1 Day Remote temple Koh Ker and Preah Vihea temple

1 Day Remote temple Koh Ker and Preah Vihea temple

The 1 day tour to Preah Vihear Temple and Koh Ker Group will bring you the amazing memory during visiting Siem Reap Cambodia.

7:00 am Pick up from hotel.
After breakfast, your private tour guide and driver will pick you up from hotel then escort you for the full day excursion to the Preah Vihear Temple near the Thailand-Cambodia border and the Koh Ker Group.

7:00-10:30 transfer to Preah Vihear Temple
Transfer by private van from Siem Reap to Preah Vihear Temple, it will take you around 3.5-4 hours driving to reach there.

12:30-15:30 Lunch and transfer to Koh Ker Group
Continue your exploration to Koh Ker Group by 2 hours transfer, on the way to Koh Ker, you will stop on the way for a simple lunch

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Itinerary
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Stop At: Preah Vihear Temple, Cambodia

We should leave the hotel at 8.00 am to visit the Preah Vihear temple as the first tour.
Peah Vihear Temple is a Khmer temple situated atop a 525-metre (1,722 ft) cliff in the Dangrek Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province of northern Cambodia and on the border of Kantharalak district (amphoe) in Sisaket province of eastern Thailand. In 1962, following a lengthy dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over ownership, a majority of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague awarded the temple to Cambodia.
Affording a view for many kilometers across a plain, Prasat Preah Vihear has the most spectacular setting of all the temples built during the six-centuries-long Khmer Empire. As a key edifice of the empire's spiritual life, it was supported and modified by successive kings and so bears elements of several architectural styles. Preah Vihear is unusual among Khmer temples in being constructed along a long north-south axis, rather than having the conventional rectangular plan with orientation toward the east. The temple gives its name to Cambodia's Preah Vihear province, in which it is now located, as well as the Khao Phra Wihan National Park which borders it in Thailand's Sisaket province and through which the temple is most easily accessible. On July 7, 2008, Preah Vihear was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Koh Ker Temple, 100 Km North of Siem Reap Cambodia

On the way back to hotel we will visit the last temple is Koh Ker temple.
Koh Ker Group located more than150 km northeast of Siem Reap town in the province of Preah Vihear, it was briefly the capital of the Khmer empire between 928 and 944 under king Jayavarman IV and his son Hasavaraman II. After the Khmer empire had been established in the Angkor area (Roluos), Jayavarman IV moved the capital in 928 almost 100km northeast to Koh Ker. Here a vast number of temples were built under his reign, until his successor returned to the Angkor area about twenty years later.
The Koh Ker site is dominated by Prasat Thom, a 30 meter tall temple mountain raising high above the plain and the surrounding forest. Great views await the visitor at the end of an adventurous climb. Garuda, carved into the stone blocks, still guard the very top, although they are partially covered now.
Across the site of Koh Ker there are many prasat or tower sanctuaries. A couple still feature an enormous linga on a yoni that provides space for several people. The outlet for the water that was sanctified by running it over the Linga can be seen in the outside wall of one of them. In other cases, three prasat stand next to each other, dedicated to Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. Most of them are surrounded by libraries and enclosures, many also had moats. At that time, the roofs were still made of wood. Today, only the holes for the beams remain in the stone structures.
Visiting Koh Ker Group can be included in visiting Beng Mealea if we have some time when return back to Siem Reap city.

Duration: 2 minutes