ST-
CB 04 ANGKOR 5 DAYS 4 NIGHT
individual tour
Including 5 visiting
days the main temples of the Small Circuit and the Big Circuit.
Guided tours by english speaking professional guide, included
transport. One morning with boat trip to see the floatting
villages of sin on the lake Tonlé Sap
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 which heads
up into the jungle. This very pleasant walk takes us through
the beautiful forest. Please note that there are several narrow
and steep passages on the way. After approximately 40 minutes
walk, we will hear the sound of a waterfall . This place offers
at first sight no particular attractions except the natural
environment. We will discover that the riverbed and the rocks
around us 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 for their gift. The sound
of a small waterfall temps to follow the river further through
the small gorge. Using bamboo stairs to pass a few escarped
passages we finally discover the beautiful waterfall. Pick-nick
lunch at the foot of the hill or lunch at local restaurant..
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 : Banteay Kdey, Pré Rup, Preasat
Khleang, Mébon Oriental.
Day
4: BOAT RIDE on TONLE SAP LAKE / 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 floatting schools, floatting 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: ROLUOS GROUP of TEMPLES
This morning 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. . Afternoon transfer to Siem Reap Airport.
Departure with international flight.
|
- Number of Persons -
| Class |
1
person
|
2
person
|
3
to 5 person
|
Supp.
Single
|
|
2 stars |
488
|
348
|
328
|
70
|
|
3 stars |
582
|
407
|
368
|
118
|
| 4
stars |
605
|
418
|
397
|
134
|
| 5
stars |
1228
|
769
|
756
|
398
|
|
Accommodation offering
in this trip
| Category |
Siemreap |
| Standard |
Hotel
Molina |
| 2
star |
Hotel
River Side |
| 3
star standard |
Salina
Hotel, Auberge Mont royal |
| 3
star superior |
Ta
Phrom, City Royal, Neak pean wooden
room |
| 4
star |
Angkor
Hotel, City Angkor Princess Angkor |
|
Tour
Cost includes:
- Hotel
accommodation with breakfast (Based on Twin sharing)
- Ground
transportation on tour with English / French speaking guide
- All
transfers: airport-hotel-airport and excursion transfers
- Boat rental fee for tour per applicable
program
- Admission
fees to tour sites throughout
Tour
Cost excludes:
- Cambodia
visa fee currently US$20 / pax payable upon arrival
- Lunch
& Dinner
- International
Air tickets
- Domestic
airport tax PNH-REP or V.V US$6
- Domestic
and International Insurance Surcharge
- International
airport tax departure PNH: US$25. REP US$25
- Personal
expenses such as drinks at meals, camera fee to tour sites.
- All
other accounts are not mentioned in the above inclusion.
Trip Summary :
| Where: |
Trip
starts and ends in Siem Reap |
| When: |
All
year round; |
| Grade: |
Moderate
to Strenous; |
| Accommodation: |
Tourist-class
hotels (Standard and clean hotel), |
| Transport: |
Private
car or bus, boat, public ferry, |
| Meals: |
As
indicated;
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) |