MAP FEATURES Banteay Chhmar Banteay Chhmar Temple Complex: CBT Price List 2012-2013 CBT Homestays in Banteay Chmmar: • Banteay Chhmar Temple Entrance Fee: US $ 5.00 The temple complex of Banteay Chhmar is one of the great • Homestay: US $ 7.00 / Room architectural masterpieces of Southeast Asia and the Khmer In a traditional house with western-sytle toilet. Mattress with cotton sheet. Kingdom’s epic Angkorian Period. It was originally commissioned Drinking water provided. Electricity or battery-power from 6-11 pm. by the 12th Century Khmer King Jayavarman VII (AD 1181-1219) With 2.00 $US donated to the Local Fund in honor of four army generals and his son, the Crown Prince • Lunch: US $ 4.00 2 different dishes, drinking water and fruit. Prepared in CBT office. Possibility to Indravarman. The temple complex, along with its moat, its eat in homestay, CBT office or inside Banteay Chhmar Temple. reservoir () and its extended unspoilt environment constitutes Supplement for picnic at the baray or Banteay Torp…….10.00 $US/group a unique archaeological site vital to ’s cultural heritage. • Dinner: US $ 4.00 For this reason it is now one of Cambodia’s top-listed sites for 2 different dishes, drinking water and fruit. Prepared in the CBT restaurant. inscription to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Possibility to eat in homestay or inside Banteay Chhmar Temple. A B Supplement for picnic inside Banteay Chhmar Temple…….10.00 $US/group Perhaps the most significant feature of the large temple complex • Breakfast: US $ 2.00 Coffee, tea, fruit, noodles or rice with pork or cake. is the extensive carved bas- walls located in the outer vaulted • Ox-cart Ride: US $ 7.00 / Group gallery which, if put end to end, would stretch nearly one kilometer Visit the village (handicrafts, silk center, gardens), go to the baray (picnic). (see background image). They reveal a window into the history of 3 people max per ox-cart. the Ancient Khmer and depict royal processions and battles with With 1.00 $US donated to the Local Fund the Chams including large images of a multi-armed • Kuyon Trip: US $ 10.00 / Group Avalokiteshvara. These reliefs, threatened by neglect, structural Trips include Banteay Torp Temple (1hr each way); sunset viewing and/or picnics on the baray. collapse and looting, are now the subject of a Global Heritage C D With 1.00 $US donated to the Local Fund Fund (GHF)-led two-year program to test materials, develop • Bicycle Rental: US $ 1.50 / Person / Day methods and train a local team to carry out the conservation of Visit the village, take a trip around the area to see the rice and cassava farms. these priceless sandstone reliefs. • Local Guide: US $ 10.00 / Group Discover traditional life with a villager (fishing, weaving, rice farming...). Learn GHF’s other conservation and development goals at Banteay about Banteay Chhmar Temple and Cambodian history. With 1.00 $US donated to the Local Fund Chhmar include:

• Master Conservation Planning and Expanded Site Protection

• Traditional Music: US $ 15.00 / Group Brochure Tourism Based Community 2013 - 2012

