DISCOVERY OF CAMBODAIN CULTURE ( A Private 03 Day Tour )

DISCOVERY OF CAMBODAIN CULTURE ( A Private 03 Day Tour )

Day 01: Visit Roluos Group such as Bakong, PrahKo, Lolei, Les Artisan D’Angkor and old market area. Back to hotel and overnight stay.

Day02: Visit Banteay Srey, Banteay Samre, Neak Porn Temple, Preah Khan.

Day 03: Visit South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon temple, Baphoun, Phimean Akas, Terrace of the Elephants, Terrace of the leper king, Taprom, Angkor Wat,

Itinerary
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Stop At: Bakong, Roluos, Siem Reap Cambodia

You will be picked up at the lobby of hotel at 8:30 AM and taken to Roluos Group such as Bakong built in late ninth century (881) by king Indravarman I dedicated to Siva (Hindu). PrahKo, built in late ninth century (879) for the king's parents, maternal grandparents, and a previous king, Jayavarman II and his wife, replica to PrahKo style of art. Lolei built on an islet in the center of a large reservoir (now rice fields) by Yasovarman I, the founder to the first city at Angkor. After that, back to Siem Reap and visit Les Artisan D’Angkor, fine art School, place for workshop wood and stone carving, Lacquering, silver plated and silk painting and old market area. Back to hotel and overnight stay.

Duration: 7 hours

Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Banteay Srey, 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. To round off your day you may also visit Banteay Samre – a larger temple which is often overlooked by tourists and looks gorgeous. Back to join lunch at a local restaurant. After that, you continue to visit Neak Porn Temple, a small island temple located in the middle of the last baray ( the Preah khan Baray or Jayatataka ) to be constructed by a khmer king in the Angkor area. The central temple sits at the axis of a cross or lotus pattern of eight pools. Next, visit Preah Khan Temple is a huge, highly explorable monastic complex. It originally served as Buddhist monastery and school, engaging over 1000 monks. Travelling back to Siem Reap you will pass through picturesque villages and may wish to stop for rural photo opportunities along the way. Overnight stay at hotel.

Duration: 7 hours

Stop At: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap 17259 Cambodia

After breakfast at hotel, you are going 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. Then, visit the temple of Taprom ( The Ancestor Brahma, Jungle Temple ), 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.

After lunch, you keep going to visit 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.

Back to hotel & Overnight at hotel. End of Service.

Duration: 7 hours