Siem Reap Trip Overview
Discover Cambodia’s mystical temples at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Angkor Archaeological Park. This three-day Siem Reap adventure brings you face to face with awe-inspiring temples of the Khmer Kingdom, from the famous Angkor Wat to the city of Angkor Thom – including the Bayon, Ta Prohm and Pre Rup — plus Banteay Srei. Enjoy a jungle hike to the River of a Thousand Lingas and a boat trip around Tonle Sap, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Receive personal attention from your professional guide on this small-group tour, limited to 12 people.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 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
Discover Cambodia’s mystical temples at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Angkor Archaeological Park. This three-day Siem Reap adventure brings you face to face with awe-inspiring temples of the Khmer Kingdom, from the famous Angkor Wat to the city of Angkor Thom – including the Bayon, Ta Prohm and Pre Rup — plus Banteay Srei. Enjoy a jungle hike to the River of a Thousand Lingas and a boat trip around Tonle Sap, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Receive personal attention from your professional guide on this small-group tour, limited to 12 people.
Itinerary
Day 1: Angkor Wat / Siem Reap
Stop At: Angkor Archaeological Park, Taphul, Siem Reap Cambodia
Sua s’dei! Welcome to Cambodia. You are picked up from centrally located hotels between 8.00am and 8.15am by your local guide for your day tour in Siem Reap.
We start our Angkor adventure with a visit to Angkor Wat temple, easily the most famous and best-preserved of all temples within the Angkor complex. We then move on to Angkor Thom visiting Bayon, with its 54 towers decorated with more than 200 enigmatic smiling faces. We finish the morning with a stop at the very photogenic South Gate of Angkor Thom City.
Lunch is Khmer style in a local restaurant. Enjoy a spread of great local food followed by a nap lazing in a hammock, or explore to see the traditional way of life and say hello to the Cambodians near here.
After lunch we continue our day tour by visiting the beautiful Ta Prohm (Tomb Raider) temple which was made famous by Angelina Jolie. If time permits finish the day climbing one of the oldest buildings in the Angkor complex, the brick pyramid-shaped temple of Pre Rup.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 2: Banteay Srei / Siem Reap
Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia
Visit the Banteay Srei Butterfly Centre, where we’ll learn all about the lifecycle of butterflies. The netted tropical enclosure here contains thousands of beautiful, free-flying butterflies and is the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, and all revenue is re-invested to the local community to help alleviate poverty.
Today’s activities are part of the Banteay Srei Full-Day Tour: Temples, Butterflies & Lunch tour, which is operated by Urban Adventures. You might be joined by other travellers who’ve booked this activity.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia
The truly stunning Banteay Srei Temple is next, which is home to some of the most exquisite stone carvings on earth. We’ll take a look around, learn a little about the temple and its history and, let’s be honest, pretend to be Indiana Jones for a few minutes. Since you’re likely getting hungry at this point, we’ll stop for a local Khmer lunch before heading to the next stop.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Cambodia Landmine Museum, Angkor National Park, 7km south of Banteay Srey Temple, Siem Reap Cambodia
The next stop on our tour is the Cambodian Landmine Museum which was established in 1997 by ex-child soldier Aki Ra. The museum aims to educate visitors on the importance of clearing landmines in Cambodia and also supports at-risk Khmer children.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 3: Tonle Sap / Siem Reap
Stop At: Tonle Sap Lake, Lower Mekong Basin Cambodia
The Tonle Sap one of the world’s most productive bodies of fresh water. Each year, millions of fish come to spawn in the seasonally flooded forest surrounding the lake, attracting a myriad of water birds as well as people, who have settled in villages along the shores and who live with the rhythm of the water. This ecosystem was classified as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1997.
Take a boat trip around the lake to see floating villages and get a taste for life ruled by monsoonal rains and water-based agriculture. Take the back roads back to town and witness seasonal agricultural activities like cricket catching, rice planting and harvesting, smoking fish, fish paste (prohoc making), and duck farming. Stop at a local village to pick up Khmer snacks and visit a Buddhist monastery.
Today’s activities are part of the Tonle Sap Secrets tour, which is operated by Urban Adventures. You might be joined by other travellers who’ve booked this activity.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province
Discover Siem Reap’s secrets as you explore by remork (Cambodian tuk tuk) on a half day tour in Siem Reap.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
