Private 5-Day Best of Siem Reap Temples & Phnom Penh Highlights

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat and Taprohm Temples
3 stops
1
Angkor Thom
A driver and I are going to pick up you at the lobby of hotel. Then, transfer you to visit South Gate of Angkor Thom. On the left side of the moat, 54 'devas' (guardian gods) pull the head of the snake 'Shesha' while on the right side 54 'asuras' (demon gods) pull the snake's tail in the opposite direction. Bayon temple, over 200 large faces carved on the 54 tower give this temple its majestic character and the bas-reliefs contain genre scenes of everyday life-markets, fishing, festivals with cockfights and jugglers and so on-and history scenes with battles and processions. Baphoun, built in middle of the 11th century (1060) by king Udayadityavarman II, dedicated to Siva (Hindu), Phimean Akas, built in late tenth century-beginning of the 11th century by King Jayavamen V and Udayadityavarman I and dedicated to Hindu, Terrace of the Elephants, Terrace of the Leper King.
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
2
Ta Prohm Temple
the temple of Taprom ( The Ancestor Brahma, JungleTemple ), shrouded in dense jungle. The temple of Ta Prohm is ethereal in aspect and conjures up a romantic aura. Fig, banyan and kapok trees spread their gigantic roots over stones, probing walls and terraces apart, as their branches and leaves intertwine to form a roof over the structures. Trunks of trees twist amongst stone pillars.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
3
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat, first a Hindu, then subsequently a Buddhist, temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura,( present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Breaking from the Shaivism tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center since its foundation. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag.
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 2
Phnom Kulen & Banteay Srey
3 stops
4
Phnom Kulen Waterfall
Kulen Mountain has the River of Thousand Lingas lying under the river bed. People believe the water brings fertility and blessing Angkor area as the river flows from Kulen to Siem Reap. Walk 700 meters to visit the Grand Reclining Buddha. Kulen Mountain remains the sacred place where local people believe. From the Grand Reclining Buddha, walk another 500 meters to the waterfall, where we enjoy swimming the 30 meters high water fall.
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
5
Banteay Srei
Banteay Srei, well known for its beautiful delicate carvings in warm pink sandstone. This late 10th century structure is fairly compact and very different from other Angkorian temples.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
6
Banteay Samre
Banteay Samre – a larger temple which is often overlooked by tourists and looks gorgeous in late afternoon light. Travelling back to Siem Reap you will pass through picturesque villages and may wish to stop for rural photo opportunities along the way.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Beng Mealea ( Jungle Temple ) & Rolous Group
2 stops
7
Prasat Beng Mealea
After breakfast, explore to Beng Mealea, built as a Hindu temple, but there are some carvings depicting Buddhist motifs. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards and many of its stones lying in great heaps. For years it was difficult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of Koh Ker passes Beng Mealea and more visitors are coming to the site, as it is 77 km.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Roluos Temples
Rolous Group ( Hariharalaya ) including Preah Ko temple erected by Indravaravan I in the late 9th century dedicated by the king and his ancestors in 880, Bakong temple the largest and the most interesting of the Rolouse Group temples, with his active Buddhist monastery just to the north of the east entrance and Lolei temple, the four brick towers.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Departure for Phnom Penh included Sambor Preikuk, World Heritage Site
1 stop
9
Sambor Prei Kuk
Sambor Prei Kuk is consisting of dozens of impressive brick prasats in semi-cleared jungle, many ruins display excellent examples of early Khmer art. This pre-Angkorian complex is an important destination for the serious temple visitor.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 5
City tour in Phnom Penh
3 stops
10
Royal Palace
ROYAL PALACE, constructed after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh in the mid-19th century.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
11
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
TOUL SLENG GENOCIDAL MUSEUM, a notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rough regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
12
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
THE KILLING FIELDS, a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than a million people were killed and buried by the CommunistKhmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979 and 15 Km from Phnom Penh.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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