Angkor Wat Small Circle Day Tour with Sunrise

Itinerary
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Stop At: Angkor Wat, Siem Reap 17254 Cambodia

Enter the Angkor Wat temple in darkness from the western side, and soak up the atmosphere of dawn from the edge of one of the ancient library pools. Prepare your camera and wait for the world-famous sunrise. After watching the sunrise, enter the interior of the great temple and spend around two hours exploring the corridors full of carvings, central chambers, and upper terraces.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia

The Bayon Temple is a 12th century masterpiece lying at the very center of Angkor Thom City, an archaeological wonder of symmetry and grandeur. Besides extensive bas-relief carvings on the exterior gallery walls, the main features are towers each with 3 or 4 serene and gently smiling faces, 216 in total, which are representations of King Jayavarman VII.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Baphuon Temple, Angkor Tom, Siem Reap Cambodia

Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain. In 13th century, envoy Chou Ta-kuan from the Yuan dynasty said it was "the Tower of Bronze... a truly astonishing spectacle..."

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Angkor Thom Terrace of the Elephants, Siem Reap Cambodia

The terrace was used by Angkor's king Jayavarman VII as a giant platform to view his victorious returning army and hold public ceremonies. The wall is decorated with life size garuda and lions, as well as two parts of the famous parade of elephants.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Phimeanakas, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia

When it was built, the tower was originally crowned with a golden pinnacle. According to legend, the king spent the first watch of every night with a woman thought to represent a Naga in the tower, during that time, not even the queen was permitted to intrude. Only in the second watch the king returned to his palace with the queen. If the Naga who was the supreme land owner of Khmer land did not show up for a night, the king's day would be numbered, if the king did not show up, calamity would strike his land.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Prasat Suor Prat, Siem Reap Cambodia

This is a series of 12 towers, believed to be used to settle disputes among Angkorian people. When a dispute cannot be resolved, "... each of the contestants is forced to sit in one of them... After three or four days, he who is wrong shows it by suffering some illness... Thus right or wrong is determined by what is called 'divine judgement'..."

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ta Keo, Ankor, Siem Reap Cambodia

Ta Keo is the state temple of Jayavarman V, possibly the first to be built entirely of sandstone by Khmers. Its particularly massive appearance is due to the absence of external decorations, as carving had just begun when the work stopped.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ta Prohm, National Road #6, Siem Reap 17252 Cambodia

Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. The temple gained its wide popularity partially because it was used in the film Tomb Raider.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Phnom Bakheng, 7 Makara Street, Wat Bo Village Salakamreuk Commune, Siem Reap Cambodia

Located atop a hill, Phnom Bakheng is the final stop of the tour where you wait for gorgeous sunset views. It is a Hindu and Buddhist temple in the form of a temple mountain. The large number of visitors also makes Phnom Bakheng one of the most threatened monuments of Angkor.

Duration: 1 hour