Explore Angkor Grand Tours

Itinerary
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Pass By: About Cambodia Travel & Tours, Steung Thmei, Krong Siem Reap 17252, Cambodia

Tours Itinerary
Hotel Pick Up from 08 : 00 AM
Departure from 08 : 00 AM and Come back around 04 : 00 PM
After breakfast at the hotel our English Speaking License Tour Guide and A/C vehicle with Driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to visit the most beautiful temples in Angkor Archaeological Park that there are more than 250 deference temples in this area that it cover by 401 square kilometer the tours start from Pre Rup temple, it is very deference from another temple with five levels with five towers on the fifth level with beautiful views with the jungle surrounding and can see views of stone quarry of Angkor temple that it known as nowadays Phnom Kulen and the continue to visit Banteay Samre and the beautiful temple Banteay Srey or Lady temple, this temple it classified as jewel of the Khmer art, the unique carving and color of the stone, it attracted more beautiful. After continue to local restaurant for lunch before continue to visit the grand circle of Angkor and star to visit East Mebon temple with beautiful elephant statues on every corner of the temple after that continue to visit the Ta Som and Preah Khan temple and around 04 : 00 PM transfer back to your hotel.

Stop At: Pre Rup, Siem Reap Cambodia

Pre Rup is superb of boldness of the architectural design and give the temple fine balance, scale and proportion. The temple is almost identical in style to the East Mebon, although it was built several yeas later. It is the last real temple mountain. Pre Rup was called the 'City of the East ' by Philippe Stern, a Frenchman who worked on the site but the Cambodians have always regarded this temple as having funerary associations but reason is unknown. The name Pre Rup recalls one of the rituals of cremation in which the silhouette of the body of the deceased, outlined with its ashes, is successively represented according to different orientations, Some archaeologists believe that the large vat located at the base of the east stairway to the central area was used at cremations

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Banteay Srei, Siem Reap Cambodia

Bateay Srey is the unanimous opinion amongst French archaeologists who worked at Angkor is that Banteay Srei is a 'precious gem' and a 'jewel in Khmer art'. Banteay Srei, as it is known by locals and it was originally called Isvarapura, according to inscriptions. It was by a Brahmin of royal descent who was spiritual teacher to Jayavarman V. Some describe, it is a being closer in architecture and decoration to Indian models than any other temple at Angkor. A special feature of the exquisite decoration was the use of a hard pink sandstone (quartz arenite) where enabled the technique of sandalwood carving with even an Indian scent to it.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Eastern Mebon, Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia

The sculpture of East Mebon is varied and exceptional, including two meter high and free standing stone elephants at corners of the first and second tiers. Religious scenes include the god Indra atop his three headed elephant Airavata, and Shiva on his mount, the sacred bull Nandi. Carving on lintels is particularly elegant. It has two enclosing walls and three tiers. It includes the full array of durable Khmer construction materials : sandstone, brick, laterite and stucco. At the top is a central tower on a square platform, surrounded by four smaller towers at the platform’s corners. The towers are of brick; holes that formerly anchored stucco are visible

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ta Som, Angkor Archaeological Park Cambodia

Ta Som has not been restored. It is a small quiet temple and affords a delightful visit. In the past one of the significant features of Ta Som was the growth of fig trees the faces at the entrance towers. These have been cut from the east tower but they are still visible at the west one. Ta Som is a single tower monument on one level surrounded by three enclosing walls with entry on the east and west carved with four faces, the face on the right of the east tower (facing the temple) has a beautiful smile. The entry towers are in the shape of a cross with a small room on each side connecting to a laterite wall.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Neak Pean, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia

Neak Pean is one of the temples that make one dream of the olden days of luxury and beauty, it is a large square man made pond ( 70 meters, 230 feet each side ) bordered by steps and surrounded by four smaller ponds. A small circular island with a stepped base of seven laterite tiers is in the center of the large square pond. Small elephants sculpted in the round originally stood on the four comers. The central tower was dedicated to Avalokitesvara.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Preah Khan, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia

Preah Khan temple is located 2 kilometers north-east of Angkor Thorn on the Grand Circuit. The temple was built in the second half of the 12th century in AD 1191 by King Jaya-varman VII, dedicating to his father Dharanindravarman. The Buddhist complex covers 56 hectares served as the nucleus of a group of Angkor complex.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei Angkor, Siem Reap Cambodia

Banteay Samre is one of the most complete complexes at Angkor due to restoration using the method of anastylosis. Unfortunately, the absence of maintenance over the past 20 years is evident. The name Samre refers to an ethnic group of mountain people, who inhabited the regions at the base of Phnom Kulen and were probably related to the Khmers.

Duration: 1 hour