Angkor Highlight (04 Nights / 05 Days)
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(Approved By Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India) Angkor Highlight (04 Nights / 05 Days) Routing: Arrival Siem Reap - Rolous Group – Small Circuit – Angkor Wat – Grand Circuit - Banteay Srei – Tonle Sap Lake - Siem Reap Day 01 : Arrival Siem Reap (D) Welcome to Siem Reap, Cambodia! Upon arrival at Siem Reap Airport, greeting by our friendly tour guide, then you will be transferred direct to check in at hotel (room may ready at noon). This afternoon, we drive to visit the Angkor National Museum, learn about “the Legend Revealed” and see how the Khmer Empire has been established during the golden period. Continue to visit the Killing Fields at Wat Thmey, get to know some information about Khmer Rouge Regime or called the year of Zero (1975 – 1979) where over 2 million of Khmer people has been killed. Next visit to Preah Ang Check Preah Angkor, the secret place where local people go praying for good luck or safe journey. Day 02 : Rolous Group – Small Circuit (B, L) In the morning – we drive to explore the Roluos group. The Roluos group lies 15km(10 miles) southwest of Siem Reap and includes three temples - Bakong, Prah Ko and Lolei - dating from the late 9th century and corresponding to the ancient capital of Hariharalaya, from which the name of Lolei is derived. Remains include 3 well-preserved early temples that venerated the Hindu gods. The bas-reliefs are some of the earliest surviving examples of Khmer art. Modern-day villages surround the temples. In the afternoon, we visit small circuit including the unique brick sculptures of Prasat Kravan, the jungle intertwined Ta Prohm, made famous in Angelina Jolie’s Tomb Raider movie. Ta Prohm, one of the popular temple in the area Take a leisurely stroll through this wondrous site, with giant fig and kapok trees strangling the ancient stonework in a Helplines : + 91-83-5599-2000 | 83-5599-3000 | Mail: [email protected] | Website: www.primarktravelhouse.com (Approved By Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India) photogenic interplay of man and nature. You also visit as well Takeo, Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda. Overnight at hotel Day 03 : Angkor Wat – Grand Circuit (B, L) Breakfast at hotel. In the morning - We drive to visit the World Heritage Site; visit the South Gate of Angkor Thom which is famous for its series of colossal human faces carved in stone, the impressive Bayon Temple, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephant Terrace and the Terrace of the Leper King. Continue to seeing the architectural masterpiece of Angkor Wat. We stroll around this massive monument, exploring the many galleries with columns, libraries, pavilions, courtyards and ponds full of water reflecting the towering temple. In the afternoon, visit Preah Khan temple. Built by the King Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is, like Ta Prohm, a place of towered enclosures and shoulder-hugging corridors. Unlike Ta Prohm, however, Preah Khan is in a reasonable state of preservation and ongoing restoration efforts should maintain and even improve this situation. Continue your visit to Neak Pean, a fountain (built in the middle of a pool and representing the paradisiacal Himalayan mountain-lake), Ta Som, Eastern Mebon, guarded at its corner by stone figures of harnessed elephants, some of which are still in a reasonable state of preservation, and Pre Rup, the mountain- temple until sunset. Overnight at hotel Day 04 : Banteay Srei – Tonle Sap Lake (B, D) Breakfast at hotel. In the morning-we drive out (35 km) and visit the famous Banteay Srei (Citadel of Women). On the way back stop at Pradark Village, where you will see the villagers making palm sugar, handicraft for selling to tourist. It’s a nice chance for you to see the local people living at the countryside with their struggling for daily life. In the afternoon, visit the floating village of Chong Khneas, located 10 kilometers south of Siem Reap. Visit the village and take an excursion in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia’s biggest natural water body and, one of the largest in Asia. The experience is wonderful as we pass by floating village, friendly children in small boats and fishermen. Evening, enjoy farewell dinner at Chef D’ Angkor and overnight at hotel. Day 05 : Siem Reap – Departure (B) Free at leisure until transfer to Siem Reap International airport for onward flight to next destination. End of Service! Good times need never end! As you get ready for the airport and your flight back home, relive the high points of your Trip. We are confident you will join us again sometime soon… Please do give us your valuable feedback on same. Helplines : + 91-83-5599-2000 | 83-5599-3000 | Mail: [email protected] | Website: www.primarktravelhouse.com .