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Note: Please carry 2 passport sized pictures for the Angkor Wat photo pass. |
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Watch the sunrise at Angkor Wat. Return to your hotel for breakfast. Then proceed on a tour to Angkor Thom city and the huge Bayon temple brooding at its centre. Bayon is filled with engrossing bas-reliefs and over 200 massive faces carved on stone towers. An amazing (and pretty surreal) experience. Continue to the other temples of Angkor Thom - Baphuon and Phimeanakas, and the Terraces of the Elephants and the Leper King. Each of these enthralling spaces has a drama all its own. In the afternoon, you'll get the grand circuit tour including Preah Khan, Neak Poun and East Mebon temples. Overnight in Siem Reap.
Note: There is a small local market next to the Ta Prohm hotel and you can find some really interesting bargains here - hammocks made of parachute nylon, tiny bronze statues of Shiva and Ganesh and some lovely silk sarongs. |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Then, a morning tour to Banteay Srey temple and Banteay Samre. These are built largely of red sandstone. The carvings here are very different from the ones seen in the Angkor complex - much finer and immensely more detailed. There are some very interesting carvings of Shiva and Parvati on one of the temples. You might even catch an impromptu music performance by local musicians playing traditional Cambodian instruments like the stringed Pin-Piet and the small wooden drums. In the afternoon, take a boat ride on the Tonle Sap - a huge inland lake with its quaint floating villages and even a floating petrol station. The Tonle Sap is fed by a river that comes all the way from Phnom Penh, and you can occasionally see powerful motorboats that make the journey. packed to capacity, with many passengers perched precariously on the cabin roof! |
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Then, perhaps a last visit to Angkor. On the way back, visit Artisans D'Angkor, a center for traditional Cambodian handicrafts where you can watch the artisans at work. Return to your hotel. Check out and proceed to the airport. |
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