Svay Dangkum Trip Overview
We’ll visit three temples at what is today called Roluos have temple such as Lo Lei Temple, Preah Ko Temple and Bakong Temple. The site used to be the capital city of the Khmer Empire before it was moved briefly to Koh Ker and then permanently to Angkor Thom. In Preah Ko, you can see the 3 towers with stone lions and intricate carvings. We will then stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, we’ll visit a local village and market. You can see how the locals go about their everyday business and stop to look around a market where you can buy cheap gifts for your loved ones. We’ll then head over to Bakheng Mountain which was established in the early 10th century to see the wonderful view over Angkor Wat. The mountain was dedicated to Shiva and built during the reign of the first King Suryavamrn.
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Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Svay Dangkum, Cambodia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Svay Dangkum, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
We’ll visit three temples at what is today called Roluos have temple such as Lo Lei Temple, Preah Ko Temple and Bakong Temple. The site used to be the capital city of the Khmer Empire before it was moved briefly to Koh Ker and then permanently to Angkor Thom. In Preah Ko, you can see the 3 towers with stone lions and intricate carvings. We will then stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, we’ll visit a local village and market. You can see how the locals go about their everyday business and stop to look around a market where you can buy cheap gifts for your loved ones. We’ll then head over to Bakheng Mountain which was established in the early 10th century to see the wonderful view over Angkor Wat. The mountain was dedicated to Shiva and built during the reign of the first King Suryavamrn.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Lolei Temple, Prasat Bakong, Cambodia
This temple was built in late 9 centtury (893) by King Yasovarman I with dedicated to his four gods such as grandparents and parents.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Preah Ko Temple, JRQW+MGF, Kiri Vong District, Cambodia
It built late 9 century (880) by King Indravarman I. This temple is elegant small brick temple with 6 towers with dedicated to Jayavarman 2 and his wife, Parents and Grandparents.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Bakong Temples, Prasat Bakong, Cambodia
This temple is the second capital city after kulen mountain as first Angkor capital city as Khmer empire. It was built in late 9 century (881) by King Indravarman I. With symbolized Mount Meru and dedicated to Shiva god.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Phnom Bakheng, Angkor Archaeological Park, ក្រុងសៀមរាប 17000, Cambodia
It’s built by King Yasovarman I in late 9 century to early 10 century about 907. It’s the first city at Angkor with 109 towers included the main tower on the top. It is very nice for view from the hill.
Duration: 3 hours
