Siem Reap Trip Overview
Short Trip in Cambodia but it is covered with full details of historical sites. You will see all ancient temples in Siem Reap as well as one in Kompung Thom province and Capital City of Cambodia, Phnom Penh.
Moreover; you will experience the brutality of Khmer Rough Time from 1975 to 1979. There were nearly three million Khmer People executed and starved during that period.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 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
Short Trip in Cambodia but it is covered with full details of historical sites. You will see all ancient temples in Siem Reap as well as one in Kompung Thom province and Capital City of Cambodia, Phnom Penh.
Moreover; you will experience the brutality of Khmer Rough Time from 1975 to 1979. There were nearly three million Khmer People executed and starved during that period.
Itinerary
Day 1: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat and Taprohm Temples
Stop At: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia
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.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap 21000 Cambodia
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Angkor Wat, Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap Cambodia
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.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Phnom Kulen & Banteay Srey
Stop At: Phnom Kulen Waterfall, Siem Reap Cambodia
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.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia
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.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Beng Mealea ( Jungle Temple ) & Rolous Group
Stop At: Beng Mealea, 40 km east of Angkor Wat Cambodia
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Roluos Temples, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia
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.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Departure for Phnom Penh included Sambor Preikuk, World Heritage Site
Stop At: Sambor Prei Kuk, Road 219 Cambodia
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.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: City tour in Phnom Penh
Stop At: Royal Palace, Sothearos between Street 240 & 184, Phnom Penh Cambodia
ROYAL PALACE, constructed after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh in the mid-19th century.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Roluos Village, Sangkat Cheung Aek, Phnom Penh Cambodia
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.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
