Siem Reap Trip Overview
Visit the countryside and fishing villages. On the second day, starting before dawn to watch the Sun Rise at Angkor Wat. Visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphuon, Vimeanakas, the famous Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of Leper King. In the afternoon we visit Ta Prohm. This is mixed activity trip “All in One Journey” and will keep everyone enjoying new experiences and great insight into the culture and history of Cambodia.
We will visit countryside, fishing villages, school, pagoda, market basket weaving and handicraft and meet and talk to locals and see their daily lifestyles. This tour will let you avoid the crowds and escape the heat. Your guide and driver will stay with you for 2 whole day tour.
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
Visit the countryside and fishing villages. On the second day, starting before dawn to watch the Sun Rise at Angkor Wat. Visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphuon, Vimeanakas, the famous Terrace of Elephants and Terrace of Leper King. In the afternoon we visit Ta Prohm. This is mixed activity trip “All in One Journey” and will keep everyone enjoying new experiences and great insight into the culture and history of Cambodia.
We will visit countryside, fishing villages, school, pagoda, market basket weaving and handicraft and meet and talk to locals and see their daily lifestyles. This tour will let you avoid the crowds and escape the heat. Your guide and driver will stay with you for 2 whole day tour.
Itinerary
Day 1: Countryside Villages and Lake Tour
Stop At: Roka Pagoda, Ta Brak Village, Mean Chey, Prasat Bakong, Siem Reap ភូមិតាប្រាក់ ឃុំមានជ៍យ ស្រុកប្រាសាទបាគង សៀមរាម, Cambodia
Drive through the countryside to Tonle Sap fishing village. Enjoy country side sightseeing views, visit the local market, school, Buddhist temple, fishing villages, basket weaving and traditional Khmer handicraft of stone and wood carving. Your local guide will explain to you about daily lifestyles and works of a local who lives on land and on water. Along the way, you will stop some places to explore local villages on foot, meet and talk to local people, see their daily works such as farming, basket weaving, gardening and vegetable planting activities. You also see the house’s wife is cooking, children are playing, monks are walking, students are learning, fishing instruments and farming facilities are being stored beneath the local wooden house. Cows and Buffalo, Animal Cages, Rice paddy store are behind the Farmer’s House. Tasted seasoning fruit and local cakes.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ro Lus Market, 8XCV+8QQ, Prasat Bakong, Cambodia
You will also stop to visit a local market which is situated on the Bank of Rolous river. Rolous market is one of the important markets where the local villagers go there in the morning and late afternoon to purchase fresh vegetables, meats, fruit, fresh water fish as well as household items. It’s the oldest Khmer market in that area and a must-visit for those looking to experience the local lifestyle.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Artisans Angkor, Stung Thmey Street, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia
Artisans Angkor is a Cambodian social business creating job opportunities for young people in rural areas, while reviving traditional Khmer craftsmanship (stone and wood carving, painting on statues, lacquering, and silver plating). The organisation, founded in 1992, is located in the City Center, 2 minutes walk from the Old Market in Siem Reap, Cambodia. You can visit their showrooms and their craft rooms.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Full Day Angkor Wat with Sunrise
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world. It was built early of 12th century. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it’s the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation. We will enter the great temple in darkness from the little-visited eastern side. We continue our journey on foot and creep though jungle path to the north ancient library pool where we will wait for the Sun Rise. Listening to the explanations of your expert guide then spend time venturing into the central chambers of the temple, where your local guide will reveal the history, myths and stories depicted on the stone bas reliefs (the longest stretch of Bas-relief carvings in the world) then you will venture deep into the central Chambers of this truly great temple. Your knowledgeable guide will ensure that your visit to Angkor Wat leaves you with a rich understanding of the history and purpose of the great temple, and also of the mighty Angkorian civilisation.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Angkor Thom South Gate, National Road #6 Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
The South Gate is One of the Five gates of Angkor Thom (the Ancient Capital City of Khmer Empire). The Gate flanked by a row of 54 stone figures on each side was the entrance to the fortified city of Angkor Thom. At the height of its greatness, Angkor Thom had a population of more than one million people and was larger in size than the city of London. It is one of the most popular tourist spots in Angkor Wat area.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
The Bayon is a richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman’s capital. The Bayon’s most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. You’ll see its beautifully crafted central towers, covered in more than 200 enormous faces. The temple has two sets of bas-reliefs, which present a combination of mythological, historical and mundane scenes. The outer wall of the outer gallery features a series of bas-reliefs depicting historical events and scenes from the everyday life of the Angkorian Khmer. The inner gallery bas-reliefs depicting the mythological events.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Baphuon Temple, Angkor Tom Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Baphuon is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple. The temple adjoins the southern enclosure of the Royal Palace and measures 120 metres east-west by 100 metres north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall. Its appearance apparently impressed Temür Khan’s late 13th century envoy Chou Ta-kuan during his visit from 1296 to 1297, who said Bayon was the Tower of Gold and Baphuon was ‘the Tower of Bronze…a truly astonishing spectacle, with more than ten chambers at its base.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Phimeanakas, Angkor Wat Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
Phimeanakas (celestial temple) or Vimeanakas built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman (from 941-968), then completed by Suryavarman I in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple. On top of the pyramid there was a tower, while on the edge of top platform there are galleries. Phimeanakas is located inside the walled enclosure of the Royal Palace of Angkor Thom.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
The 350m-long Terrace of Elephants was used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king’s grand audience. Some local Khmer residents call it “the Ancient Khmer Stadium”. It was built in the early of 13th century. under the King Jayavarman VII.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Terrace of the Leper King, Angkor Thom Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia
The famous Terrace of the Leper King. The U-shaped structure is thought by some to have been used as a royal cremation site. It was built in the early of 13th century under the King Jayavarman VII, though its modern name derives from a 15th-century sculpture discovered at the site. The statue depicts the Hindu god Yama, the god of death.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 21000 Cambodia
The jungle-enveloped Ta Prohm (Tom raider temple)– one of the most atmospheric of all temples in Angkor. Ta Prohm was built in the 13th century. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found, the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor’s most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992. Today, it is one of the most visited complexes in Cambodia’s Angkor region. Ta Prohm was a religious temple located in the centre of Ancient Khmer University during 12th and 13th century.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
