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Day 1: ARRIVAL SIEM REAP/
ANGKOR VISIT
Morning arrival
at Siem Reap airport. Transfer to your hotel . Siem Reap
is the nearest town to the temple complex of Angkor. From the
9th to 13th century, Angkor was the heart of a rich and sophisticated
civilization. You will see massive stone monuments, wide majestic
causeways, imposing gateways and towers, all in a wonderful jungle
setting.
Morning you will visit with your prived professional guide, the
"Great City" of Angkor Thom, visits include
the famous Bayon Temple, Phimeanakas Temple within
the Royal Palace enclosure, Baphuon Temple, the
Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King.
Afternoon dedicated to visit the most famous & magnificent
Angkor Vat temple.
This architectural masterpiece was constructed in the 12th century
and covers an area of about 210 hectares.With many galleries
with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full
of water, carved low-reliefs about Ramayana Story and day-to-day
life at the time of Angkor's construction.
At the end of afternoon,
following the season, since the Mountain Bakend, the sunset
on all the temples, with spectacular views over Angkor Vat.
Day 2: ANGKOR VISIT
Morning visit of a
selection of temples, including the Royal City of Preah Khan
with impressive sculptures, Neak Pean built on a small
circular island, Ta Som, East Mebon, Preah Rup.
Afternoon we will continue our visits by Thommanon temple
, Ta keo , one of Angkor's great temple mountains, Ta
Prohm with a part of the jungle, Banteay Kdei, Srah
Srang a Royal bathing place, Prasat Kravan with unique
brick sculptures. We will visit Les Chantiers Ecole, a
handicraft center located in the center of Siem Reap. Les Chantiers
Ecole was founded in 1992 and its aim is to revive that ancient
Khmer art. This organization gives young people the opportunity
to learn the art of stone, wood carving, and silk weaving .
Day 3: VISIT BANTEAY SREI
/ KBAL SPIEN
Morning we will visit
the enchanting Banteay Srei. It appears that the temple
was designed to leave no space undecorated, and the fine carvings
in pink sandstone are unique.We will continue after by car to a little chain of hills. After one hour, we will
arrive in a place near Kbal Spien and continue our journey
on foot, following a white sand path through the beautiful forest.
several narrow and steep passages , after approximately 40 minutes
walk, we will hear the sound of a waterfall . the riverbed and
the rocks around, are covered with carvings representing the
gods of the Brahma religion dating back as far as the 11th century,
its the "thousand Lingas Rivers" The water runs
over the sculptures of Vishnu, Lakshmi, Hanuman, Rama and many
Lingas, which were carved in stone in the past to sanctify the
water and to thank the gods .
After this visit, we will go to Banteay Samre, with elaborate
architecture and exceptional carvings, and we will visit of a
local village. and visit of Baray Oriental sites, built by Rajendravarman
, Preasat Khleang, Mébon Oriental.
Day 4: BOAT RIDE on TONLE
SAP LAKE / FLOATING FISHERMAN VILLAGE /SILK CENTER.
This morning we will
enjoy a boat ride on the Tonle Sap lake. This is
the largest permanent fresh-water lake in South East Asia and
flows into Tonle Sap River, joining the Mekong in Phnom Penh.
We will see a fishermen's "floating village"
with floating schools, floating police station, etc. It is same
as a big village floatting on the lake, and the "village"
move from place to place following water levels and curant.
afternoon, we will visit Siem Reap central market and
the Silk Farm in Puok, established by a French NGO to
revive Cambodia's beautiful silk production. We can see every
step of silk production .
Day 5: BENG MEALEA/ PHNOM
KOULEN
Today we will visit
Beng Melea Temple very romantic temple which is still
lost in the jungle. You will be same as the discoverer one century
ago....A rather bumpy 2-3 hours drive through the beautiful countryside
takes us there. Beng Melea is almost the size of Angkor Wat and
is one of the largest ensembles build during the Khmer Kingdom.
It is enclosed by a huge moat of 1200m x 900m and the temple
presents in places a veritable chaos of fallen debris beside
areas that remain absolutely intact - but everywhere vegetation
reigns as master. During our visit we will have to walk over
ruins and climb over stones and scultures to fully explore this
site. The decoration of Beng Malea is simple and animated only
in certain areas but you can find several bas-reliefs showing
scenes from the Khmer Mythology. Early afternoon we will drive
on a logging highway along Phnom Koulen important holy
place for bouddhist Khmers. Late afternoon return to Siem Reap
Day 6:
SIEM REAP /ROLUOS GROUP and ANGKOR SITE
This morning with guide and priavte
car, we will visit the ancient Khmer civilization site of Hariharalaya,
which flourished in the late 9th and early 10th Centuries. These
are the earliest temples in the Angkor area and are referred
as the Roluos group. The three Roluos temples are Bakong
Temple Mountain with wonderful carvings on the false doors
and lintels, the funerary temple of Preah Ko, Lolei
Temple with the Roluos group's most exquisite carvings and
inscriptions, and Afternoon
visit to temple you will like to see again or new temple
to see proposed by your guide.
DAY 7: SIEM REAP/ DEPARTURE
free time at your
own leisure until transfer to the airport for departure flight |