Listen to traditional songs played by villagers from Banteay Chhmar. • Stabilization of the Central Temple Complex With 1.00 $US donated to the Local Fund • Community Tourism Development, Training and Stewardship Cambodia Chhmar, Banteay E F • Rice Flattening: US $ 10.00 / Group • Assistance to the Cambodian government in the UNESCO Watch and taste a traditional way of preparing rice for special occasions. World Heritage Site nomination and inscription process With 1.00 $US donated to the Local Fund Festivals of Cambodia & Banteay Chhmar Community Development, Training and Stewardship There are many traditional festivals that are held in Cambodia • Kartin Festival: (from 16 October to 31 October 2012), In throughout the year. Here are a few that are practiced in Khmer (1 Rouch, Khe Asouch until 15 Ket, Khe KarDek). Banteay Chhmar: Villagers donate materials to monks for pagoda improvement. The success of every GHF project depends on the support and engagement of the local community. GHF is supporting our local partners, Community Based Tourism (CBT), by • Makha Buchea Day: (07 February 2012), in Khmer (15 Ket Khe • Water Festival Day: (27-28-29 November 2012), In Khmer providing support to train guides and by assisting owners of G H Makha). This festival is a reminder that the Buddha once (13-14-15 Ket, Khe KarDek). This festival is dedicated to the local tourism businesses and their workers with: predicted his death within 3 months. People bring incense and Khmer Army, especially the Water Forces that successfully Important Local Points: candles to invite monks to pagodas for overnight prayer. fought back enemy troops in historic battles. In Banteay Chhmar, • Guide Training and Management the festival is held in the moat around the temple complex, where • Homestays and Restaurants 1. Silk Weaving Center • Visakha Buchea Day: (05 May 2012), In Khmer (15 Ket Khe at least 18 teams race over a distance of 400 m with small boats • Sanitation and Clean Water 2. Health Center • Market and Village Improvements 3. Dental Clinic Visakha). Prayer and song for Buddha to acheive enlightenment of 5 to 7 oarsmen. CBT supports the festival by using portions of • Promoting Regional Attractions 4. Village Council Hall before his death, performed all night by monks in the pagoda. the local fund for the first three prizes as well as by managing the 5. Restaurant festival preparation activities. Banteay Chhmar represents a unique Angkorian Temple that 6. Market • Khmer New Year: (13-14-15 April 2012) held 3 days each year. rivals Wat and the in historic and architectural 7. Primary School Celebration welcoming the year’s new god. Houses are cleaned • Improving Village Festival or Bun Phoum: (Local Banteay significance. GHF is proud to be conserving this monument of 8. Middle School and a special place is dedicated to the God with fruits, flowers, Chhmar festival that villagers usually initiate during the last week Khmer culture and partnering with CBT Banteay Chhmar. We 9. New Pagoda candles, incense, and drinks. People celebrate at ancient of March and the first week in April). Villagers share their invite you to stay and experience the exceptional beauty of this 10. Enfants du Mekong Kindergarten temples throughout Cambodia, and Banteay Chhmar welcomes properties and improve the village Chief’s house, in order to give temple and the warm hospitality of the local community. Ancient Khmer Temples: many visitors during this festival. thanks to the God who protects the village for the next year. Contact Information • Banteay Chhmar • Pras Vor Sa: (Beginning 03 August 2012, End 14 October 2012), • Bon Choul Ruok Festival: (Year-round). When villagers get Banteay Chhmar CBT Office GHF Banteay Chhmar Office • Pr. Chinchem Trey In Khmer (Beginning 15 Ket, Khe Asart & end 15 Ket, Khe ill, they consult a female elder of the village to seek out the National Road N. 56A Sras Chrey, • Pr. Yeay Pom Asouch). Once a year, monks retreat to pagoda for prayer during reason for sickness and prepare food and items for a cure. Banteay Chhmar Cheng Khum Banteay Chhmar • Pr. Samnang Tasok Tel: (+855) 12 237 605 Srok Thmar Pouk • Pr. Ta Nem the entirety of the rainy season. The second step is to see a doctor in the health center. (+855) 97 723 7605 Banteay Meanchey Province, [email protected] Cambodia • Pr. Ta Em [email protected] www.globalheritagefund.org • Pr. Ta Phlang • Phchum Ben Festival: (14-15-16 October 2012), In Khmer • Require Rain Festival or Bun Som Tek Plieng: (This is a local www.visitbanteaychhmar.org • Pr. Ta Promh (14 -15 Rouch Khe Peak Tabot and 1 Rouch Khe Asouch). festival, normally undertaken in June - July at the start of the • Pr. Yeay Chou Buddhist festival dedicated to recently deceased ancestors. rainy season). If no rain occurs, villagers ask monks and elders Map & Brochure © 2012 Global Heritage Fund Prepared by Adam R. Dunbar • Pr. Mebon Families provide them with food for the journey to heaven. to pray in Temple to bring the rain. Cover & Avalokiteshvara Photos: John Sanday Homestay Photos: Dan Thompson & Tath Sophal Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia To get the best experience from your time at Banteay Chhmar, hire a knowledgeable local guide to explain the site, its history and local culture. Contact the Community Based Tourism (CBT) Office for more information and current guide rates.

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Map Legend CBT Homestay Map Area Important Local Point Angkor Cambodia Primary Road

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Data Sources: GHF, CBT, GeoEye, JICA 2003, USGS, ESRI Prepared by Adam R. Dunbar, 2012